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Category Archives: Marin
Rachael's Breakfast Blend: Cloth Shopping Bags Inevitable; Hybrid Fruit Growers Seek Sweet Profits
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Foie Gras Lovers in California Fall Victim to Rights of Ducks (Bloomberg) Fresno … Continue reading
Video: Temple Grandin at Marin EcoFair
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Video of Dr. Temple Grandin, who was the keynote speaker at the Marin EcoFair on Sunday. From the Marin Independent Journal. Grandin believes the way she perceives the world — through detailed sensory images — is similar to the way … Continue reading
Video: WW II Army Bunker in Marin Headlands Sealed Off
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Last week, the National Park Service sealed off a concrete bunker in the Marin Headlands that dates back to World War II. From the Marin Independent Journal: It was to be part of a fortification in Marin that could launch … Continue reading
The John Walker Lindh Controversy
John Walker Lindh of Marin, sometimes called the "American Taliban," is currently serving a 20-year sentence for violating an Executive Order prohibiting aid to that group. His father, Frank Lindh, has been making the case that his son should be … Continue reading
Marin County Frets Over Redistricting
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Is Marin County a suburban community whose residents work and play in San Francisco? Or is it a rural county more tied by agriculture and tourism to Sonoma County? Members of Marin’s Board of Supervisors are wrestling over the county’s … Continue reading
Comments: Golden Gate Bridge Bicycle Speed Limit
Last week a Golden Gate Bridge board committee tabled consideration of the imposition of bicycle speed limits on the span, due to complaints by bicycle advocates that they hadn't been consulted. On KQED radio, today's Forum dealt with the issue. … Continue reading
Marin Poet Kay Ryan Wins Pulitzer; Listen to 2008 Interview
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Poet Kay Ryan was among the Pulitzer Prize winners announced today. Listen to Stephanie Martin's 2008 interview with Ryan, after she was named U.S. Poet Laureate, and you'll hear her reading her poem "Things Shouldn't Be So Hard." Listen to … Continue reading
National Park Service Extends Public Comment Period For Off-Leash Dog Plan
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From Bay City News Service: The National Park Service extended its deadline Thursday for inviting and considering public comment on its proposal to drastically reduce off-leash dog areas in the Golden Gate National Recreation. Members of the public will have … Continue reading
Video: Author Seth Mnookin's "The Panic Virus" Debunks Autism Link to Vaccines
Journalist Seth Mnookin, author of the book The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear was on Forum today, talking about and debunking the link between autism and vaccines. The topic is of special interest in the … Continue reading
Wide Differences Between GGNRA, Dogwalkers on Leash Plan
Last night in Mill Valley, it was pretty clear that some interested parties think management of Golden Gate National Recreation Area has gone to the dogs, and not in a good way. At the first of four public meetings set … Continue reading
