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VIEW ALL POSTS A Look at Our Transportation Future
As the price of petroleum reaches stratospheric levels, and the rush to ethanol threatens to push the cost of food even higher, whatever are we to do as the fuel tank empties?...
 Public Meeting on May 14th on Non-Chemical Weed Control Tools for New Vegetation Management Plan
On Wednesday, May 14, the Marin Municipal Water District is holding the second of four public meetings in 2008 to solicit public input on the development of the Districtˇ¦s ve...
 Behind the Sun: The birth of a nascent
35 years ago
Read the full story here posted Friday, March 14, 2008, 12:00 AM
 Single in the Suburbs: Lordess of the ring, part two
When last we convened, our wonderful 40-plus couple became engaged and was completely blissful because of it. The diamond in her ring was a bit on the small side, but she grac...
 San Anselmo's Red Hill Park paid with school tax dollars
San Anselmo's Red Hill Park may be paid with school tax dollars.
This may cause the Tamalpais School District choose not to use Measure A "Let's Finish the Job" tax dolla...

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County energized for choice
A proposal for a renewable-energy power authority in Marin is now making the rounds of city councils across the county, as backers look for support while critics already are using emotional attacks to flip the switch on the plan. (Thursday, 1:14 PM)
Still Gravy after all these years...
With Seva turning 30 and the birthday blowout at 142 Throck on the horizon, we talked to Gravy at his home in Berkeley about the upcoming Wavy Gravy documentary, a Woodstock-for-kids book he's writing and his overall colorful tie-dyed history. (Thursday, 1:57 PM)
Buck Institute gets $20.5 million
The Novato-based Buck Institute for Age Research has just been awarded $20.5 million by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to build a new facility for stem cell research. (Thursday, 2:04 PM)
Marin growth spurt
According to the California Department of Finance, Marin experienced a 1 percent population increase in 2007, bringing the most current total to 257,406 people who live in the county. (Thursday, 2:08 PM)
Oil spill bill
The owners of the COSCO BUSAN are getting a $600,000 bill from the county of Marin, due to cleanup costs incurred from last November's oil spill in San Francisco Bay, after the cargo ship collided with the Bay Bridge. (Thursday, 2:11 PM)
Wood fires ban
Plans to ban wood fires--in the form of fireplaces, pellet stoves and fire pits--received approval from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. (Thursday, 2:13 PM)
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Marin People, Places & Manipulated Images are the categories in which 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners will be selected. Youth Category too! Great Prizes for the winners plus they will be featured in our August 1 edition of the paper. Entry deadline May 30th 5PM.
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 Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Forgetting Sarah Marshall
As a film reviewer, I have some principles to which I adhere. One is never to review a movie I've walked out on. (At the moment, I can't think of the others.) Generally, if a movie is really a stinker, I just walk and don't review. But at other times, as with "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," the picture is so unbelievably bad that I just have to stay around to see whether it gets any worse... (Read the full review of Forgetting Sarah Marshall here.)
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