Guest Bloggers

Guest Blogger Rob Loughran writes an unforgettable essay.

The best view in Santa Rosa, it is said, is from Paradise Ridge Winery. The tasting room looks westward toward the semi-organized suburban sprawl where we live and thrive and call home. There is, however, another view from just a tiny bit down the mountain from the winery. On Round Barn Circle. A slightly different view. Sutter Oncology Clinic has the same view, just not as high on the mountain. And the people who get to see it truly appreciate the vista. Sutter Oncology Clinic is the place where people go to receive a drip, drip, drip that will hopefully cure their cancer. I have had the opportunity to savor the panoramic splendor of Santa Rosa, California from the glassed-in aerie of this clinic. It’s a beautiful view. It’s a beautiful city. We, from here, can see the city sprawled out before us. We can also see the clouds and…