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Past postings are numbered in the order they went online, with the most recent postings located immediately below the Table of Contents.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To go directly to stories without scrolling, click on the highlighted phrases following the numbers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weekly postings are published by Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

529. Kremlin interferes with this blog: the full post-truth story<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

528. Words matter. as if you didn’t know<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

527. Milk, cheese, and Donald Trump<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

526. Majority of voters go for Clinton but Trump wins election; Kremlin, ISIS, & KKK celebrate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

525. Undeterred by rain, small-town Halloween celebrations held throughout Pt. Reyes Station<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

524. Recalling the tribulations of a courageous contractor from Point Reyes Station<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

523. “Plutocracy” to occupy four theaters, starting with two in West Marin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

522. Pt. Reyes jeweler’s memoirs describe difficult marriages, Philip K. Dick’s science fiction, horse vaulting, and West Marin history<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

521. Park Service ousts Donald ‘Trump’ Neubacher<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

520. The transgender journey of an Inverness woman<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

519. I’m back and hitting the bars<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

518. A Staggering Debacle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

517. Memorial set for Russ Faure-Brac of Dogtown<\/a>
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516. The zoo in my backyard<\/a>
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515. The Teddy Bear picnic<\/a> and why to stay at home<\/strong><\/p>\n

514. Western Weekend<\/a> this year proved to be especially colorful<\/strong><\/p>\n

513. Wake for Donna Sheehan<\/a> of Marshall reflected her eccentric life<\/strong><\/p>\n

512. Memorial Day weekend<\/a> chaos
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511. MALT art show a testament to rural beauty<\/a>
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510. A trip to Tomales<\/a>
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509. Party for publisher who sells her newspaper<\/a>
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508. Birds, deer, a cat, a rat, a face in the flames<\/a>, and another overturned truck<\/strong><\/p>\n

507. The adventures of Bigfoot<\/a>
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506. Art in Bolinas, hail in Point Reyes Station, and Emergency Response Team training in Nicasio<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

505. Wish get well at Toby’s; then Gather at Perry’s<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

504. The whole truth and a bit more<\/a>
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503. Caltrans meeting about replacing Green Bridge<\/a> <\/strong>draws mixed responses
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502. West Marin’s bridges to its past<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

501. Patrolling the CHP<\/a>
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500. A sparse serving of sagacity<\/a>
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499. Small town slumbering and cows stampeding<\/a>
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498. The highs and lows of St. Valentine’s Day weekends<\/a>, past and long past<\/strong><\/p>\n

497. Presidents’ Day, Valentine’s Day; in Canada indigenous people to protest<\/a>
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496. Eastern Door newspaper<\/a> exemplifies courage in a Mohawk community
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495. Documentary by ex-resident of Bolinas tells story of Burundi-genocide survivor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

494. Focusing on the birdlife around Mitchell cabin<\/a>
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493. Wandering around in early January<\/a>
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492. A gallery of critters around Mitchell cabin<\/a>
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491. Stunned to learn French, New Anus State Park<\/a>, <\/strong>and other surprises in the world of news<\/p>\n

490. Some Christmas surprises<\/a>
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489. In West Marin the drought symbolically comes to an end<\/a>
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488. Occasionally the most intriguing parts of newspapers<\/a> are the miscues<\/strong><\/p>\n

487. Despite a series of downpours<\/a>, <\/strong>Point Reyes Station steps out to celebrate the Yuletide<\/p>\n

486. A visitor from New York<\/a>
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485. It was the best of times; it was the worst of times<\/a>
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484. The Comoros solution for undocumented residents<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

483. Finding refuge in my surroundings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

482. Remembering the past in Point Reyes Station and Tomales<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

481. Point Reyes Station focuses on helping preschool and preparing for disaster<\/a>
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480. Little Nicasio was a happening place<\/a> <\/strong>Saturday and Sunday<\/p>\n

479. Mowgli taught me to love jungles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

478. A Scottish journalist’s observations regarding the vote to remain part of Great Britain<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

477. Racoons waxing and Tricolored Blackbirds waning<\/a> plus a mystery in the woods
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476. The autumnal equinox is upon us<\/a>
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475. Grito de la Independencia<\/a> <\/strong>in Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

474. Some Nicasio Reservoir history is seldom seen<\/a>, and some is seldom recognized<\/strong><\/p>\n

473. Tomales Founders’ Day draws a goodly crowd<\/a> <\/strong>despite a shorter-than-usual parade<\/p>\n

472. It all happened between two vivid dreams<\/a>
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471. A photographic look at signs of life<\/a>
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470. All in one day<\/a>: displays in Point Reyes Station & Inverness of arts, crafts, & public service<\/strong><\/p>\n

469. A word with you, if you please<\/a>
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468. Sorry I’m late, but here are a bobcat, albino robin, and five fox kits to make up for it<\/a>
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467. Nurturing nature<\/a>
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466. Riding an old narrow-gauge train and modern Amtrak plus driving the ‘Highway to Hell’<\/a>
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465. It was like winning a second Pulitzer Prize<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

464. Photography, drama, etchings, and paintings<\/a> worth seeing this summer<\/strong><\/p>\n

463. Sunday’s Western Weekend Parade and Saturday’s 4-H Fair<\/a><\/strong> draw enthusiastic crowds<\/p>\n

462. White House Pool<\/a> <\/strong>enchanting despite vandalism and poison oak
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461. Humor<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>including blonde and similar jokes, that’s gone through at least 3 countries
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460. My deer friends<\/a>
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459. A few of my photos in war and peace<\/a><\/strong> from West Marin to Southeast Asia to Central America<\/p>\n

