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marinij.com > 04/05/2026 > marin-teen-nonprofit-promotes-financial-skills

Marin teen nonprofit promotes financial skills

3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (603+ words) A new student-run nonprofit in Marin offers college-bound teens a lesson in financial literacy and a chance to earn scholarship money. TeenNavigate is led by Wyatt Janover, a junior at Marin Catholic High School, and Cole Lawson, a junior at…...

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marinij.com > 04/04/2026 > dick-spotswood-tam-district-students-would-benefit-from-phone-ban

Dick Spotswood: Tam district students would benefit from phone ban

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (453+ words) Technology provides a raft of benefits. They come with negatives. Some school districts regulate cellphone use during instruction times while others outright prohibit them from the morning bell to dismissal. At its Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for April 14, the…...

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marinij.com > 04/02/2026 > larkspur-corte-madera-school-district-voters-face-bond-measure

Larkspur-Corte Madera School District voters face bond measure

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (484+ words) Voters in the Larkspur-Corte Madera School District will decide in the June 2 election whether to approve a $44 million bond measure to fund the district's facilities projects. Measure D would extend the Measure A bond measure, which passed in 2000 and is…...

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marinij.com > 04/02/2026 > bay-area-voice-america-is-sociologically-ignorant-and-it-shows

Bay Area Voice: America is sociologically ignorant and it shows

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (300+ words) For those of us who make it to college, only 7% to 10% of students take an introduction to sociology course. Women make up roughly 75% of majors. Other social sciences, such as economics (Trump) and political science (Vice President JD Vance) dominate…...

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marinij.com > 04/01/2026 > marin-teachers-parents-allege-interference-with-student-newspaper > amp

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marinij.com > 04/01/2026 > marin-teachers-parents-allege-interference-with-student-newspaper

Marin teachers, parents allege interference with student newspaper

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (948+ words) Redwood High School teachers and parents are accusing the school administration of interfering with the award-winning student newspaper, the Bark. English teachers at the Larkspur school submitted a letter to the editor last month decrying the treatment of student journalists....

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marinij.com > 04/01/2026 > kentfield-school-district-seeks-parcel-tax-renewal-increase

Kentfield School District seeks parcel tax renewal, increase

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (437+ words) Voters in the Kentfield School District will be asked to approve a parcel tax renewal and increase on June 2. Measure C would renew the parcel tax rate of $1,842 per parcel and add an $148 increase per parcel annually. The combined rate…...

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marinij.com > 03/28/2026 > marin-ij-readers-forum-for-march-29-2026

Marin IJ Readers’ Forum for March 29, 2026

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (470+ words) As someone who has been recreating on Marin Municipal Water District fire roads and trails for nearly 60 years " on foot, on horseback and (since the mid-1990s) occasionally on a mountain bike " I heartily second Barry Spitz's letter published March 22 sounding the…...

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marinij.com > 03/28/2026 > jeff-burkhart-celebrating-those-who-lend-a-hand

Jeff Burkhart: Celebrating those who lend a hand

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (764+ words) It was my first day as a bartender. In my mind, I had arrived. I was the king of my domain. There's a joke: "What's the difference between God and a bartender? God doesn't think he's a bartender." But life…...

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marinij.com > 03/28/2026 > milestones-good-news-about-marin-people-288

Milestones: Good news about Marin people

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (204+ words) Milestones: Good news about Marin people'marinij.com Dean's list: Eldon Ballard, of San Rafael, was named to the dean's list at the Fashion Institute of Technology for the fall 2025 semester. Recognition: Jessye Lavine, of Mill Valley, was named to the…...