By Sherman R. Frederick It’s a brave new world out there and nothing illustrates that more than the decision about in-person school this fall. Everyone wants school to resume, of course. But fears of the ill-understood coronavirus make things complicated. America’s pediatricians … [Read more...] about In-person school is one hard decision
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Happy Fourth of July
From us here at Marinscope Community Newspapers -- the Novato Advance, the Mill Valley Herald, the Ross Valley Reporter, the San Rafael News Pointer, the Twin City Times and the Sausalito Marin Scope -- we wish you a safe holiday celebrating our nation's birthday. … [Read more...] about Happy Fourth of July
School in Marin will be altered due to COVID-19 precautions
Derek Wilson Marinscope A return to a classroom setting could be just weeks away for students and educators in Marin County, although everyone can expect significant changes when the 2020-21 school year begins in August. On June 18, Marin Public Health and Marin County Office of Education … [Read more...] about School in Marin will be altered due to COVID-19 precautions
Names in the news
Merlyn Maldonado Lopez Merlyn Maldonado Lopez of Novato has been placed on the Gettysburg College Dean's Honor list for outstanding academic achievement in the Fall 2019 semester. Students with a quality point average of 3.60 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for a semester's work are placed on the … [Read more...] about Names in the news
Battling racism where none exists
Sherman R. Frederick Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff’s the kind of pandering politician no one needs. She battles racism where none exists. It’s dangerous behavior because racism does exist. Sometimes it’s in plain sight -- ala George Floyd. Most of the time it is embedded in our life together in … [Read more...] about Battling racism where none exists
Hamilton pool closed for the summer
The cities of Novato and San Rafael, who maintain and operate Novato’s Hamilton Pool through a Mutual Services Agreement, said today that they “have made the difficult decision to keep the Hamilton Pool closed for the Summer 2020 season.” On June 5, Marin Health and Human Services (HHS) released … [Read more...] about Hamilton pool closed for the summer
Marin Cop Log: Catalytic converter thefts on the rise
Mill Valley June 11 - 18, 2020 Catalytic Converter Thefts: There has been a significant increase in catalytic converter thefts throughout the entire state. In the last two months the Mill Valley Police Department has had six reported cases with dozens more throughout the county. Thieves … [Read more...] about Marin Cop Log: Catalytic converter thefts on the rise
Face masks: The ‘Big Fib’
By Sherman R. Frederick Sometimes I hate it when I’m right. As noted in an earlier column, the GCMS (Great Coronavirus Mask Switcheroo) made no sense to me at the time it was announced. Now we find it wasn’t a mistake at all. Our public health masters deliberately misled us to … [Read more...] about Face masks: The ‘Big Fib’
Names in the News
Carissa Comnick Carissa Comnick of Novato was among the students conferred their degrees at the University of Iowa. Comnick was student in the Graduate College whose program of study was Biostatistics. The degree awarded was a Master of Science. Madeleine Bailey Madeleine Bailey of … [Read more...] about Names in the News
Blessed are the cheesemakers
By Sherman R. Frederick There’s a wonderful bit in Monty Python’s movie “Life of Brian” in which two characters hear Jesus give the Sermon on the Mount. Unfortunately they are too far back to hear properly. When Jesus says “Blessed are the peacemakers” they misheard it as … [Read more...] about Blessed are the cheesemakers