458. Animals provide relief from an animalistic world<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

457. Gala for just-retired popular librarian; preparing for disasters; odd news reports<\/a>
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456. <\/strong>America owes a lot to its weekly newspapers<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

455. Pining for a couple of old friends<\/a>
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454. Creatures of spring at Mitchell cabin<\/a>
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453. <\/strong>Gallery Route One exhibiting whimsical art with messages from three women<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

452. Save a spaniel<\/a>
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451. When words fail us<\/a>
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450. With spring 10 days away, late-winter rains give a boost to West Marin flora and fauna<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

449. A gallery of photos from Point Reyes Light open house, staff reunion, and book readings<\/a>
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448. Misunderstandings and other ‘small’ news<\/a> plus a big ‘ol party
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447. ‘Picturing the Point Reyes Peninsula’ exhibition<\/a> opens in Jack Mason Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n

446. Readings from The Light on the Coast draw crowd<\/a> to Tomales Regional History Center
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445. Jon Langdon’s ‘Beyond Geometry’;<\/a> Mr. Badger goes a-huntin’; Gypsy cobs cloppin’ downtown
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444. Point Reyes Station innkeeper and former jeweler Ann Dick a prolific writer at 87<\/a>
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443. Oldtimer says dams, not homes and ranches, had hurt salmon runs; now it’s the drought<\/a>
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442. Legends of the Celtic harp<\/a> <\/strong>wow enthusiastic crowd in the Dance Palace
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441. A gallery of local-wildlife photos<\/a>
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440. The Ghosts of Christmas Presents<\/a>
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439. The holidays are the time for us in West Marin to start preparing for disasters<\/a>
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438. The last days of fall<\/a>
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437. The Light on the Coast due to gleam this week<\/a>
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436. Using words well and not so well<\/a>
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435. My 70th birthday<\/a>
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434. The Mitchell cabin perspective on protection and food for wildlife<\/a>
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433. Guatemalan murder suspect<\/a>, who was hunted via social media, caught in Mexico via TV
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432. Mulling a potential flap at the confab<\/a>
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431. My frantic flight from Latin<\/a>
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430. The Fall of Nicasio and Point Reyes Station<\/a>
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429. A dead buck, buzzards, flies. and who else?<\/a>
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428. With federal parks here closed, art exhibits getting more attention<\/a>
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427. <\/strong>From Paris, Montmartre to New Orleans, Storyville to San Francisco’s Tenderloin<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

426. Masterful new book set in Alaskan wilderness<\/a> is a story of conflicts that echo West Marin’s
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425. The pressure on journalists as the NSA pushes US toward becoming George Orwell’s ‘1984’<\/a>
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424. The US government’s love-hate relationship with Syrian brutality<\/a>
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423. Tomales Founder Day<\/a> <\/strong>parade and party in park draw a huge crowd
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422. A visit from Pepe Le Pew<\/a>
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421. A young leviathan dies at Stinson Beach<\/a>
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420. Images of many types of dogs at Inverness Fair<\/a>
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419. First the grim news, then the gay<\/a>
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418. Don’t believe everything you read; newspapers will survive<\/a>
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417. Don’t Bogart that smoke detector<\/a>, you roach
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416. Wildlife relish outdoor dining<\/a> at Mitchell cabin
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415. ‘The town that West Marin forgot’<\/a> <\/strong>celebrates its park with food, auctions, rock ‘n’ roll, and grand opera
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414. Raccoon-noitering<\/a>
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413. Thoughts about our infatuation with animals<\/a>
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412. Fox News in Point Reyes Station<\/a>
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411. New Age detritus<\/a> <\/strong>found to be littering roadside in Lagunitas
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410. Western Weekend 2013<\/a>: good weather, good fun; close call
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409. The mysteries of words, birds, and the NRA<\/a>
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408. Remembering massacres under Guatemalan President R\u00c3\u00ados Montt<\/a>
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407. My good buddy gets hit by a car and dies<\/a>
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406. Tormented by computers<\/a>, comforted by spring
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405. Way out west in West Marin<\/a>
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404. Enduring a week of terrible events<\/a>
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403. Bicyclist killed in Inverness Park<\/a>
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402. Of cats and bobcats, burros and burrows<\/a>
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401. Google boggles blogger<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

400. Exhibition of portraits of ‘Tomales Neighbors’<\/a><\/strong>, past and present, opens to kudos<\/p>\n

399. Deus ex machina<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

398. Proposed law would end trapping of bobcats for their pelts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

397. Postal Clerk Known for Feralhood Retires<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

396. Whatever Happened to Our Curiosity?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

395. Filmmaker Ole Schell, formerly of Bolinas<\/a><\/strong>, with jookin’ dancer Lil’ Buck, actress Meryl Streep & cellist Yo-Yo Ma in China<\/p>\n

394. The Point in Winter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

393. When critters watch<\/a><\/strong> but don’t bother to bother each other<\/p>\n

392. Quotes Worth Saving IV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

391. Inverness museum exhibit on Swiss immigrant<\/a><\/strong> who came to be called “Mr. Point Reyes Station”<\/p>\n

391. Our fascination with how words are used<\/a><\/strong>,some examples from across the pond<\/p>\n

390. A collection of favorite wildlife photographs<\/a><\/strong> snapped around Mitchell cabin<\/p>\n

389. Counting curves on Highway 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

388. The winter solstice of 2012<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

387. Shoreline School District blessed<\/a><\/strong> compared with a number of others<\/p>\n

386. Pearl Harbor Day<\/a>, Point Reyes Station’s Christmas tree lighting, and a new era at MALT
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385. Quietly photographing all natural neighbors<\/a>
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384. The old codger<\/a> connects Thanksgiving, turkeys, and NATO missiles
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383. Feeding time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

