Katy Byrne revisits her earlier column on socks lost in the dryer, which drew unusual reader response, including one local's theory that they hide in fitted sheets. She uses the metaphor to press a larger point about civic disengagement and the reluctance to discuss politics ahead of the November election. Citing Dana Crowley Jack's book on self-silencing, she argues that avoidance and fear of speaking up leave people feeling lost.
Read the full story: Katy Byrne: I Found The Lost Sock! — Sonoma Valley Sun, Aug 10.
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