Jim Steele/What’s Natural? Glaciers around the world reached their greatest size in four thousand years by 1850. Then abruptly the world began to warm. Arctic sea ice lost 40% of its thickness by 1940. Around the Arctic island of Spitsbergen melting sea ice allowed shipping season to lengthen … [Read more...] about Jim Steele: Greenland and the 1950s climate consensus
Mill Valley History: Banana Republic started here
There are now over 500 Banana Republic stores in the US and 100 more in other countries. The first store was in Mill Valley. Mel and Patricia Ziegler worked for the San Francisco Chronicle. He was a reporter. She was an illustrator. They lived in an apartment on Russian … [Read more...] about Mill Valley History: Banana Republic started here
Pages From The Past: Help drink Novato’s surplus grape crops
Mark Read/Pages From The Past (Editor’s note: This feature recalls Marin’s history through the pages of the Novato Advance.) 100 Years Ago October 1920 -- Captain Leon Hiribarren, pioneer resident of Novato died in San Rafael on October 6 at the age of 81 and 6 months. In early days here … [Read more...] about Pages From The Past: Help drink Novato’s surplus grape crops
David Hirzel: The election has already begun
David Hirzel/My Turn It’s hard to say which of the election upheavals of last week will end up being most damaging to the reputation of the Republican party and the chances of success for those down-ballot candidates who might actually stand on some principle. But I’ll give it a try. The … [Read more...] about David Hirzel: The election has already begun
Marin 911: Leaf blower spat elicits non-church words
Mill Valley Oct. 1 - 7, 2020 Leaf Blower Beef: The use of gas-powered leaf blowers are verboten in Mill Valley. An angry citizen called the cops about one being used on East Drive. Police arrived and found a landscaper employee with a gas-powered leaf blower. But it was not on, so no citation … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Leaf blower spat elicits non-church words
The Quotable Walter Kuhlman
Walter Kuhlman in his studio at the ICB By Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society “Painting has to have an abstract substructure. Otherwise it isn’t worth a damn.” That was the credo of one of Sausalito’s most influential artists, Walter Kuhlman. In a 1980 interview, he told … [Read more...] about The Quotable Walter Kuhlman
Dolores Theresa Meaney
Early Sunday morning, Sept. 27, Heaven welcomed a new angel. Dolores Theresa Meaney peacefully passed away with her family by her side. Our mom was born in Yakima, Washington, to George and Anna Marie Mitzel. She lived a full 87 years and was proud to call Novato her home for the past … [Read more...] about Dolores Theresa Meaney
Do what you can to stop the ‘Twindemic’
Marin County Public Health officials are urging Marin residents to get a flu shot this season. There is no vaccination for the COVID-19 coronavirus yet, but there is one for the seasonal influenza. Doctors with Marin County Public Health are working to prevent a local “twindemic” of COVID-19 and … [Read more...] about Do what you can to stop the ‘Twindemic’
Election ballots on the way
Be on the lookout for your voting ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election. They have been sent to all active, registered voters in Marin County. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, voters are encouraged to return their completed ballot by mail. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before … [Read more...] about Election ballots on the way
Finally … Opening Up …
The Rev. Thomas Nibbe Sunday, October 11, 2020 @ 11:00 a.m. ...dedicated to Warren, Jan, Jim, Anna and Mike in recovery...Kelly and Chad, Patricia in their loss... "...but the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure, then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy, and … [Read more...] about Finally … Opening Up …