382. What a week for the press!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

381. Our political D-Day<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

380. Marin agriculture as photographed between 1920 and 1950<\/a><\/strong> by the county’s 1st farm advisor<\/p>\n

379. Zen and the Art of Motor-mouth Maintenance<\/a>
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378. Tony’s Seafood Restaurant, a reminder of the Croatian immigration<\/a><\/strong> to Marshall<\/p>\n

377. North Bend Ranch, rich in narrow-gauge railroad history<\/a><\/strong>, put up for sale<\/p>\n

376. Young Kosovar refugee<\/a>, whose diary West Marin read during war, sends an update
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375. At the end of our line we found Cazadero<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

374. Typical-graphical errors<\/a><\/strong> and other journalistic confusion<\/p>\n

373. Why Marin needs to approve Measure A<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

372. Tomales Founders Day parade bigger than ever<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

371. A convoluted look at language<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

370. Not quite what you’d expect<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

369. Jack Mason Museum opens exhibit on Inverness Yacht Club<\/a><\/strong> 100 years after it was first launched<\/p>\n

368. Tomales High turns 100 years old<\/a><\/strong> as NASA’s Curiosity lands on Mars<\/p>\n

367. Wild scene from my deck<\/a><\/strong> as photographed over two weeks<\/p>\n

366. Far West Fest<\/a><\/strong> hot as a wildfire and lasts longer<\/p>\n

365. The story of a ‘Deputy Sheriff<\/a> <\/strong>in Wild and Wooly West Marin’<\/p>\n

364. Drakes Bay Oyster Company<\/a><\/strong> struggles on against Park Service<\/p>\n

363. Fighting a thorny intruder<\/a><\/strong> in West Marin<\/p>\n

362. Unintentional double entendres in the press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

361. Summer brings a new assortment of wildlife<\/a><\/strong> to Mitchell cabin<\/p>\n

360. A short trip to exotic Gualala<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

359. Pictures from a fun-filled Western Weekend<\/a><\/strong> in Point Reyes Station
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358. Marin County agriculture<\/a><\/strong> brought in $70 million last year<\/p>\n

357. The agony and the ecstasy of Spring<\/a>
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356. History and merriment combine at Nicasio<\/a> <\/strong>sesquicentennial celebration<\/p>\n

355. Most 2nd District congressional candidates want US to legalize medical marijuana<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

354. Old Farmer’s Almanac<\/a><\/strong> still fresh after 220 years<\/p>\n

353. A photographic history of Inverness Park<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

352. On eve of June 5 election, Supervisor Kinsey describes his grueling schedule<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

351. Glimpses of the narrow-gauge railroad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

350. Senator Feinstein says Park Service employees “feel emboldened to once again fabricate science”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

349. A drought for livestock but not for people<\/a>
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348. The origins of Point Reyes Station<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

347. More shenanigans by the Point Reyes National Seashore<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

346. Surviving another earthquake<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

345. Turkeys, both avian and human<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

344. Crowd at memorial honors beloved Realtor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

343. Former National Seashore Supt. Neubacher & his boss Jon Jarvis <\/a><\/strong>becoming a political problem for the Obama administration<\/p>\n

342. Grim times abroad and tranquil days at home<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

341. Using social media to hunt for Guatemalan murder suspect<\/a><\/strong> in US<\/p>\n

340. The Great Storm of ’82<\/a><\/strong> in pictures<\/p>\n

339. Caught in the great storm<\/a><\/strong> of 1982<\/p>\n

338. A roundup of wildlife<\/a><\/strong> at Mitchell cabin<\/p>\n

337. Seasonal greetings<\/a> <\/strong>can be confusing
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336. Christmas Day visitors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

335. <\/strong>How our Christmas turkeys got their name<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

334. A Christmas Carol<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

333. Who’s been naughty or nice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

332. A gallery of visits from wildlife<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

331. The changing of the seasons<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

330. Artist Thomas Wood’s studio show<\/a><\/strong> captures nature’s beauty<\/p>\n

329. Save America’s Postal Service<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

328. Symposium on National Seashore misdeeds<\/a><\/strong>; pancake fundraiser for firefighters & Disaster Council; barn dance; all in Pt. Reyes Station<\/p>\n

327. Occupy Wall Street<\/a><\/strong> protest expands to Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

326. Joel Hack to retire as publisher of The West Marin Citizen<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

325. Women of West Marin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

324. E Clampus Vitus gives further recognition to Duncans Mills<\/a>‘<\/strong>\u00a0trove of coastal history<\/p>\n

323. Ungulates in the news<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

322. Incurring the raccoon gaze<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

321. Point Reyes Station’s Dance Palace<\/a><\/strong> celebrates 40th anniversary<\/p>\n

320. Tomales Founders Day<\/a><\/strong> parade and picnic<\/p>\n

319. Newswomen heroic in covering combat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

318. Gopher it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

317. Inverness Fair<\/a><\/strong> provided an antidote to Weltschmerz<\/p>\n

316. Saturday’s opening reception for an exhibition of Elisabeth Ptak’s collages<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

315. Living among the wildlife<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

314. The threat from a runaway sand dune<\/a>
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313. Saturday’s Far West Fest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

312. What’s in a name<\/a>?
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311. Tomales’ party in the park<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

310. The frustrations of home maintenance,<\/a> <\/strong>a lesson learned from ‘The Arkansas Traveler’
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309. The turtle<\/a>
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308. Hats off to Safeway<\/a>
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307. As expressions come and go<\/a><\/strong>, do you know what you’re saying?<\/p>\n

