Sherm Frederick In case you missed it, 69% of Marin folk are now vaccinated. The news comes from County Supervisor Damon Connolly's chatty newsletter, which I enjoy reading. Here's the opening blurb, which gives us the good news. Dear Friends, As of April 13, over 69% of Marin residents … [Read more...] about Commentary: Here’s good news, 69% of Mariners are now vaccinated
Columns
Nightmare on the border
Sherman R. Frederick/Publisher Sherman R. Frederick I don’t know why it’s taking so long to admit that we have an unmanaged crisis on our southern border. The new administration’s immigration policy (whatever in the world it is?) hasn’t fixed a thing, as illustrated by the brutal picture at … [Read more...] about Nightmare on the border
Commentary: Cities fear ‘if you build homeless shelters, more will come’
Sherman R. Frederick A funny thing happened at a Palo Alto Council meeting: Somebody blurted out the truth. It happened during a discussion on homelessness in the ultra-rich progressive town in which leaders were scolded for not doing enough to help. There are about 300 homeless people … [Read more...] about Commentary: Cities fear ‘if you build homeless shelters, more will come’
Jim Steele: Faulty climate narrative makes for very bad science
Jim Steele/Planet in the Balance The earth’s energy equilibrium is determined by the balance between incoming solar radiation versus radiative cooling that emits infrared radiation back to space. Water vapor primarily and CO2 can slow radiative cooling via the greenhouse effect. I’m most grateful … [Read more...] about Jim Steele: Faulty climate narrative makes for very bad science
Commentary: The unbelievable Alison Collins takes her hubris to a new level
Sherman R. Frederick Alison Colins, the race-baiting Black San Francisco School Board member, besots herself once again -- this time by suing her fellow board members for the “no confidence” action taken against her after she wrote a series of horrible tweets attacking the Asian American … [Read more...] about Commentary: The unbelievable Alison Collins takes her hubris to a new level
Commentary: Go, Raccoons, go!
GO, RACCOONS, GO Sherman R. Frederick I am not making this up. One of the proposed mascots for the high school formerly known as Drake, is -- wait for it -- the Raccoons. What could go wrong? The current mascot is Pirates. If you listen closely, you can hear Drake alumni mutter under … [Read more...] about Commentary: Go, Raccoons, go!
Commentary: Keep Drake Drake
Sherman R. Frederick The name-change woksters at Drake High School are looking pretty silly these days. First, administrators and teachers at the school whipped up a frenzy about Drake being a racist slave trader (not accurate, by the way) and then proceeded to start an alleged “grassroots” … [Read more...] about Commentary: Keep Drake Drake
Thomas Nibbe Sermon: Jesus Still Made No Reply
The Rev. Thomas Nibbe Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m. We are pleased to announce Resurrection Services on this Easter!EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE at the Discovery Site on Sweeney RidgeSunday, April 4, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. (from Eureka Square or Fassler Blvd.)No Easter Morning Deluxe Breakfast … [Read more...] about Thomas Nibbe Sermon: Jesus Still Made No Reply
Commentary: Hate is where you find it
Sherman R. Frederick Last week we talked about the rise in hate crimes as reported by the Anti-Defamation League. This week comes the ugly dispute between a school board member in San Francisco and the Asian community, illustrating once again that hate and racism come in many forms and skin … [Read more...] about Commentary: Hate is where you find it
Commentary: Hate is on the rise
Sherman R. Frederick The Anti-Defamation League reports that hate propaganda spiked in 2020. In 1919, there were 2,724 messages advocating racism, anti-semeticism and anti-LGBTQ discrimination. In 2020, that shot up to 5,125 cases. And, the way things are starting out with the widespread hate … [Read more...] about Commentary: Hate is on the rise