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Beyond the Meal: Kieawnie Clar’s Fight for Dignity and Belonging

Everyone dreads spending hours in the bathroom the night before a colonoscopy. But what if one doesn’t have access to a toilet? An unhoused Marin man in his 70s faced that problem. His health care provider had ordered the test but couldn’t help him with the logistics. “He hadn’t had a...
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operation freedom paws, northern california non-profit, service dog training
Juneteenth, a federal holiday, commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and more than 2,000 Union soldiers posted notices in Galveston, Texas, announcing the end of slavery.

Juneteenth Celebrations, Marin Marks the Day and its Meaning

The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states in 1863, yet it took another two and a half...
The glassy-winged sharpshooter just hitched a ride from a Fresno nursery to Costco stores across Northern California, including those in Sonoma and Marin counties.

Invasive Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Found in North Bay Costco Stores

As if the wine industry didn’t have enough issues—declining consumption and climate change to start—now an invasive insect that...
The Marin Rapid Response Network, part of the Marin Multicultural Center, offers a three-hour training for ICE legal observers

Legal Observers Document ICE Activity in Marin

Part of my job as a reporter involves chronicling what I see and hear.  In some ways, it’s similar to...
Homeless camp residents break bread together with their housed neighbors at weekly dinners.

Around the Table: Marin Residents Dine with Their Unhoused Neighbors

After a fire ravaged a sanctioned Novato homeless encampment two years ago, a local woman stepped in to lend...
Measure H, a proposed parcel tax for the Ross Valley School District, would provide about $8.6 million annually for the next 10 years.

Ross Valley School District’s Measure H Could Prevent School Closures

The Ross Valley School District has tightened its belt for the past six years. Yet with funding remaining flat,...
Sebby Suarez believes he may be the first chess national champion from Marin County.

Undefeated: Marin Student Wins National Chess Championship

Round after round, 15-year-old chess player Sebastian “Sebby” Suarez went undefeated. After seven games, the 10th grader from Mill Valley...
After making the difficult decision to undergo genetic testing, Mindy Uhrlaub learned that she, too, carries a specific gene mutation that can cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Battling ALS, Researchers Strive to Find Treatments and a Cure

Mindy Uhrlaub’s mother was dying of ALS. Her grandfather had died of it years before.  After making the difficult decision...
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