306. We’re back<\/a><\/strong> following an unknown hacker’s vandalism to this blog<\/p>\n

305. The sun shone on Sunday’s Western Weekend parade<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

304. The Western Weekend 4-H Fair and barn dance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

303. Words, pictures, and the press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

302. Memorial for Jonathan Rowe,<\/a><\/strong> who led creation of the commons in Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

301. Goddamn winter’s back<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

300. This blog turns 300<\/a>
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299. Charge ahead! or pay cash<\/a>
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298. Daughter dies in Nevada County<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

297. What does the Easter Bunny<\/a><\/strong> have to do with Jesus’ resurrection?<\/p>\n

296. West Marin update<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

295. Tales from West Marin’s forgotten past<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

294. When everything goes wrong<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

293. Writer Jonathan Rowe dies<\/a><\/strong> unexpectedly at 65<\/p>\n

292. Some of the creatures<\/a><\/strong> that visited my cabin in a single day<\/p>\n

291. Finding small absurdities<\/a><\/strong> in the midst of major crises<\/p>\n

290. Bolinas exhibition<\/a><\/strong> takes an artistic look at the world<\/p>\n

289. A fox at the table<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

288. The common people are revolting<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

287. How two resourceful women coped with crises<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

286. Have a happy and trippy Valentine’s Day<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

285. Quotes Worth Saving III<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

284. Facebook<\/a>, <\/strong>the bizarre culmination of mass communications<\/p>\n

283. <\/strong>A Great blue heron, mondagreens, and three cheers for Ghana<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

282. Video of two tributes to Missy Patterson<\/a><\/strong> during her memorial reception<\/p>\n

281. Wishing a healthy, happy new year<\/a><\/strong> to West Marin’s critters, you included<\/p>\n

280. ‘Tis the time of Janus<\/a><\/strong>, the god who looks forward and back<\/p>\n

279. The death of a West Marin matriarch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

278. Improbable politics<\/a><\/strong> in Wasilla, St. Petersburg and Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

277. Faces along the Path of Lights<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

276. <\/strong>Literary and civic news sponsored by the creatures of West Marin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

275. <\/strong>Another round of inter-species peace negotiations at Mitchell cabin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

274. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott<\/a><\/strong> takes turns performing with Corey Goodman and Maria Muldaur at amazing fundraiser in Marshall<\/p>\n

273. Trailer Stash<\/a><\/strong> ,a musical fundraiser to prepare Marshall for disasters<\/p>\n

272. Day of the Dead<\/a><\/strong> celebration in Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

271. Point Reyes pedestrian home from hospital after being struck by deer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

270. Have a happy (or scary) Halloween<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

269. Anastacio’s Famous BBQ Oyster Sauce<\/a><\/strong> ,a part of West Marin’s Latino heritage, further refined<\/p>\n

268. This fall’s wildlife census<\/a><\/strong> for my hill<\/p>\n

267. Culvert project at White House Pool<\/a><\/strong> aims to reduce flooding along the levee road<\/p>\n

266. Greetings from your governor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

265. <\/strong>Bolinas boy makes good with documentary on fashion models<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

264. Scotland’s ill-fated colony in Panama<\/a> – <\/strong>and why I read the Economist<\/p>\n

263. Avoiding more victims<\/a><\/strong> by capping a sticky gusher<\/p>\n

262. Crafting the Considerate House<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

261. West Marin remembers<\/a><\/strong> Duane Irving<\/p>\n

260. The art of boating<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

259. Firefighters in action<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

258. Do you like coyotes and bobcats<\/a>?<\/strong> How about rats?<\/p>\n

257. Los mapaches<\/a><\/strong> con cacahuates; tambi\u00e8n fotos de los cuervos y venados<\/p>\n

256. Proposal for ceasefire<\/a><\/strong> in West Marin newspaper war<\/p>\n

255. The young creatures of summer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

254. Eli’s coming<\/a><\/strong> ,causing momentary dismay at The Point Reyes Light<\/p>\n

253. Under the volcano<\/a><\/strong> and in the eye of the storm, a firsthand account<\/p>\n

252. The duel<\/a><\/strong> between The Point Reyes Light and The West Marin Citizen<\/p>\n

251. Santa Muerte and El Cadejo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

250. Wildlife around my cars<\/a><\/strong> on the Serengeti Plain of West Marin<\/p>\n

249. A big Western Weekend Parade<\/a><\/strong> in li’l old Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

248. 4-H Fair and Coronation Ball<\/a><\/strong> keep alive Western Weekend’s agricultural traditions<\/p>\n

247. A tail for West Marin to bear in mind<\/a><\/strong> this Western Weekend<\/p>\n

246. Point Reyes Light sells<\/a><\/strong> and will incorporate as a nonprofit<\/p>\n

245. Point Reyes Station area blackout<\/a><\/strong> rumored to have been sparked by bird<\/p>\n

244. Planned Feralhood desperate<\/a><\/strong> for a new home<\/p>\n

243. John Francis takes a walk down under<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

242. A day in a small town<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

241. Point Reyes Station’s notorious curve<\/a><\/strong> is scene of yet another vehicle crash<\/p>\n

240. The Mother Goose method<\/a><\/strong> for getting rid of thistles<\/p>\n

239. A benefit<\/a><\/strong> so that handicapped kids can go rafting<\/p>\n

238. Where angels fear to tread<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

237. The Chronicle, hang gliders, and horses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

236. Crowd celebrates 80th birthday<\/a><\/strong> of Marshall artist-political activist Donna Sheehan<\/p>\n

235. A classic revisited<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

234. Nature celebrates spring<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

233. More on diplomatic news<\/a><\/strong> we’ve been following<\/p>\n

232. Sportscar flies off embankment<\/a><\/strong>; no one hurt in miraculous landing<\/p>\n

231. A chat with the Trailside Killer<\/a>
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230. Life and death<\/a><\/strong> on my hill<\/p>\n

