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Free Books for Kids: Marin Joins Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is sending a surprise to every child under five in Marin County. One book a month, delivered right to their door. Since 1995, the initiative has mailed free books to young children. Parton created the Imagination Library in honor of her father, who never learned to...
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...
What James Freebury can remember of his aneurysm was a blinding headache.

The Odyssey of James Freebury, a Personal Encounter With the Author of ‘A Man...

I have met James Freebury only twice. And both times after his accident. Our relationship was carried out over...
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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