Detroit Public Schools Foundation
Politicians trying to dump humanities education will hobble our economy. Promoting science and technology education to the exclusion of the humanities may seem like a good idea, but it is deeply misguided. But studying the interaction of genes or developing software for self-driving cars should not edge out majors in art, music or history. … more »
Wikipedia Commons
The new peak comes as a surprise to many. In 2012, energy expert Daniel Yergin said, “The U.S. has already reached what we can call`peak demand.” Many others agreed. The U.S. Department of Energy forecast in 2012 that U.S. gasoline consumption would steadily decline for the foreseeable future. … more »
NASA
Current greenhouse gas concentrations could warm the world 3-7℃ (and on average 5℃) over coming millennia. That’s the finding of a paper published in Nature today. … more »
HUD Fair Housing
In an historic shift, HUD has approved the "neighborhood preference" program that will allow a municipality to restrict who can live in new affordable housing projects, to residents who already live in the community and would otherwise be displaced. This turns Fair Housing Law on its head and has many implications for Marin. … more »
CVP
Introduction: As discussed in Part III, most of us would like to think there’s an unwritten agreement that we pay taxes and government does its best to “min... … more »
SMART
I have been asked these questions at various times and so I went through all of the financial audit reports, prepared by the Sonoma County Auditor-Controller and t... … more »
Courtesy of Enter the Faun
First Run Features’ Enter the Faun is about two subjects: The creation of a dance piece and the transformation of Gregg Mozgala’s body and mind. Mozgala is an act... … more »
Marin County Parks
The following comment letter has been submitted to Carl Somers, Chief, Planning and Acquisition of the Marin County Parks & Open Space District. Some context ... … more »
PublicDomainPictures
A glass of alcohol a day can make for a healthier heart and a longer life? Unfortunately, The World Health Organization has recognized alcoholic beverages as a Group 1 carcinogen since 2012, meaning evidence supports a link between alcohol and increased cancer risk. … more »