229. Valentine’s Fair raises money for Haiti<\/a><\/strong> relief<\/p>\n

228. Historic irony as milk truck overturns<\/a><\/strong> in Marshall<\/p>\n

227. Encouraging my bodhisattva possum<\/a><\/strong> on her path to enlightenment<\/p>\n

226. Benefit for Haitian earthquake survivors<\/a><\/strong> filled with mixed emotions<\/p>\n

225. What drought?<\/a><\/strong> Nicasio Reservoir overflows<\/p>\n

224. Disconcerting standup reporting<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

223. The storms begin<\/a><\/strong>; schools close; a near miss at my cabin<\/p>\n

222. Spare the rodent<\/a><\/strong> (or rabbit) & spoil the diet<\/p>\n

221. Lookin’ out my backdoor<\/a><\/strong>: some of my favorite wildlife photos<\/p>\n

220. Careening through the holidays<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

219. Chileno Valley journalist working in Abu Dhabi<\/a><\/strong> brings new wife home for visit<\/p>\n

218. Just what would Mayberry be like on acid<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n

217. The foxes of downtown<\/a><\/strong> Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

216. Interpreting dreams<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

215. Let’s talk turkey<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

214. You’ll Never Walk Alone<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0, an unlikely story<\/p>\n

213. A wistful walk<\/a><\/strong> on<\/a> the bottom of Nicasio Reservoir<\/p>\n

212. Progress in the backyard peace process<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

211. John Francis leaving<\/a><\/strong>; 4 other artists turn pages but sticking around<\/p>\n

210. What we inherit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

209. Over 200 show up at fundraiser<\/a><\/strong> to help pay injured ad manager’s medical bills<\/p>\n

208. A community helping one of its own<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

207. A country mouse<\/a><\/strong> in the Tenderloin<\/p>\n

206. News of the week<\/a> <\/strong>reported through pictures<\/p>\n

205. Update on injured ad manager of West Marin Citizen<\/a><\/strong>; benefit planned; and will there be a race?<\/p>\n

204. Startling weather<\/a><\/strong>; amazing stepdaughters<\/p>\n

203. Talented-animal tales<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2o2. Saga of The West Marin Citizen ad manager’s recovery spreads around the globe<\/a><\/strong>, not always accurately<\/p>\n

201. And you were there<\/a>
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200. Hospitalized ad manager of West Marin Citizen coming home<\/a>; <\/strong>friends volunteering to provide meals
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199. Scenes from the Inverness Fair<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

198. Great progress for injured ad manager<\/a> <\/strong>of The West Marin Citizen despite problems with convalescent hospital
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197. Thieves use ruse<\/a> <\/strong>to clean out till at Station House Gifts
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196. Anastacio’s Famous BBQ Oyster Sauce<\/a> <\/strong>goes on sale
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195. A hillside of wildlife<\/a>
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194. Kaiser Permanente’s ‘Sicko’ machinations<\/a> <\/strong>shock injured ad manager of The West Marin Citizen
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

193. Immobilized by multiple injuries<\/a>, <\/strong>ad manager keeps selling from hospital bed
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192. All creatures<\/a> <\/strong>feathered and furry
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191. The wildlife of summer<\/a> <\/strong>around my cabin & an update on Linda Petersen’s condition
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

19o. West Marin Citizen advertising manager hurt in crash<\/a>; <\/strong>her popular dog Sebastian dies
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

189. Sunday’s Western Weekend Parade<\/a>
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188. The Western Weekend Livestock Show<\/a>
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187. Western Weekend parade will be Sunday<\/a> <\/strong>despite reports to the contrary
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

186. The purple couch<\/a> <\/strong>beside the road
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

185. A funny thing happened at the car wash Friday<\/a> <\/strong>& other odd events
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

184. My brush with a badger<\/a>
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183. Scientists find no evidence oyster farm harming Drakes Estero<\/a>; <\/strong>more likely restoring it<\/p>\n

182. Why bottom of Drakes Estero<\/a> <\/strong>can never become part of a wilderness area<\/p>\n

181. Badger, Ratty<\/a>, <\/strong>and the sensual raccoon<\/p>\n

180. And how the wind doth ramm!\/ Sing: Goddamm<\/a>;! <\/strong>Ezra Pound<\/p>\n

179. A tailgate gallery of bumper-sticker humor<\/a><\/strong>; Point Reyes weather both Arctic & tropical<\/p>\n

178. Crowd in Inverness Friday calls for reviving<\/a><\/strong> park’s Citizens Advisory Commission<\/p>\n

177. Flying<\/a><\/strong> over Northwest Marin<\/p>\n

176. Spring meditations in a Miwok cemetery<\/a><\/strong> concerning the news of West Marin.<\/p>\n

175. Two warning signs<\/a><\/strong> of Spring<\/p>\n

174. Tomales may be little<\/a> <\/strong>but its lively<\/p>\n

173. Doe stalks cat; raccoon emulates Scripture<\/a><\/strong>: for the rain it raineth every day<\/p>\n

172. Three-year drought comes to a symbolic ending<\/a><\/strong> as Nicasio Reservoir overflows<\/p>\n

171. Pot busts<\/a><\/strong> at my cabin, again<\/p>\n

170. Happy Valentine’s Day<\/a><\/strong> (as it’s evolved)<\/p>\n

169. Blogging<\/a><\/strong> about blogging<\/p>\n

168. Thinking<\/a><\/strong> about words<\/p>\n

167. Point Reyes Station celebrates<\/a><\/strong> President Barack Obama’s inauguration<\/p>\n

166. A reader<\/a><\/strong> in Ghana<\/p>\n

165. The bittersweet story<\/a><\/strong> of a hardy little tree<\/p>\n

164. A parting look<\/a><\/strong> at 2008<\/p>\n

163. Blackout<\/a><\/strong> hits Tomales Bay area<\/p>\n

162.<\/strong> Nature’s Two Acres Part XXXVIII<\/strong><\/a>: Way Out West in West Marin<\/p>\n

