Top news stories from 2004
Top stories -- December 30, 2004
Stinson Beach floods as storm batters coast
Bolinas woman escapes tsunami
Coho, steelhead, making a comeback
West Marin native Rita Cerini dies
Musician and teacher Robin Jane Feld, 55, dies
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Up by popular demandTop stories -- December 23, 2004
Valley trail pact sparks legal worries
Teen driver admits guilt in Hicks Valley fatality
Bolinas seeks ban on weekend beach camping
Sparsely, Sage and Timely A child’s Christmas in wailsTop stories -- December 16, 2004
Stinson crash victim remembered as 'fun, smart'
Barn fire second blow to Tomales family
Lagunitas School joins ranks of 'wealthy' districts
Olema Farm House selling
Sparsely, Sage and Timely What’s going on here?Top stories -- December 9, 2004
Gale-force winds devastate Inverness art studio
Out-of-state fishermen vie with local crabbers
Biologists deplore Bush proposals' impact on West Marin fisheries
Drakes Beach Café's future uncertain
Ex-resident of Bolinas appeals for help in cancer fight
Elvetia Streckfus dies, longtime coastal resident
Sparsely, Sage and Timely ‘There but for fortune go you or I...’Top stories -- December 2, 2004
West Nile a key factor as coast votes into mosquito-control district
Only 10 percent reply to county's trash transfer-station poll
Photographer and artist Jen Lovejoy of Inverness dies
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Two Young EaglesTop stories -- November 24, 2004
Lucasfilm to transfer much of its workforce
Life-sentence for kidnapper who led chase through West Marin
Inverness Park 19 year old kills family cat; institutionalized
Many West Marin families barely scraping by
BPUD claims ownership of disputed homesite
Bayside trails in future of Inverness and Marshall
Senator-elect Carole Migden open for business
Organic pasture for beef cattle to double
Jeanette Tanner, former school secretary, dies at 89
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The evolution of typosTop stories -- November 18, 2004
Affordable housing vote and funding crisis
County's poll about trash turns into postal garbage
Frenzied brother-in-law kills Forest Knolls man
100,000 gallons of water goes down Stinson toilet
Woodacre man loses 25 guitars from collection
Inverness Park boy injures retired deputy, arrested
Rodney Clint Williams was gregarious, civic minded
Sparsely, Sage and Timely DA recordings reveal ranger obscenities had key role in pepper-spraying of teensTop stories -- November 10, 2004
Sheriff Doyle explains why rangers deputized
Waldorf-lunch tradition and sweat-lodge stir Lagunitas school board
Nick's Cove owners ready to renovate
Ex-teacher at Union School dies in Point Reyes at 88
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The election and better newsTop stories -- November 4, 2004
Local measures pass; president polls measly 14% in W.Marin
Inverness trio travel to Florida, observe elections
Good news in Point Reyes for affordable-housing project
State issues warning against bacteria in raw seafood
Marin's taskforce on hand to battle disasters
State settles lawsuit, Mt. Tam trail work now underway
Bio on Philip K. Dick, Pt. Reyes sci-fi writer
Sparsely, Sage and Timely DA’s probe of pepper-spraying revealedTop stories -- October 28, 2004
Lightning blacks out foot of Tomales Bay
Planners endorse EAH pricing change
Nicasio history revealed by low reservoir watersTop stories -- October 21, 2004
Park Service finds rangers didn't break rules
Hearing set on Point Reyes housing project
Schooner runs aground at Drakes Beach
Valley residents fight MMWD over water tank
Stinson crash victim to teach Chinese exercise
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Justice must still wait for a lawsuitTop stories -- October 14, 2004
Park drops efforts to prosecute four teenagers
Shark attack closes two beaches
Over objections, MMWD set on Valley water tank
The odd fight over access to open space
Braves gridders end pre-season with wins
Inverness' Sooch Rannells dies in Oakland at 104
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Point Reyes Family Album on displayTop stories -- October 7, 2004
Seven cottages will no longer be affordable
Coast to vote on joining mosquito district
State reports mercury levels in different fish
A Valley mans struggle to donate easement
Feds convict Stinson man of fraud, money laundering
Bolinas has own WPA project
Light cartoonist draws alter-egos in Feral West
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The ‘power’ of the pressTop stories -- September 30, 2004
341 pot plants found at Pt. Reyes Station
West Nile virus found in Bolinas
A water-tank confab for MMWD & Valley
Former resident of Inverness dies
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The issue is torture, nothing else
Top stories -- September 23, 2004
Jury acquits Valley man of assault on deputy
Park's pepper-spraying report done; still secret
