Entries from September 2009

Tonight! Marin Science Seminar

Date September 23, 2009

A new season of Marin Science Seminar at Terra Linda High is here. For those who do not know,  Marin Science Seminar is is a one-hour lecture/presentation with a question and answer period targeted at high school students in the San Rafael High School district, but open to all interested Marin teenagers and their families.
The [...]

Indian Food in Novato

Date September 19, 2009

anokha

If you are like Maven and you have lived in San Francisco for much of your adult life, you spend a lot of time missing the restaurant offerings in SF.  If you live in Northern Marin, the pickings are even thinner.  This is why when Maven heard the owner of Lotus, a tasty Indian restaurant [...]

Culture Maven: The Late Show Gardens, at Cornerstone Sonoma, leading gardeners and artists tackle climate change and sustainability, September 18-20, 2009

Date September 17, 2009

By Geneva Anderson

This weekend I’ll be attending a new type of garden show at Cornerstone Sonoma which says it’s putting issues of climate change, drought, sustainable practices, and renewable resources at the forefront.  I hope so.  Just as “green” is a golden catch-phrase, many garden shows also now use terms like “climate change” and “gobal warming”  to attract  those [...]

Lies Stand In the Way of Health Care Reform

Date September 1, 2009

death panel

It is a National Issue that effects us here. Many of us are uninsured, under-insured, or paying disproportionally huge sums every month for decent coverage.  Our current system if nothing is done will bankrupt this country and keep us from being productive and prosperous. Our current health system transfers wealth from working people and [...]