161. Chileno Valley Ranch as depicted by a rancher-artist<\/a><\/strong> who lives there<\/p>\n

160. Nature’s Two Acres XXXVIII<\/a><\/strong>: This time it’s a tale of two bobbed cats<\/p>\n

159. Thanksgiving<\/a><\/strong> in Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

158. Nature’s Two Acres Part XXXVII<\/a><\/strong>: a bobcat at my cabin<\/p>\n

157. Quotes Worth Saving<\/a><\/strong> II<\/p>\n

156. Nature’s Two Acres Part XXXVI<\/a><\/strong>: The migrating birds of fall; or ‘Swan Lake’ revisited<\/p>\n

155. Election night<\/a><\/strong> euphoria<\/p>\n

154. The fun and anxiety<\/a><\/strong> of preparing for a disaster<\/p>\n

153. Porky Pig, Demosthenes, Joe Biden, and ‘K-K-K-Katy<\/a>‘<\/strong><\/p>\n

152. The political zoo<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

151. Nature’s Two Acres Part XXXV<\/a>: <\/strong>Mr. Squirrel<\/p>\n

150. A coyote<\/a><\/strong> at my cabin<\/p>\n

149. Preparing<\/a><\/strong> for the fire season<\/p>\n

148. Telling the Raccoon<\/a><\/strong> ‘Scat’<\/p>\n

147. Faces<\/a><\/strong> from the weekly press<\/p>\n

146. Tomales<\/a><\/strong>, Tomales, that toddling town<\/p>\n

145. How park administration used deception & sometimes-unwitting environmentalists to harass<\/a><\/strong> oyster company with bad publicity<\/p>\n

144. Nature’s Two Acres Part XXXIII<\/a><\/strong>: Photographing wildlife indoors and out<\/p>\n

143. What government scientists elsewhere had to say<\/a><\/strong> about the park’s misrepresenting research to attack oyster company<\/p>\n

142. Landscape photos & paintings<\/a><\/strong> in Stinson Beach<\/p>\n

141. What’s in the Inspector General’s report on the park<\/a><\/strong> that newspapers here aren’t telling you<\/p>\n

140. Point Reyes National Seashore Supt. Don Neubacher<\/a><\/strong> seen as “scary”<\/p>\n

139. A demonstration to save Point Reyes National Seashore deer<\/a><\/strong>; park administration dishonesty officially confirmed<\/p>\n

138. The good, the bizarre, and the ugly<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

138. Alice in ‘Wilderness<\/a>‘<\/strong><\/p>\n

137. Nature’s Two Acres Part XXXII<\/a><\/strong>: The first raccoon kits of summer<\/p>\n

136. Nature’s Two Ac<\/a><\/strong>res Part XXXI<\/strong><\/a>: The pink roses of Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

135. Nature’s Two Acres Part XXX<\/a><\/strong>: Baldfaced hornets<\/p>\n

134. Scenes from my past week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

133. Artist Bruce Lauritzen<\/a><\/strong> of Point Reyes Station draws a crowd for opening of exhibit<\/p>\n

132. Kite day at Nicasio School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

131. Sunday’s Western Weekend Parade<\/a><\/strong> in photos<\/p>\n

130. Early projections hold<\/a><\/strong>: Obama, Woolsey & Kinsey win; Leno easily bests Migden & Nation<\/p>\n

129. <\/strong>Western Weekend’s 4-H Livestock Show<\/strong><\/a> fun, but smaller than ever<\/p>\n

128. Humane Society of the US<\/a> <\/strong>says National Seashore claims about deer contraception are misleading<\/p>\n

127. Lt. Governor John Garamendi joins battle to save fallow & axis deer<\/a><\/strong> in Point Reyes National Seashore<\/p>\n

126. Nature’s Two Acres Part XXIX<\/a><\/strong>: Cold-blooded carnality, Or, why be warm blooded?<\/p>\n

125. Nature’s Two Acres XXVIII<\/a><\/strong>: The first fawns of spring<\/p>\n

124. The Beat Generation lives on<\/a><\/strong> at the No Name Bar<\/p>\n

123. ‘Still Life with Raccoon<\/a><\/strong>‘<\/p>\n

122. Nature’s Two Acres XXVII<\/a><\/strong>: Animals about town.<\/p>\n

121. Newspaperman from Chileno Valley<\/a><\/strong> describes his life in the United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n

120. Point Reyes Station and Inverness Park demonstrators<\/a><\/strong> call for a pedestrian bridge over Papermill Creek<\/p>\n

119. Seeing history through newsmen’s eyes<\/a><\/strong>…. or the pen is mightier than the pigs<\/p>\n

118. Five Faces<\/a><\/strong> of Spring<\/p>\n

117. Supervisor Steve Kinsey defends further restrictions on woodstoves<\/a><\/strong> in West Marin<\/p>\n

116. Prostitution<\/a><\/strong> in New York, Reno, and Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

115. A country without the decency<\/a><\/strong> to ban torture<\/p>\n

114. National Seashore’s slaughter of deer<\/a><\/strong> traumatizes many residents here; ‘we demand a stop’<\/p>\n

113. A tale of Kosovo<\/a><\/strong>, West Marin, and a bored battalion of Norwegian soldiers<\/p>\n

112. Dillon Beach sewage spill update<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

111. ‘Drive-by journalism’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

110. Sewage spills into ocean<\/a><\/strong> at Dillon Beach<\/p>\n

109. Nature’s Two Acres XXVI<\/a><\/strong>: Which came first, blacktail or mule deer? Hint: their venison is oedipal<\/p>\n

