Madeleine Munselle is a 9 year-old 3rd grader from the Alexander Valley. She is also the author of a lively short story that is being adapted for the stage by a touring theater company that is heading this way.

Madeleine is already at work on her next story, “A Clue to the Truth.” The Story Pirates will perform at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts on Sunday, April 10th at 3 pm. There's more on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

It is now possible to live for years, even decades with Parkinson’s Disease. But there is still no cure for it.

Living with Parkinson’s Disease isn’t easy, but sometimes the progression of the neuro-degenerative disease can be slowed down for years. We hear from someone who is doing that on today’s North Bay Report.

The Science Buzz Café meets at the French Garden Restaurant in Sebastopol Wednesday evening at 7 pm. You can also hear more about Parkinson’s Disease from Evan Henry on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

The high cost of housing is driving low-wage workers out of California, even though many new jobs are being created here.

California is creating new jobs at all income levels, but lower wage workers are leaving the state as housing costs soar. A new report examines these interlocking trends.

Check out the entire interactive Compare 50 database through the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Repeated visits to emergency rooms and jail cells cost big bucks. So Petaluma is trying a new intervention for “serial inebriates.”

A significant share of Petaluma’s homeless population are addicted to alcohol or drugs, so a new program there is offering expedited treatment as a first step toward getting housed.

You can learn more about the Petaluma Sober Circle on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

An effort to increase both FICA withholding and Social Security benefits could sustain the program into the next century, proponents say.

Fears that Social Security is about to run short of funds are unfounded, a trio of congressmen told a Santa Rosa gathering yesterday. But the 80 year old program has not been updated for 33 years, and is overdue for some adjustments to carry it into the next century.

Find out more about the proposed Social Security bill or read its full text on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Sonoma County is making it tougher for young people to buy cigarettes, and for retailers to sell them.

On a third attempt, Sonoma County Supervisors yesterday approved a new ordinance that will require sellers of tobacco products to be licenced. As KRCB’s Bruce Robinson reports, the measure is meant to curtail youths’ access to cigarettes, and reduce the number who start smoking before age 18.

The proceeds from the sale of those new tobacco retail licenses will help fund the enforcement efforts to ensure compliance with the other aspects of the ordinance. Learn more on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Protecting vulnerable vineyards from frost may not require a lot of water after all. New research suggests cover crops and copper compounds can also provide protection.

Recent warm weather has triggered the onset of bud break in the vineyards, yet the lingering threat of cold nights carries enormous risk. But some new research suggests there are chemical and botanical measures that can deflect the danger of freezing, without requiring the use of large amounts of water or electricity. We get details from reporter Valerie Kim in Hopland.

Learn more on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Wasted food should go someplace better than a dump. A new project is aiming to help it get there.

When food goes to waste, there are usually other, better places it could go instead. A new map and social media tool, currently under construction, aims to reroute that food to more beneficial destinations.

Learn more about the Recover Food project on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Marin County’s destitute history museum is getting a financial break intended to help it launch a sustainable future.

The past year has been a tough one for Marin County’s History Museum. Ongoing financial troubles and declining public trust led the historic institution to close its doors last year. But KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi reports the museum is looking to re-open this year...with an infusion of donated money and new leadership.

We’ve got pictures of some of those historical items from the Marin Museum on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

In his latest book, The Devil’s Chessboard, writer David Talbot probes the long, dark shadow cast by former CIA Director Allen Dulles.

As director of the CIA during the early Cold War years, Allen Dulles was at the center of some of the most consequential moments in American History. And, writer David Talbot argues, our nation is the worse for that.

David Talbot talks about his study of the Kennedy brothers and their political enemies at Sonoma State tonight, a presentation sponsored by Project Censored. Find event details and hear more from the author on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.