Ink Wells Bridge going up
Inverness couple bequeaths $277,500 to MALT
BPUD and Land Trust sign water agreement
Freeway to get warnings on coast traffic situation
Sparsely, Sage and Timely A support group for whistleblowersTop stories -- September 16, 2004
Explosion on Bolinas Beach rips into residentCause of wildfire still a mystery
Deputies raid pot patch in the Chileno Valley
Prominent Valley man on trial this week
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Express indignation about pepper-spray with calm pressure for improvementsTop stories -- September 9, 2004
Marshall-Petaluma Road wildfire spreads fast
Pepper-spraying highlights loss of public oversight over park
Valley recycling center to close
Inverness utility district settles UN flag lawsuit
Two whales sighted in Tomales Bay
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Following the ranger scandal on the webTop stories -- September 2, 2004
Truth is, the DA ain't investigating rangers in pepper spray caseTomales' birds struck down by West Nile Virus
Tests find West Marin scoring lower this year
Lagunitas school board aids Waldorf program
No consensus in Bolinas on beach camping ban
Labor Day weekend events in West Marin
Sparsely, Sage and Timely DA's Office refutes National Seashore statements about probe of rangersTop stories -- August 26, 2004
Pepper-spraying of teens sparks angry confab
Future of old railbed at foot of bay undecided
Murdered pair stopped in Point Reyes Station
Sanctuaries' bill would block offshore drilling
Olema family survives head-on
IPUD appoints new director
Rancher proposes raising fallow deer
Sailor Cardwell wins due to handicapping
Point Reyes and Nicasio rancher Alfred Grossi dies
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The park’s odd recording of complaints
Top stories -- August 19, 2004
Community confab on pepper-spraying
Witness feels bamboozled by investigator
An open letter to the community regarding park rangers
Inverness beach plagued by E. coli
Valley can get money for gym
Sailor Cardwell wins Flying Scot regional
A good but unusual Pearl dies in Bolinas at 45
Sparsely, Sage and Timely My new red-fox neighborsTop stories -- August 12, 2004
Ranger-spray case investigator departs
Valley trustees eye Waldorf cost
Two bikers miss curve; fly off cliff
From Bolinas to Israel, activism in the genes
Ranked first, Cardwell finally wins
Inverness' Rothwell, 97, dies after colorful life
Navy vet Bill Spessard of Bolinas dies at 73
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The ranger’s checkered career
Top stories -- August 5, 2004
Park probing claim of ranger brutality
Bishop-murder jurors vote for death penalty
Villarin friend escaped being targeted witness
A memorial for Bishop and Villarin in Valley
EAH wishes it still had two-acre lot to sell
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Not the first complaint against ranger
Top stories -- July 29, 2004
Drakes Beach spill of sewage surfaces
Kidnapper who led chase suddenly pleads guilty
Director Dewey to leave Inverness utility board
Defendant 'sane' in Bishop-murder case
Funds for new firehouse and health center
Stinson's Joan Schaupp dies at 77 of lung cancer
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The limit’s three minutes, sirTop stories -- July 22, 2004
How affordable homes got costly
Bolinas utility board seeks year-round camping ban
Bolinas boy safe after hijacking
Fish and Game lowers herring quota on bay
Skipper dragged in bay wins trophy
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The Light shines in Guatemala
Top stories -- July 15, 2004
Judge rules in favor of West Marin Landfill
Security Act benefits Stinson
Navy hires Point Reyes man as consultant on ethics
Valley Planning Group raps water-tank location
Point Reyes Light wins five nationwide honors
Supervisor skeptical of new panel for lagoon
Dillon sewer rates rise
Ranch accident kills Dillon Beach resident
Bolinas School founder of art program dies
Former resident of Bolinas dies
Memorial BBQ for Don Stone
Sparsely, Sage and Timely A Press dissection of Bush’s liesTop stories -- July 8, 2004
EAH revelation of eligibility shocks some
Planner tells Muir: Tourists are enemies
Crash victim, 16, dies in hospital
North Marin ups water rates
Man knocked out in Stinson fight
Missing girl found in Pt. Reyes Station
Fireworks suspect in Bolinas blaze
Memorial service set for Dillon Beach man
Don Stone of Inverness dies after illnesses
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The lot of a small-town editor
Top stories -- July 1, 2004
Independence Day events in West Marin
Comparing school-administration costs
Bishop murderer put on suicide watch
Water rates in Bobo may rise
Stinson water board delays theater vote
Drakes Beach Café owner loses concession
Hells Angles hold BBQ in Tomales
Biker in wrong lane collides with ranger
'Distinguished Citizen' Emma Benevenga, 95, dies