108. Nature’s Two Acres XXV<\/a><\/strong>:<\/a> Talking turkey<\/p>\n

107. Here’s hoping ‘the goose hangs high<\/a><\/strong>‘<\/a> this Thursday for Valentine’s Day<\/p>\n

106. Signs of bureaucratic contamination<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

105. A final thought about the Caltrans worker who just did his job,<\/a><\/strong> and saved the day<\/p>\n

104. Statewide campaign to legalize hemp and marijuana<\/a><\/strong> comes to Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

103. Heavy news media presence briefly halts axis-deer slaughter <\/a><\/strong>in the Point Reyes National Seashore<\/p>\n

102. Storm damage bad<\/a><\/strong> but could have been tragic<\/p>\n

101. Nature’s Two Acres XXIV<\/a><\/strong>: Buffleheads, Greater Scaups, and the 16.6 million wild ducks shot annually<\/p>\n

100. Lawsuits against and by Robert Plotkin<\/a><\/strong> settled out of court<\/p>\n

99. Nature’s Two Acres XXIII<\/a><\/strong>: Bambi, Thumper, and Garfield<\/p>\n

98. Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposal to close Tomales Bay State Park<\/a><\/strong> to save money could prove expensive<\/p>\n

97. Old Christmas trees<\/a><\/strong>, wild turkeys, and the famous cat-and-rat scheme<\/p>\n

96. Blackouts, newspapers in the news<\/a><\/strong>, and poetic frustration on the prairie<\/p>\n

95. Hurricane-force wind & heavy rain<\/a><\/strong> take heavy toll on West Marin<\/p>\n

94. Marin County gets a bum rap<\/a><\/strong> from itself<\/p>\n

93. ‘Eco-fascism<\/a><\/strong>‘<\/a> in the Point Reyes National Seashore<\/p>\n

92. Guess who came to Christmas dinner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

91. Yuletide greetings<\/a><\/strong> from Santa Claws<\/p>\n

90. Assemblyman<\/a> <\/strong>Jared Huffman’s ominous mailer<\/p>\n

89. Nature’s Two Acres XXII<\/a><\/strong>: They’re hundreds of times more deadly than cynanide… and headed this way<\/p>\n

88. Non-native species stops traffic<\/a><\/strong> in Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

87. Blackouts bedevil<\/a><\/strong> Point Reyes Station area<\/p>\n

86. Urban legends<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

85. Nature’s Two Acres XXI<\/a><\/strong>: Coyote influx benefits some birds around Point Reyes Station<\/p>\n

84. Winter Moon Fireside Tales<\/a><\/strong>: an undiscovered gem draws only four ticketholders opening night (but more for second show)<\/p>\n

83. Striptease in Point Reyes Station<\/a><\/strong>… well, sorta<\/p>\n

82. Our Lady of the Chutzpah<\/a><\/strong>, the many faces of State Senator Carole Migden<\/p>\n

81. Stefanie Pisarczyk (AKA Stefanie Keys), a woman of two worlds<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

80. Point Reyes Station’s<\/a><\/strong> ‘Path of Lights’<\/p>\n

79. Lessons to be learned<\/a><\/strong> from the oil spill<\/p>\n

78. Nature’s Two Acres Part XX<\/a>: <\/strong>Where coyotes howl and raccoons roam free<\/p>\n

77. West Marin Community Thanksgiving Dinner<\/a><\/strong> celebrated in Point Reyes Station’s Dance Palace<\/p>\n

76. Giving thanks<\/a><\/strong> for an abundant harvest<\/p>\n

75. Being a Gypsy isn’t enough<\/a><\/strong>; KPFA fires host criticized for not being a ‘person of color’<\/p>\n

74. Nature’s Two Acres Part IXX<\/a><\/strong>: ‘Things that go bump in the night’<\/p>\n

73. Point Reyes Station pharmacist<\/a><\/strong> decries health-insurance practices<\/p>\n

72. Farm Bureau president quits<\/a><\/strong>; defends independence of wife who disagrees with his political position<\/p>\n

71. Ship hits Bay Bridge<\/a><\/strong>; spilled oil drifts out Golden Gate and mires birds on West Marin coast<\/p>\n

70. California photo book’s release<\/a><\/strong> celebrated with gala on Inverness Ridge<\/p>\n

69. Coastal Post’s<\/a> <\/strong>December issue to be its last, assistant editor says; publisher contradicts her<\/p>\n

68. West Marin’s ‘Mac Guru’ leaving town<\/a><\/strong>, a friend with a knack for surviving<\/p>\n

67. One last warm weekend<\/a> <\/strong>before the season of darkness<\/p>\n

66. Ranching matriarch Hazel Martinelli dies at 101<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

65. <\/strong>Nature’s Two Acres Part XVIII<\/strong><\/a>: Seasonal sightings<\/p>\n

