Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive The Biden Administration indicted its primary political foe – former President Donald Trump – making America the world’s newest banana republic. It feels like we are at the end of the first Planet of the Apes movie when Charlton Heston finds the Statue … [Read more...] about Jailing Trump? What a fine banana republic we’ve become
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‘We finally did it. You maniacs!’
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive The Biden Administration indicted its primary political foe – former President Donald Trump – making America the world’s newest banana republic. It feels like we are at the end of the first Planet of the Apes movie when Charlton Heston finds the Statue … [Read more...] about ‘We finally did it. You maniacs!’
There’s nothing funny when you fall at 80 years old
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I had both knees replaced in the last few years, the punishment for running long distances in my youth. Marathons, ultra-marathon relays and wilderness marathons seemed like a good idea at the time. Now, at the ripe old age of 10 (in dog years), … [Read more...] about There’s nothing funny when you fall at 80 years old
William Gnoss: A pivotal figure in Marin
Mike Read/Pages From The Past 100 Years Ago May 1923 (Editor's Note: This column recounts news of the past from the pages of Marin's historical newspaper, the Novato Advance.) – Mr. and J. A. White, of Ignacio, were welcome callers Monday. They left with us a photograph of the interior … [Read more...] about William Gnoss: A pivotal figure in Marin
Hard days for Catholics in Marin County and California’s climate of ridicule
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive It’s a hard road for Catholics in California these days. In Marin, the church faithful took a hit in a so-called “restorative” justice decision that let five people off with a pat on the head after they, in the light of day and in front of … [Read more...] about Hard days for Catholics in Marin County and California’s climate of ridicule
History: Saucelito Transportation makes news
PHOTO FROM SAUSALITO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Sausalito’s business district was built up around the railroad and ferry wharf after 1875. Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society In the 1870s, various Northern California newspapers reported on new roads and rail lines being introduced in what … [Read more...] about History: Saucelito Transportation makes news
No Pride Month without Memorial Day
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive America is pulled in so many culturally woke directions these days, it may seem a little bit old fashioned to take a moment to remember the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice that gave us our freedoms. Let me explain why it is not. I am writing … [Read more...] about No Pride Month without Memorial Day
An unsatisfactory result from the Marin County District Attorney’s Office
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive When District Attorney Lori Frugoli’s press release came across the transom, I read it and said to myself: “Jeez, did the Catholic Church really sign off on this?” I later got the answer. It was a big NO. The “resolution” touted by Frugoli as “justice” … [Read more...] about An unsatisfactory result from the Marin County District Attorney’s Office
‘Go back to where you came from’
Robert C. Koehler/My Turn This is basic American politics – what I might call spiritual ignorance: a dismissal of refugees fleeing war, famine, and poverty as global sludge, clogging up our way of life. So many media stories about the border – our border – begin with an unquestioned presumption. … [Read more...] about ‘Go back to where you came from’
11 months and Novato’s much-praised female police chief is gone … something’s off
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Eleven months? That's all Beth Johnson could take? Color me disappointed. I expected Novato's top cop to make longer than that. Less than a year ago, Novato announced that Beth Johson would be the town's new police chief. She was hailed as the town’s … [Read more...] about 11 months and Novato’s much-praised female police chief is gone … something’s off