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Absurdity and deathTop stories -- June 24, 2004
Public calls for new path at Giacomini Marsh
Tomales man dies in crash
Popular state park ranger to retire
Benevenga death
Ex-art teacher in Bolinas dies
Adele Kovats of Point Reyes dies
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The ever-changing tabloid pressTop stories -- June 17, 2004
RCD director calls for bay advisor to step down
Helzer guilty of murdering Bishop & 4 others
West Marin agricultural sales improve
Woman runner, 63, wins 94th Dipsea Race
Inverness pundit Press tells why 'Bush Must Go'
Stinson resident Bonfini found dead in hot tub
Pt. Reyes Station resident Audrey Lawrence dies
Bolinas resident Williges dies at the age of 97
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Estate of writer Margot Patterson Doss to be sold to help nonprofit clinicsTop stories -- June 10, 2004County drops its appeal of creek ruling
Lagunitas schools hire new principal
Picnic to launch housing project
Valley pupils will be able to buy organic lunches
Ex-assistant fire chief of Stinson Beach dies
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Reagan & Regan, Baker & Baker, Ollie North & Lawrence WelkTop stories -- June 3, 2004
Affordable-housing project now underway
Bishop murder case gets even more bizarre
Inverness utility snared by state's tax confusion
White House Pool & Agate Beach parking fees begin
Western Weekend queen is Jillian Kehoe
Western Weekend's birth & evolution
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The ghosts of Western Weekends pastTop stories -- May 27, 2004
Watershed council at odds with Resource Conservation District
Officials apologize for transit plan
Taking note of state bonds' contribution to open space
Waste Management garbagemen return
'Good witch' witness latest twist to Bishop case
Park likes loafing barn for Kehoe cows
Point Reyes author wins honors for aviation book
Nicasio commuter pedals to biker of the year
Lifelong Pt. Reyes resident Ed Campigli dead at 65
Marshall conservationist Carol Evans dies at 89
Dillon Beach homeowner Carl VanderVeen, 66, dies
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Defense Secretary ‘Rumsfeld meets rival warlords’; enjoys the camaraderie?Top stories -- May 20, 2004Bay mercury level found statewide
Milk-price hike to bring relief to dairymen here
Recalcitrant Playmate spills beans in murder case
3 teachers get Golden Bells
Ex-owner of gravel pit dies at age 85 in Utah
Ex-postmaster in Olema dies at 84, GOP stalwart
Parttime Nicasio resident Kunst dies
Sparsely, Sage and Timely If you sit by the river long enough...Top stories -- May 13, 2004
Parks bring almost 4 million here yearly
Former Interior Secretary visits park he helped create
Congressman Miller's role in creating park
Pt. Reyes confab set on mercury in bay
How mercury happened to pollute Tomales Bay
DNA reveals wildlife contaminating saltwater
Straus Dairy waste to generate power
Lagunitas trustees reduce teacher hours for 2004-2005
Nation says health plan should be nationwide
Stinson native Bonfini, 26, dies after short illness
Longtime Nicasio resident Patricia Jean Fahey dies
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Tales of SpringTop stories -- May 6, 2004
Lifeguards rescue 13 swimmers in one day
Valley businesses changing ownership
Bishop case's new theory
Showoff's on motorcycles roar up Highway 1 un-cited
Judge's Alzheimer's won't change sentencing
Wesson trial date slated
EAH homes' water to cost $645,000
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Rowing & wading with Bush & the popeTop stories -- April 29, 2004A threat to native western pond turtles
Overhead transformers blaze in heat
Mary E. Holland dies in Bolinas at 90
Riviere, 55, lived full life; an activist and storyteller
Inverness Park ex-resident dies
Sparsely, Sage and Timely How a cartoon can tell the truthTop stories -- April 22, 2004Environmentalists OK another group
Valley Schools' water bill cut
Nicasio family cares for owls
Red-legged frog here may gain protection
Affordable home groundbreaking
More affordable housing proposed in Bolinas
Valley pastor helps masses
Olema ranching patriarch Boyd Stewart dies at 101
Sparsely, Sage and Timely An era of photography ending
Top stories -- April 15, 2004
Light to celebrate 25th anniversary of its Pulitzer
National Seashore mislabeled polluted
State sheriffs name Doyle president of association
Valley Planning Group to keep lot, pay taxes
Digging up dirt in Inverness to be noisy
'Cowboy' Dick Morin, 68, an affable storyteller
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Learning The Light had won a Pulitzer
Originally published in The Light on April 19, 1979
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Our lives after the prizeTop stories -- April 8, 2004Sheriff's dispatchers heroic but very busy
Corpse found on North Beach
Two Shoreline pupils expelled