64. White House Pool<\/a>:<\/strong> a public park where management listens to the public<\/p>\n

63. Tuesday’s Marin County Farm Bureau luncheon<\/a><\/strong> for politicos<\/p>\n

62. Hawks on the move<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

61. Point Reyes Station’s Hazel Martinelli celebrates 101st birthday<\/a> <\/strong>with party at son’s deer camp<\/p>\n

60. Vandals dump sewage<\/a><\/strong> at West Marin School<\/p>\n

59. Paving Point Reyes Station’s main street<\/a><\/strong> at night<\/p>\n

58. Bolinas firehouse and clinic opening party<\/a><\/strong> Sunday<\/p>\n

57. <\/strong>Nature’s Two Acres XVII:<\/strong><\/a> As seen by an old, almost-blind dog<\/p>\n

56. Despite public-be-damned management<\/a>,<\/strong> it’s still a beautiful park.<\/p>\n

55. Language, politics & wildlife<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

54. Truth becomes an endangered species<\/a><\/strong> at the Point Reyes National Seashore.<\/p>\n

53. ‘Possums,’ a sequel to the musical ‘Cats’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

52. The KWMR\/Love Field ‘Far West Fest’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

51. Quotes Worth Saving & the Inverness Fair<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

50. Watching the Point Reyes National Seashore<\/a><\/strong> obliterate cultural history<\/p>\n

49. Congress sees through Point Reyes National Seashore claims<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

48. Music, wildlife, and the cosmos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

42. Garbage in, garbage out<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

41. 76-year-old Nick’s Cove reopens<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

40. What we didn’t celebrate<\/a> <\/strong>on the Fourth of July<\/p>\n

39. Ship’s flare or meteor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

38. The death of a salesman: Andrew Schultz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

37. Preventing fires at home while The Point Reyes Light feels the heat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

36. Monday’s demonstration against The Point Reyes Light<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

35. Inverness Park fire Friday razes art studio<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

34. Western Weekend retrospective; anonymous satire of Point Reyes Light distributed at parade; Light’s use of unpaid interns may run afoul of labor laws.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

33. Sunday’s Western Weekend parade and barbecue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

32. <\/strong>Many fail to find Western Weekend livestock show; a new newpaper debuts<\/strong><\/a> in West Marin; The Point Reyes Light reports a former bookkeeper is in jail on embezzlement charges.<\/p>\n

31. Nature’s Two Acres Part XVI<\/a>:<\/strong> A gopher snake & other neighbors<\/p>\n

30. New newspaper to be published in West Marin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

29. Mermaids, cows, Horizon Cable,<\/a><\/strong> and Russia’s Internet war on Estonia<\/p>\n

28.<\/strong> Nature’s Two Acres Part XV:<\/strong><\/a> Among animals, one finds natural caricatures<\/p>\n

27. Nature’s Two Acres Part XIV:<\/a><\/strong> The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.<\/p>\n

26. Sheriff Bob Doyle<\/a><\/strong> stays the course despite blunder<\/p>\n

25. Nature’s Two Acres Part XIII:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 Who’s the Head Bull-Goose Loony Around Here?<\/p>\n

24. Nature’s Two Acres Part XII:<\/a><\/strong> April showers ‘cruel’ with ‘no regrets’<\/p>\n

23. Nature’s Two Acres Part XI:<\/a> <\/strong>The perky possum<\/p>\n

22. Former Point Reyes Light columnist John Grissim, the late pornographer Artie Mitchell, Brazilian President Lula<\/a><\/strong> and the advent of orgasmic diplomacy<\/p>\n

21. <\/strong>Nature’s Two Acres Part X:<\/strong><\/a> Nature Red in Tooth and Claw<\/p>\n

20. Nature’s Two Acres Part IX:<\/a><\/strong> Point Reyes Station’s blackbirds<\/p>\n

19. Nature’s Two Acres Part VIII:<\/a> <\/strong>Mice & rats, and such small deer<\/p>\n

18.<\/strong> The Gossip<\/strong> Columnist<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

17. Saying Yes to Change:<\/a><\/strong> A former Point Reyes Station innkeeper finds true joy by moving in with a working-class family in a poor neighborhood of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.<\/p>\n

16. The Bush Administration at Point Reyes Part II:<\/a><\/strong> Whatever happened to the Citizens Advisory Commission to the GGNRA & Point Reyes National Seashore?<\/p>\n

15.<\/strong> The Bush Administration at Point Reyes:<\/strong><\/a> Part I<\/p>\n

14.<\/strong> Marin supervisors refuse to tilt at McEvoy windmill<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

13.<\/strong> Nature’s Two Acres Part VII:<\/strong><\/a> Rats v. dishwashers<\/p>\n

12. Nature’s Two Acres Part VI:<\/a><\/strong> How Flashing Affects Wildlife<\/p>\n

11. Nature’s Two Acres Part V<\/a><\/strong>: By Means of Water<\/p>\n

10. Bankruptcy court trustee lets Robert Plotkin hold onto some of his Ponzi-scheme “profits”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

9. Big Pot Busts at My Cabin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

8. Storm-caused fire razes Manka’s<\/a><\/strong> Lodge and Restaurant in Inverness<\/p>\n

7. Nature’s Two Acres Part IV:<\/a><\/strong> Christmas turkeys & where the buck stopped<\/p>\n

6. Nature’s Two Acres Part III:<\/a><\/strong> Insectivores and Not<\/p>\n

5. My background:<\/a><\/strong> Biographical information on newspaperman Dave Mitchell<\/p>\n

4. Nature’s Two Acres Part II:<\/a><\/strong> Living dinosaurs actually found around my cabin<\/p>\n

3. Nature’s Two Acres<\/a>:<\/a><\/strong> A Point Reyes Station Photo Exhibit<\/p>\n

2. Robert I. Plokin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Introduction to this site SparselySageAndTimely.com<\/a><\/strong> plus an account of orphaned fawns being released in Chileno Valley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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