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The Canadians and Danes boycotting American products

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Anne Cassidy

The Canadians and Danes boycotting American productsAnne CassidyGetty ImagesSupermarkets in Canada have been putting Canadian flag stickers on domestic goodsTodd Brayman is no longer buying his favourite red wine, which is from California. A veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, he is one of a growing number of people in Canada, Europe, and other parts of the world, who are avoiding buying US products due to President Trump's tariffs and treatment of US allies.
The Canadians and Danes boycotting American products

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Anne Cassidy

2 days agoPrivate Gerard Dore was just 16 years old when he was killed in action on July 23, 1944 in Normandy near Verrières. He served with the Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal of the Canadian Army and enlisted when he was 15 years old. Dore is buried in Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery.
Sonoma Valley High School girls lacrosse season kicks off

4 weeks ago | sonomanews.com | Anne Cassidy

SVHS girls lacrosse kicked of its season with coaches Lou Biaggi and Geoff Gallo leading the team.
SVHS Lady Dragons basketball score wins against Casa Grande, Napa High

2 months ago | sonomanews.com | Anne Cassidy

Sonoma Valley High School’s Lady Dragons score wins against Casa Grande and Napa High School. Team advances to VVAL tournament on Feb. 11.
SVHS Lady Dragons basketball score victory over Petaluma, 64-30

2 months ago | sonomanews.com | Anne Cassidy

Sonoma Valley High Lady Dragons basketball team score win against Petaluma on Jan. 31.
SVHS Lady Dragons basketball celebrate victories over Napa, Vintage

2 months ago | sonomanews.com | Anne Cassidy

Sonoma Valley High School Lady Dragons basketball enter second half of the League games and are currently in third place in the Vine Valley Athletic League.
Sonoma Valley High Lady Dragons basketball score 1 win, two losses

Jan 23, 2025 | sonomanews.com | Anne Cassidy

Sonoma Valley High Lady Dragons basketball lose two games, but score win against Petaluma’s Casa Grande ANNE CASSIDY FOR THE SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE January 23, 2025, 8:02AM Updated 13 hours ago 1 minute read SVHS vs. Healdsburg Sonoma Valley High School’s Lady Dragons basketball team fell to the Healdsburg Greyhounds, 30-38, at the Saturday, Jan. 18 away game. "The girls started off the game strong,“ said Coach Jann Thorpe. ”We were really working as a unit defensively. Offensively we had a...
Sonoma Valley High Lady Dragons fall to American Canyon, but win against Petaluma

Jan 13, 2025 | sonomanews.com | Anne Cassidy

SVHS Lady Dragons basketball team recovers from last week’s loss with a win on Sunday, Jan. 12 against Petaluma.
Reading on the Road

May 9, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Anne Cassidy

The train trip was long to begin with — more than 18 hours from Athens to Belgrade — and delays were making it even longer. But I had good company as we chugged through Serbia: Rebecca West’s Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. It’s a doorstop of a book, but I was learning about the country I was visiting, which was called Yugoslavia back then. That’s a long-ago example of reading for travel, a habit I’ve kept up through the years.
Washington Independent Review of Books

Feb 19, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Anne Cassidy

They’re plain and fancy, silly and sweet. I seldom buy them but treasure them just the same. I’m talking about bookmarks, the unsung heroes of my reading life. They keep me on task; they keep me honest. Did I finally finish that chapter? Seems like I’ve been reading it forever. No, says the bookmark. You’re only halfway there.