Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick The news advisory from the Marin County Public Health Department read: “New Public Health Dashboard: Local Data for Local Action.” Local data, of course, is a good thing. The more we know about our community, the better action we can take. So, we now … [Read more...] about 3 playful ideas for achieving the unicorn goal of lifespan equity in Marin
Opinion
SCOTUS got it right on affirmative action: Two wrongs don’t make a right
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Liberal thinkers, many of whom can in good faith cogently defend the concept of affirmative action in 2023, must have been mortified to hear President Joe Biden’s goofy criticism of last week’s Supreme Court ruling that ended the practice of racial … [Read more...] about SCOTUS got it right on affirmative action: Two wrongs don’t make a right
Stand by for the dreaded IRS 1099-K form, the ‘little guy’ (not Elon Musk) is about to get hammered
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive The unvarnished truth is (as regular readers are no doubt painfully aware) I don’t completely understand every issue facing Americans in 2023. For example, I freely admit that I don’t get gender fluidity. The wisdom behind the idea that a 12-year-old … [Read more...] about Stand by for the dreaded IRS 1099-K form, the ‘little guy’ (not Elon Musk) is about to get hammered
Charges filed against 2 San Rafael police officers
This press release came to Marinscope at just before 5 p.m. Thursday, June 29. After a careful, comprehensive review of the evidence, the Marin County District Attorney’s Office has found sufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges against Officer Brandon Nail and former Officer Daisy … [Read more...] about Charges filed against 2 San Rafael police officers
The president hides out in Marin while his son is charged with crimes
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Joe Biden visited Marin for a “nano-nano” second (apologies, Robin Williams). He was here as part of a three-day Bay Area swing to raise money for his presumed presidential re-election bid. Marin-ers, by all accounts, were excited to see him. People who … [Read more...] about The president hides out in Marin while his son is charged with crimes
Restoring the land can feel a lot like fun
Rick Knight/Writers on the Range Driving back to Colorado State University with a van full of students after a day of working to heal some beat-up land north of Fort Collins, I wondered: Could ecological restoration be a new form of outdoor recreation? We’d spent the day building a sawbuck … [Read more...] about Restoring the land can feel a lot like fun
San Rafael’s big mistake: Listening to lawyers over the community
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I have a new hero and it's Jennifer Upshaw Swartz. She’s the managing editor of the Independent journal newspaper, which announced this week it was suing the City of San Rafael for refusing to release a report on the bloody arrest of a day worker who was … [Read more...] about San Rafael’s big mistake: Listening to lawyers over the community
The right to seek safety
Kathy Kelly/Marinscope My Turn Through a WhatsApp message from Portugal, my friend Eunice Neves asked to share a moment with me. She was with an Afghan couple, Frishta and Mohammad, and their baby son, Arsalan. The young family has resettled in Mértola, a small city in southern Portugal. They … [Read more...] about The right to seek safety
Backcountry heroes always try to bring us back
By Molly Absolon/Writers on the Range When I was leading groups into the Wyoming wilderness in the 1990s, once we left a trailhead we were on our own. If somebody got hurt, we could walk or carry the injured person out or send runners to the road to call for support. In the case of a … [Read more...] about Backcountry heroes always try to bring us back
Trump Indicted
Mel Gurtov/My Turn I dedicate this commentary to the memory of my friend and former colleague, Daniel Ellsberg, who passed away Friday. He and I were among the authors of the top-secret Pentagon Papers, which Daniel released to the public in hopes of ending the Vietnam War. His powerful voice for … [Read more...] about Trump Indicted