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School trustees to discuss mathematics
The Kentfield School District Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday to discuss mathematics, the educational showcase topic, which will focus on essential standards, common assessments, interventions and enrichment activities.
Holiday burn bans spark complaints; 27 violations spotted in Marin
Forget the cheery scene of family and friends sitting around the fireplace at Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Cobra extension an expensive solution
For many of us on the edge of losing everything, this Cobra health-care extension is great news, but it's still a giveaway to the insurance companies.
Kentfield man sentenced in Twin Cities chase
A Kentfield man has pleaded guilty to resisting arrest for a police pursuit that ended with a crash into a boulder.
Mill Valley boy goes through life-changing experiment to change peanut allergy
Alex Orum tries to refuse the last bite of apple sauce and peanut powder but was eventually overruled by Anne Hiegel, R.N. and clinical research coordinator in the Arkansas Children's Hospital Pediatric Clinical Research Unit.
Spann goes public with Sun Devil pledge
Devan Spann didn't want to be a distraction. Judging by his Gardena Serra team's 24-0 Division III state football championship win over Kentfield Marin Catholic Saturday, which completed a perfect 15-0, he was not.
I love the holidays - the cold air, hot chocolate and unabashed wearing of sequins.AOEThere's one patch of yellow snow in this winter wonderland that frosts my sugar cookies.
Boy Scouts to conduct mistletoe fundraiser
San Rafael Boy Scout Troop 101 will offer its handiwork in its annual mistletoe fundraising sale this weekend.
Kentfield student addresses Copenhagen climate forum
When the organizers of the UNICEF Children's Climate Forum asked the CEO of a San Rafael-based drip irrigation company to be a sponsor for their conference, they were startled - and pleased - to discover that he was a 17-year-old high school student.
Beloved Marin pharmacist Kenneth Harris dies
Retirement for Kenneth Harris wasn't really retirement. For 40 years, he co-owned a string of popular Marin County pharmacies used by everyone in the area from the late musician Jerry Garcia to roving gardeners, but when he shut the last of them in 1989, Mr.
College of Marin trustees postpone decision on controversial Gateway...
In an emotional meeting that included a recess when debate became too raucous, the College of Marin board of trustees postponed a decision on the controversial Gateway project that would serve as a modern entrance to the Kentfield campus.
A chilling reminder, - Wild' happenings, Still working the room, Short shorts ...
Among the old newspapers displayed in "Schindler, The Exhibition," now at the Petaluma Historical Museum and Library, is an April 28, 1938 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle with a banner headline reading "Nazis to Grab Jews' Riches." The exhibit was organized by the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and includes, among ...
Record low Tuesday with more freezing to come
How cold? Enough to match a record low temperature Tuesday in San Rafael that stood for 37 years.
Simi Valley's Miller qualifies for nationals
Liberty Miller didn't spend time dwelling on lost opportunities. Instead, the Simi Valley High senior looked for the next chance to validate herself among the nation's top cross country runners.
College of Marin considers adding retail space to help cash flow
Hoping to raise some much-needed cash, College of Marin officials are considering a plan to transform part of their College Avenue property in Kentfield into a retail shopping district.
Some changes to ponder for local elections
BEFORE TIME passes from the recent Marin local elections, let's look at two potential reforms to cure defects that the electoral process made apparent: - Increase minimum candidacy requirements - literally anyone who hankers to run for school trustee or posts on Marin's fire, sanitary and special purpose district boards automatically gets on the ...
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Music: The Russians are coming
Get ready for the 2009 Hard Hat Tour. The ongoing $250 million modernization project underway on the College of Marin campus in Kentfield has forced students to step around construction sites while dealing with the noise and commotion.
COM's 'Club Mud' sale planned this weekend
The College of Marin's "Club Mud" holiday sale, featuring hundreds of original ceramic works by faculty, staff and students, will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Fine Arts Building at 835 College Ave.
Technology program on agenda for trustees
The Kentfield School District Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday to conduct a technology study session to assess the current technology program at Bacich and Kent schools and to determine next steps to enhancing technology use in the district.