SMILEY'S SALOON LIVE MUSIC
41 Wharf Road., Bolinas, CA
(415) 868-1311
FEBRUARY CALENDAR
Fri. Feb. 1, 9-1,
ELIZA JANE BAND
Sat. Feb. 2, 9-1,
Hawaiian ukes S A G E
Sun. Feb. 3, 8-11,
OPEN MIC w/The Pinks
Mon. Feb. 4, 9-1,
HipHop Reggae SPIN
Wed. Feb. 6.
LARRY'S KARAOKE
Thurs. Feb. 7, 8-12,
NEW BAND SHOWCASE
Fri. Feb. 8, 9-1,
Latin rock, TERRORITMO
Sat. Feb. 9, 9 -1,
French Gypsy music, DJIIN
Sun.Feb. 10, 8-11
OPEN MIC with Djiin players
Mon. Feb. 11, 9-12,
HipHop Reggae SPIN
Wed. Feb. 13, 8-12
LARRY'S KARAOKE
Thur. Feb. 14, 8-12,
NEW BAND SHOWCASE
Fri. Feb. 15, 9-1,
country/folk, GOOD MEDICINE
Sat. Feb. 16, 9-1,
SPARK & CINDER
Sun. Feb. 17, 8-12,
OPEN MIC w/Djiin players
Mon. Feb. 18, 9-12,
HipHop, Reggae SPIN
Weds. Feb. 20, 8-11
LARRY'S KARAOKE
Thur. Feb. 21,
NEW BAND SHOWCASE
Fri. Feb. 22, 9-1,
rockn' roll ADAM TRAUM BAND
Sat. Feb. 23, 9-1,
country rock THE COWLICKS
Sun. Feb. 24, 8-11
OPEN MIC w/Djiin players
Mon. Feb. 25, 9-12,
HipHop Reggae SPIN
Wed. Feb. 27, 8-12
MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER, & 9-11 LARRY'S KARAOKE
Thur. Feb. 28, 8-12,
NEW BAND SHOWCASE
Fri. Feb. 29, 9-1,
DIEGO'S UMBRELLA
Sat. March 1, 9-1
rockn' roll PINK SABETH
Sun. March. 2, 8-11,
OPEN MIC w/Djiin players
Mon. March. 3, 8-12,
HipHop, Raggae, Spin
Fenruary, 2008 Volume 32, Number 02
MARIN COUNTY'S NEWS MONTHLY - FREE PRESS (415)868-1600 - (415)868-0502(fax) - P.O. Box 31, Bolinas, CA,
94924mailto:editor@coastalpost.com
ARTICLES:
Center Documents 935 False Statements By Top Administration Officials To Justify Iraq War
WASHINGTON, D.C. January 23, 2008 - Leading up to the five-year anniversary of the Iraq war, the Center for Public Integrity has released the first
Papers Stolen In Fairfax And San Anselmo
For the second month running 700-1,000 Coastal Post newspapers have been stolen from newsstands in San Anselmo and Fairfax.
Distribution Manage
U.S. Will Seek Wide-Ranging Rights Of War in Iraq Agreement
By Ken Fireman
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. will ask the Iraqi government for the right to conduct combat operations and detain prisoners and will seek legal
The Primary Propositions
By Karen Nakamura
As readers know, the California Primary is Feb. 5. What many are just beginning to look at are the other items on the ballot. These include Indian
Chaos Reigns As British Exit Southern Iraq
By Richard Walker
The mutilated bodies of dozens of women dumped in the Basra area of southern Iraq confirms that the British withdrawal will be followed by a rise i
Media Struggles To Whitewash Clinton Vote Fraud Suspicions
Professor offers new excuse-claims Hillary overturned a 13 point deficit
because her name was higher on the ballot
BY Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet, Thursday, January 10, 2008
The media has gone into overdrive trying to whitewash Hillary Clinton's inexplicable defeat of Barack Ob
Oil Spill And Waterways Revisited
By Karen Nakamura
The San Francisco Bay oil spill made us realize again how deeply we care for our wild friends. Therefore it seems appropriate to visit some of Mari
Australia Joins China In Censoring The Internet
By Duncan Riley
From Tech Crunch
The Australian Government has announced that they will be joining China as one of the few countries globally that broadly censor t
Israeli Zionists Openly Demand Palestinians Leave Occupied Territories; Want To Seize The Land
By Damian Lataan
The leader of the right-wing Israeli Zionist National Union-National Religious Party (NU-NRP), Benny Elon, is openly calling for the dismantling of
2007 is America's Deadliest Year in Iraq
By Allegra Stratton and agencies
This year has been the most deadly for American troops in Iraq since the invasion nearly five years ago, US military figures out today show.
