Nieghborhood Summit

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0100

The basic building block for influencing local elected officials is the neighborhood, says organizer Jim Diers, because people tend to be most involved and active closest to their homes.

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DNA Privacy

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

It’s hard to imagine anything more personal than the genetic information encoded in your DNA. But it’s only protected by privacy laws some of the time.

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The actual status of California’s law protecting genetic information with regard to long term care insurance is currently a bit murky, says health journalist April Lynch. It is generally assumed to have ended, but it seems to have lapsed rather than havingRead More...

Red Cross Heroes 2010

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100

For the seventh consecutive year, the Sonoma and Mendocino Counties chapter of the American Red Cross is honoring a group of 10 local citizens as Real Heroes among us. Continuing our own informal tradition, the North Bay Report has prepared these profiles of this year's honorees in two categories.

Good Samaritan, Youth:

It started as a Girl Scout assignment, but Jackie Andreucci’s Read More...

Alzheimer's Disease

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

Alzheimer’s disease, a severe form of progressive dementia, casts a long and fearful shadow on the baby boom generation, but lifestyle changes and advance planning can delay and even diminish its impacts.

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2010 Estate Tax

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Last year, the federal estate tax earned the government about $25 billion dollars. This year, unless Congress takes action, the amount will be zero.

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Elder Financial Abuse

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100

The recession can be a triple threat to the financial security of seniors. Not only are their savings shrinking, family members may have crucial needs, while unscrupulous predatory sales operations that target elders are on the upswing.

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The Elder Financial Protection Network has collaborated with NBC Bay Area to create the teleRead More...

Kinship Center

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100

In addition to the usual parents-plus-kids households, modern families can be cross-generational, or blended in other ways. However these households may be structured, the Sonoma Kinship Family Center exists to provide them with assistance and support.

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A National Agenda

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0100

Health Care reform and a forward-looking energy policy are not competing subjects in need of Congressional action, but interlocking national priorities, said speakers at a Santa Rosa rally yesterday.

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Urban Permaculture

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0100

Permaculture - an idea that began around sustainable agriculture - is moving into the urban environment.

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You can also learn more about this subject at the Oakland-based Urban Permaculture Guild.

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Two Wheels North

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:00 +0100

Bicycling from Santa Rosa to Seattle is no small accomplishment, but doing it a century ago was a far greater challenge.

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The intent of his 15-day ride to Seattle, explains Bill Harrison, was to repeat the Read More...

Farm Succession

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Just about everyone agrees that preserving California's productive agricultural lands is a good idea, even if there have been some highly charged disagreements over the best means to accomplish that objective. Sidestepping these policy debates, California FarmLink is working directly with farming and ranching families to help them decide what they want to do with their lands froRead More...

2-1-1 Debuts

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:00:00 +0100

As of 8:30 this morning, getting information about non-emergency services throughout Sonoma County just got a lot easier.

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Vet Connect

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:00:00 +0100

As many as 25% of the homeless in Sonoma County are veterans, people who are entitled to services and assistance they often don't know about. But a new volunteer coalition is working to change that.
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One frequent obstacle that Vet Connect volunteers must often overcome, says Andy PybRead More...

Brain Fitness

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:00:00 +0100

You can teach your old brain new tricks, no matter what your age, and doing so will keep that vital organ healthy longer.

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Dr. Michael Merzenich

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Prescription card

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:00:00 +0100

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