| County Slammed- Loses Appeal in Elder Abuse Lawsuit
By Terri Alvillar
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| | A San Francisco Appeals Court has unanimously denied Marin County's appeal to block a retrial in the case involving elderly Lillian "Abby" Abernath |
| Giacomini-Park Landswap Deal Heating Up
Public Meeting To Be Held
By Don Deane
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| | A land swap between the Rich Giacomini family and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area could provide a financial windfall for the Giacominis a |
| Secret Service Agents Say Cheney Was Drunk
By Doug Thompson
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| | Feb 22, 2006, 07:35
Secret Service agents guarding Vice President Dick Cheney when he shot Texas lawyer Harry Whittington on a hunting outing two w |
| Teflonš Is Not Your Little Friend
By Marie Siegenthaler
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| | DuPont recently disclosed to the public that Teflonš, their nonstick cookware line, isn't so much a housewife's best friend as a mother's worst ene |
| 'Da Big Bomb Bicycle Tour
By Don Deane
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| | ROAD CLOSED from 11:00 am to 2:00 p.m. BICYCLE RACE! the sign said just outside Bolinas on Highway One. There were signs up and down the coast road |
| Cyclists Get More Than They Bargain For
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| | On February 20, professional cyclists raced through West Marin on the first leg of the Amgen Tour of California. As they traveled the rural roads, |
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Hypocrisy Running Wild In Israel
By Karen Nakamura
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| | Those closely watching events unfold in the Palestine/Israel conflict weren't surprised by Hamas' recent election victory. Hamas, after all, has a |
| Halliburton Provides US Troops Foul Water
By Vicki Allen in Washington
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| | January 24, 2006
A HALLIBURTON Co. subsidiary provided water to US troops at a camp in Iraq that was twice as contaminated as water from the Euphra |
| Halliburton Detention Centers For America
By Margaret Kimberley
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| | Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of their country and become unapologetically paranoid. Paranoia should now be the normal sta |
| Battle Plans Against Iran Moving Forward
By Mike Whitney
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| | January 31, 2006
http://www.opednews.com
In less than 24 hours the Bush administration has won impressive victories on both domestic and foreign po |
| 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 |
| Break The Law, HUD Takes Your House
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| | The Department of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) has recently embarked on a nation wide witch hunt in search of Section 8 tenants that may or |
| Gulf of the Farallones Sanctuary Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Gray Whale Day Cruise
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| | San Francisco - February 13, 2006. On Sunday, March 5th the non-profit Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association will sponsor a day-cruise into the G |
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Three Journalists Face Prison For Revealing Secret CIA Prisons
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| | Reporters Without Borders has appealed to the Swiss justice and defense ministers to drop complaints against three journalists who revealed the exi |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hunting With "Duck!" Cheney
By Daniel Patrick Welch
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| | Of course, most of you already know I've never been the Vice President's biggest fan. I've often confused him with Lon Cheney, and yes, I've had hi |
| New IRS Rule Targets Employers Who Hire Illegal Workers
By Joe Cobb
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| | Hundreds of thousands of workers illegally cross the borders of the United States every year to look for work. American employers eagerly hire thes |
| Green Party Calls For Impeachment
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| | NEVADA CITY, Ca. - Green Party county officials here have approved an official resolution calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush, Vi |
| Global Warming 30 Times Quicker Than It Used To Be
By Steve Connor
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| | 17 February 2006 - Greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere 30 times faster than the time when the Earth experienced a previous epis |
| Sudden Oak Death Spreads In West Marin
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| | POINT REYES STATION-UC Berkeley researchers, along with Marin's UC Cooperative Extension and the California Oak Mortality Task Force (COMTF), will |
| A Beautiful Mind in a Million Little Pieces: Plus
Flashbacks from the Enrongineered Energy Crisis
By Stephen Simac
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| | All I can say is, I must be crazy for taking advice from Harry Pothead, the forgetful wizard. His parting words as he drove off into the hills arou |
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Whose Freedom?
By Frank Scott
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| | The double standards by which western civilization (?) has achieved its success are, like many of its other contradictions, presently under assault |
| Israel's Sacred Terrorism*
By Edward W. Miller, MD
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| | * Title of a book by Livia Rosach, who in1980 translated excerpts from the Sharett diary. Moshe Sharetts was Israel's first foreign minister, and it |
| Moo Town News
83 And Still Kicking
By Judy Borello
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| | The Marin County Farm Bureau celebrated its 83rd annual dinner and meeting on February 17. How many organizations in Marin County have that kind of |
| West Marin Media 101A (3 credits)
By Marie Pontacq
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| | LET'S TALK ABOUT MEDIA IN WEST MARIN--- Starting with the Point Reyes Light (other media to follow another month), let me say that West Marin need |
| Connecting The Dots
Secrets & Lies
By Larry Kelley
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United Arab Emirates managing six to eight American seaports? On Wednesday night, Feb. 22, KGO's Ray Taliaferro, said In 2004 George |
| A Day Of Infamy
By Anthony Serna
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| | The halls of congress belong to the people. It is where their duly elected representatives express the people's will. Anyone can be invited by any |
| The rights of the born
By Anne Lamott
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| | EVERYTHING WAS going swimmingly on the panel. The subject was politics and faith, and I was on stage with two clergymen with progressive spiritual |
| Torture By Americans
By John W. Whitehead
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| | During a recent debate in Chicago, former US Justice Department official John Yoo, who wrote the crucial memos justifying President Bush's policies |
| George Bush's Cynical Miscalculations Undermine Environmental Protection
By Will Muir
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| | On Tuesday, February 21, the day after most people returned from a relaxing President's Day weekend, Colorado residents were treated to yet another |
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