Toby Marion News Today

Tiburon resident Guy Toby Marion reflects on his experiences, from hiking more than three weeks in the Hazarajat mountains to learning Farsi and experiencing the country's culture to being there in 1973 during the coup d'etat against Afghan King Mohammad Zahir Shah, in his new book, "Afghanistan: Crossroads and Kingdoms."

Mill Valley must change mind about private club Recently, Mill Valley cleared the way for the Treehouse, a private club with a substantial entrance fee and monthly dues (“Mill Valley commission approves downtown private club,” Oct. 26). It will occupy the vacant Bank of America building, now symbolic of the bank’s abandonment of local communities. […]