Deputy injured in crash still ready to give help
Labor law bars some volunteer work
Lucas plan for more buildings OK with NMWD
North Marin board accepts new-tank bid
Designer Jill Whitcroft, 47, 'lived true to her soul'
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Totalitarianism on the rise – for realTop stories -- April 1, 2004
Supes appropriate $908,000 for new bridge
How the Inkwells swimming hole evolved
Tomales senior charged in crash
Dogs in Nicasio getting sick
Muir Beach drops view-protection proposal
C. West Churchman, 90, world-famous philosopher
Lester Corda, dairy rancher, dead at 77
Janet Halley, 42, passes; 'left hopes and dreams'
Marjorie Riley, 93, dies; always politically active
Book review: The Clarity of Light
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Herbert’s Son’s Sherbet
Top stories -- March 25, 2004
Wesson victims said to have worked in Marshall
New Countywide Plan favors ag producers
Tomales Bay report snubs science
Inverness median wins in landslide
Lagunitas approves Waldorf school
Local Latinos learn language through photography
Mercury spike in Soulajule fish
A history of mercury on land and in water here
Comforting the Afflicted & Afflicting the Comfortable Our new... homeTop stories -- March 18, 2004
Fresno-murder suspect's ties to Marshall
How marshall residents view alleged murderer
Plan to help ranchers speed up permits
Temporary clerk in Nicasio piles up mail
Crash tears off bicyclist's ear
A Bolinas artist cum secretary dies
Inverness conservationist, 96, dies on African trip
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The Light’ turns 56Top stories -- March 11, 2004
How West Marin pupils did on state tests
West Marin's only car dealership closes
2nd defendent confesses in Bishop murder case
Air quality v. wildfires at issue in park fire plan
Forest Knolls decries drinking in park
Valley school may get Waldorf
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Lighten up, Point Reyes StationTop stories -- March 4, 2004
East Marin vote gives Kinsey easy victory
An Inverness poll on its divider
Gale drives sloop onto Kehoe Beach
Inverness ex-commodore of yacht club dies at 89
Women in BusinessRenowned fashion designer at the Epicenter of OlemaFoalQuest saves horses abandoned by equestriansStinson Beach Starbucks trims locks for 15 yearsSparsely, Sage and Timely Writing about political campaignsTop stories -- February 26, 2004
90 mph winds slam into coast
White's Hill Bridge a campaign issue
Vet gets medals 60 years late
County appeals SPAWN interpretation of ruling
Valley park may get facelift
Mildred Sadler, 98, dies; a Stinson Beach matriarchTop stories -- February 19, 2004
Coast escapes storms with little damage
Virginia Cotton, 86, ex-garden club president
Musician Ottenstein, 55, loved friends and guitars
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Sexologist Alfred Kinsey’s 1st questionTop stories -- February 12, 2004
Rodoni in Valley described his varied associations
Pt. Reyes housing project 'on schedule'
Public worries about fate of Lairds Landing
No mad-cow burgers for Bolinas-Stinson
'Rod' Rodoni, 85, 'patroled' Point Reyes
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The Park Service impact on West MarinTop stories -- February 5, 2004
Third cop chase through West Marin in year
Second PG&E line drops at Point Reyes Corner
A 'strong breeze' joins rain and wreaks minor havoc
Inverness man on commission
RCD steps up efforts for ranchworker housing
County seeks loans to fix septics
Muir & Stinson welcome changes to transit plan
Subdivision plan sparks flap in Tomales
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The cynical incarceration of youthsTop stories -- January 29, 2004
Public out-talks candidates at debate
Public out-talks candidates at debate: sidebar
Tiny Tomales faces relatively big change
Tomales Bay group sues county
Valley school restructuring
Woodacre's Flanders a West Marin original
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Where old prison counselors goTop stories -- January 22, 2004
Supe candidate Rodoni drafts transit plan
Tomales High gets huge science grant
Whales honeymoon south to Baja
Coho sent up the creek to spawn
Rancher Neil McIsaac, World War II veteran, dies
Sparsely, Sage and Timely The Austrian-Australian threatTop stories -- January 15, 2004
Kidnapper admits molesting girl, 15
Carjacking in Jewell probed
Lagunitas School chief to quit
$3 million gym proposed in Valley
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Valley activist’s reaction to female-genital-mutilation arrests
Top stories -- January 8, 2004
Farallon Marine Sanctuary takes bite out of Monterey
Valley Toys and Joys donations a record
Groups vary over reporting bay pollution
Woodstove law oversold and excessive
Inverness' Munger, 76, a mentor to many here
Sparsely, Sage and Timely Sharing the road with a coyote
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