Dea
B of A's Awesome Countrywide Tax Break
Brace yourselves, taxpayers of America. You're going to help Bank of America finance its $4 billion buyout of Countrywide.
By Allan Sloan, senior editor at large
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Guess who's helping Bank of America pay for its $4.1 billion purchase of Countrywide Financial? Answer: The taxpayers of the
Beware the Credit-Industrial Complex
By Susan J. Douglas, In These Times
My daughter is a freshman in college and is learning a lot, including how to manage her money. Recently, she got a powerful initiation into the pre
Is Anyone Helping Homeless Veterans?
Albuquerque, N.M. - There has been some political mudslinging recently over homeless veterans. Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said,
Something May Stink With Your
Workers Comp Coverage
Injured workers denied care and compensation while
insurers revel in record profits
By Sue Borg
Two stories about California's workers compensation system became public on the same day last month. One was about California Highway Patrol Offic
ABC News: The Blotter
Oil Crisis As Barrels Go Missing, According to Audit
Marcus Baram Reports:
How do you not notice when 308,000 barrels of oil go missing?
That's the question government auditors were asking after t
1872 Mining Law Reform Proposal Falls Short for New Mexico, Western Communities
State and National Groups Call for Real Reforms
Washington, D.C., 1/25: Yesterday, the ranking member of the Senate and Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator Peter Domenici (R-NM), laid
Serve On The Grand Jury!
The Grand Jury is composed of 19 persons who agree to serve for one year, spending at least 20 hours a week on Grand Jury work. The 2008-2009 Grand
New Hampshire "Voting Irregularities" Just The
Tip Of A Rotten Iceberg
By Daniel Patrick Welch
As the dust settles, stirs and settles again in the quadrennial puppet show that is billed as "democracy" in the US, new questions-surprise! -are b
Are You a Homegrown Terrorist?
By John W. Whitehead
At first glance, the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 may not seem dangerous. Yet nothing is ever what it seem
Impeachment Resolution A Matter Of Accountability
By Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
On Dec. 14, I joined with my colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee, Reps. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) and Luis Gutierre
Lame Duck Nation
By Frank Scott
America is staggering on the ropes. Alienated from the world as never before, and retaining support only from governments so dependent on the empir
Book Burning By Our Zionist Parasite
By Edward W. Miller, MD
Back in 2006 our Coastal Post editor, Don Deane, had the foresight to print for his readers in three consecutive monthly issues, beginning in Aug
Vote Fraud Evidence Piles Up
Poll watchers, vote counters amazed at brazen incidents of vote thievery play
By Victor Thorn
Desperate to keep the Bush-Clinton crime syndicate intact, America's power elite resorted to an old standby on January 8, 2008: vote fraud.
Rea
Reducing Greenhouse Gases: It's The Military, Stupid!
By Stephen Simac
Many people were suspicious when the CP promised readers they could Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Save Money and Lose Weight. You'd expect to pay a l
Letters from readers
Absence Of Coverage On Palestinian Missile Attacks
I am writing you because I am puzzled. I have noticed a complete absence of coverage of the cons
Geronimo Valley Lions Celebrate 50 Years
SAN GERONIMO VALLEY -- The San Geronimo Valley Lions Club proudly celebrates its 50th Anniversary. In January of 1958 thirteen gentlemen establish
The Lowdown on Topsoil: It's Disappearing
By Tom Paulson
The planet is getting skinned.
While many worry about the potential consequences of atmospheric warming, a few experts are trying to call attent
Guest Editorial
By Paul Fiore
Neighborhood Repair Shops in Jeopardy without "Right to Repair" Legislation
The Service Station Dealers of America and Allied Trades strongly suppo
PRESS RELEASES
MARIN GROUP SIERRA CLUB HIKES.
FEBRUARY THROUGH MARCH 2008
by:
Richard Watson, 501 Via Casitas #321, Greenbrae,
Rep Wexler: Bush's State of Disunion
By Congressman Robert Wexler
Tonight, President Bush will issue what will thankfully be his final State of the Union address; but, little of what he says can be trusted.
For
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