Tag Archives: Marin County

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  knocking on doors while black: my neighborhood, my neighbors, my confusion

  Posted on April 8, 2014 by nikkimeredith in odds and sods, politics and religion, science/research.

  Last week, around noon on a weekday, a young African-American man knocked on my front door. He was there to talk me into signing up for AT&T high speed internet.  As most people know AT&T and Comcast are fiercely competing for subscribers. He said he could save me a lot of money if I switched. […]

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  unleashed aggression: how leash laws protect mother nature

  Posted on September 30, 2011 by nikkimeredith in dogs.

  Six months ago, after a no-dog hiatus of more than ten years, my husband and I got a puppy – a half golden retriever, half poodle. (Yes, I’m trying to avoid writing Goldendoodle. Owning any kind of doodle in our location (Southern Marin) and in our demographic (empty nesters) is an ubercliché.) Cliché or no, […]

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