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Marin's MERA System Nearly Complete; Health Concerns Overruled
By Karen Nakamura
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| | The glaring deficit that raised its ugly head after Hurricane Katrina was the inability for police, firefighters and governments to communicate wit |
| Feed The War And The Rich On Backs of Poor
By Senator John Conyers, Jr.
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| | On December 8, 2005, the Republican Leadership in the House of Representatives presented a new, modified federal budget for 2006 and beyond. The Pr |
| Depleted Uranium: Dirty Bombs, Dirty Missiles, Dirty Bullets A Death Sentence Here and Abroad
By Leuren Moret
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| | At an April press conference, a group of New York Army National Guard vets raised their hands when asked if they have health problems. The soldier |
| Depleted Uranium Testing For Returning US Servicemen
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| | Radioactive depleted uranium (DU) is 1.7 times as heavy as lead. According to the Federation of American Scientists, "These solid metal projectiles |
| National Lawyers Guild Condemns President's Domestic Spying; Violates Fourth Amendment
By Heidi Boghosian, Executive Director
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| | New York. The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) announced today that it condemns the domestic electronic surveillance program revealed recently by Presi |
| How Long Will Rouge President Remain In Office?
Bush Oks Spying On American Citizens
By David G. Savage
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| | The Los Angeles Times
Saturday 17 December 2005
Civil libertarians say the latest revelations add to their frustration with the Bush administration |
| The Big Chill This Winter
By Marianne Lavelle
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| | US News
Falling gasoline prices make it easy to believe the nation has seen the last of the energy woes that swept in behind this year's Gulf Coast |
| Tsuname Source Area Now A Dead Zone
By John von Radowitz in London
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| | A "DEAD zone" devoid of life has been discovered at the epicentre of last year's tsunami four kilometres beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean.
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| Whale Watching Cruise Jan.21
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| | San Francisco - December 23, 2005. On Saturday, January 21, the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association will conduct a day-cruise into the Gulf of |
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Marin's Cooling Love Affair With SUVs
By Marie Shegenthaler
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| | In a place as wealthy as Marin it is no secret that we tend to compromise our liberal tendencies for luxuries that are less-than healthy. Indeed, o |
| Getting Veteran's Benefits Can Take Five Years
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| | Washington, DC - Last Month, at a full Veterans' Committee oversight hearing on claims processing at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Chair |
| Record Amazon Drought, and Fear of Wider Ills
By Larry Rohter
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| | MANAQUIRI, Brazil - The Amazon River basin, the world's largest rain forest, is grappling with a devastating drought that in some areas is the wors |
| States Say No To "Just Say To To Sex Dough"
By Brian H. Kehrl
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| | Stateline.org.
Maine has stepped out of the collection line of states getting federal money to help subsidize sex education, joining California and |
| Communities Coming Together to Explore Environmental Links to Breast Cancer
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| | Marin Breast Cancer Watch, Kaiser Permanente of Northern California and the University of California San Francisco invite the community to particip |
| Environmental Workshop Begins Jan. 28
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| | Applications are now being accepted for the 2006 Workshop Series offered by Environmental Forum of Marin. The Workshop Series has been developed to |
| Hard Evidence of US Torturing Prisoners
To Death Ignored by Corporate Media
By Peter Phillips
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| | CommonDreams.org
Military autopsy reports provide indisputable proof that detainees are being tortured to death while in US military custody. Yet t |
| Death Mask: The Deliberate Disintegration of Iraq
By Chris Floyd
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| | December 1, 2005: Moscow Times
The recent revelations about the virulent spread of death squads ravaging Iraq have only confirmed for many people t |
| Oracle Independent Study-Why Does This School Work For Many Students?
By Cede Ramjerdi
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| | Oracle is the school that I am currently attending. This is the only program that I have been successful in. There are many students who have found |
| $1,000 REWARD
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| | Reward For Information Leading to the Arrest and Conviction of those responsible for stealing the instruments and equipment from the band Bowle. This |
| Methane in the Arctic and its Role in Global Climate Change
By Barbara Travis and Dr. Natalia Shakhova in coordination
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| | with principal investigator, Dr. Igor Semiletov
It is estimated that northern ecosystems have accumulated 25-33% of the world's soil carbon. In a |
| Sacred Terror: The Global Death Squad of George W. Bush
By Chris Floyd
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| | The much-belated, poll-prompted outcry of a few American elected officials against the widespread use of torture by the Bush Administration - follo |
| China hiding bird-flu cases: expert in Beijing has the 'virus in every corner of the country,' Hong Kong virologist says
By Geoffery York
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| | Friday, December 9, 2005 Posted at 4:58 AM EST From Friday's Globe and Mail
Hong Kong - Despite growing pressure for openness, Chinese official |
| EPA To Allow Pesticide Testing On Orphaned And Mentally Handicapped Children
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| | Friday, December 02, 2005
Public comments are now being accepted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its newly proposed federal regula |
| Greenpeace Fingers Japanese "Experimental" Whale Killing
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| | Greenpeace witnesses the killing of whales in the Southern Ocean by ships of the Japanese whaling fleet. Banner on the Nisshun Maru factory ship |
| Japanese Warship En Route to Defend Whalers?
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| | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has received a tip from a reliable source in Japan, that Japan has dispatched a warship to the Southern Ocean fo |
| Capital's Punishment
By Frank Scott
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| | We begin the year with war, its death and financial tolls soaring, and whispers of Democratic disagreement rising to a crescendo of murmurs. When o |
| Pox Americana*
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| | Playwright Harold Pinter's Nobel acceptance speech 7 Dec., 2005
As we face the New Year, best we take a good look backwards so as not to repeat |
| Moo Town News
No Free Papers At The Palace
By Judy Borello
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| | And it came to pass in those days (about three months ago) that a decree went forth from the Palace Market that all free press newspapers such as t |
| Skeptic's Journal
Throwing Rocks In West Marin
By Jeanette Pontacq
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| | The open area to the south side of the Giacomini Dairy in Point Reyes Station, which offers access to Papermill Creek, is a favorite walk for local |
| Connecting The Dots
By Larry Kelley
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| | --Hitler's Reischmarshall Herman Goering
After resigning to avoid impeachment, Former Worst President Richard M. Nixon, told interviewer David F |
| San Andreas, It's N.ot M.y Fault: Affordable Housing In Marin
By Stephen Simac
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| | It'd been a while since I'd last seen Harry Pothead, the forgetful wizard. I wasn't unhappy about such a long separation, but was plenty glad to se |
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Bush on the Constitution: 'It's Just a Goddamned Piece of Paper'
By Doug Thompson
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| | Last month, Republican Congressional leaders filed into the Oval Office to meet with President George W. Bush and talk about renewing the controver |
| This I Believe
By Michael J. Vandeman
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| | (Inspired by Reading People Like Dave Foreman, Edward Abbey, E. O. Wilson,
Lynn Margulis, and Paul Ehrlich)
I believe that other species are just |
| When I was called for Federal Court Jury Duty
By Charles L. Smith, bibliographer
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| | I went on the appointed date to the Federal Building in San Francisco. It was a simple case, until the judge started asking prospective juror ques |
| Letters To The Editor
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| | After Hurricane Katrina, Isn't It Time We Start Listening To Mother Nature's Warnings?
This past hurricane season is galvanizing concerned America |
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