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Children's Theatre criminal probe to be dropped?
Palo Alto police are expected to announce early next week they have dropped the criminal investigation into financial wrongdoing at the city-run Children's Theatre, sources fa...
Last comment from Jay Thorwaldson, editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, 13 hours ago (Comments: 2)

Editorial: Yes on Measure A for schools' future
Voters in the Palo Alto Unified School District will face a complex but vitally important decision when they cast their votes in or before the June 3 election. Read the ful...
Last comment from Peter, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, 2 hours ago (Comments: 7)

School-bond opponent lays out case
He's been getting up at 3 a.m. and going to bed at 10 p.m. for weeks, and Palo Alto resident Wayne Martin isn't likely to stop soon. According to Martin, it takes nonstop dedi...
Last comment from Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, 22 minutes ago (Comments: 12)

Man hit by car -- in his living room
Kevin Guthrie heard a noise outside his Bryant Street home about 1:30 p.m. today and went to the living room window to see what happened. The next thing he knew, he was on his...
Last comment from Mom, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, 14 hours ago (Comments: 33)

Why Are So Many Adults Choosing NOT To Wear Bike Helmets?
As I walk, bike, and drive by auto through Palo Alto, and throughout the Bay Area, it's become very apparent that a significant number of adults - you and old - are no longer ...
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Children's Theatre criminal probe to be dropped?
Palo Alto police are expected to announce early next week they have dropped the criminal investigation into financial wrongdoing at the city-run Children's Theatre, sources familiar with the case said this week. Yet Police Chief Lynne Johnson denied that an announcement of the conclusion of the investigation is imminent.
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    'Reasonable' accommodations?
    Palo Alto woman, housing corporation battle over disability, responsibility
    A disabled woman is being evicted from her apartment by the Palo Alto Housing Corporation after 15 years of battling over what constitutes "reasonable accommodation" for her disability.
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    French teacher fights cancellation of AP exam
    Last month the College Board, the education company that administers the college-credit-conferring Advanced Placement (AP) exams, announced it is canceling the AP French Literature exam after spring 2009. Teacher Anne Jensen and students said cutting the test could be a death knell for the study of French literature.

    Stanford gets $43 million for stem-cell research
    The Stanford University School of Medicine has received $43.6 million in a state grant to help fund stem-cell research – the largest of 12 grants statewide totalling $271 million.

    SPORTS: Familiar faces fill NCAA water polo tourney
    Kelly Eaton never did beat Menlo School in her four years at Menlo-Atherton. The odds are good that she'll play against another Menlo School grad sometime this weekend as the Stanford sophomore and her women's water polo teammates prepare to host the NCAA championships that begin Friday. Full story

    Man hit by car – in his living room
    Foundation gives $70 million to state colleges
    Sweepstakes law passes state Senate
    Women in jail often victims of violence
    Menlo Park fire causes $100,000 in damages
    Palo Alto Online launches online video ads
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    Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!

    The last adaptation was tough to ingest,
    "The Cat in the Hat" was just horrid at best.
    The audience pleaded, "Leave poor Seuss alone:
    You'll ruin the humor, the cadence, the tone!"

    The studio said: "We'll make Horton CG!
    With rich animation, just wait and you'll see!"
    "No! Stop!" cried the crowd, "For you'll ruin that, too!"
    And they sat back aghast with... (Read the full review here.) View movie trailer

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