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How About A Mosque In Palo Alto?
I am totally repulsed by the objections to the buidling of mosques in varioous places around the United States being reported recently in the national press.
There are nume... |
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on Jun 20, 2012 at 2:34 pm by John, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Irresponsible Israel
This has nothing to do with being Jewish or Muslim. It has to do with sovereign states acting responsibly.
The State of Israel is a bully. It treats the Palestinians like... |
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on Mar 22, 2010 at 12:53 am by casey, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Sarah Palin at CSU Stanlislaus
I find Ms. Palin to be cut out of the same cloth of Huey Long, George Wallace, and other such populists who presently call themselves "Tea Partiers." Which means I do not hol... |
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on Jul 27, 2010 at 10:47 am by a real perspective, a resident of another community |
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High Speed Rail: What a Boondoggle, Volume 1
I have learned in my professional life is to ask what are the objectives a certain concept or idea is meeting. It is important to get some agreement about objectives before c... |
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on Jun 13, 2009 at 7:27 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Afghanistan, Taliban, Al Qaeda
If I were sitting in that egg shaped office along PA Avenue, I think I would be telling our folks that we are going to shut down the current effort after the November election... |
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on Aug 13, 2010 at 5:37 am by Perspective, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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The Politics of Health Care Reform
A sea change took place this past weekend when Congress passed by a whisker the way health care will work in the country going forward.
As an American person, I found it ti... |
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on Aug 6, 2010 at 6:59 am by Perspective, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Grass Roots Obama
Full disclosure: I am an Obama supporter. Despite some character flaws that make him less effective than I would like to see in a President, I am glad he is in the White Hou... |
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on Aug 7, 2012 at 8:06 am by Really, Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Snake!
I walked out of my office late Thursday morning to go to the copying machine and duplicate some paperwork. Lying (or is it laying?) in my path was a juvenile Garter snake mak... |
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on Oct 2, 2010 at 10:29 am by The Real Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Debacle in the Gulf Of Mexico
There are no heroes in this debacle.
I am trying to picture myself as the head of BP, Sec'y of Interior Salazar, and as what I perceived to be an exhausted POTUS yesterday ... |
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on Aug 14, 2010 at 8:04 am by Perspective, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Calif. GOP Politics At This Point
I want to make it clear that I think all the people running for Governor and US Senator on the GOP side are actually fine people, to be admired for what they have done in thei... |
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on May 3, 2010 at 7:29 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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2010 California US Senator Race
As a follow on from my comments about the race for Governor this year, there was the interesting, but not surprising announcement by Tom Campbell that he has decided to compet... |
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on Apr 29, 2010 at 8:52 pm by PA-Voter, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Incredibly Flawed Senate and Governor Candidates
I am increasingly disgusted with the character of candidates for State office in California, to whit:
I really have no clue what Senator Barbara Boxer has to show for all h... |
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on Oct 11, 2010 at 3:05 pm by Kerry, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Styrophome Recyling
My kids gave me as a Christmas present a new toaster oven! (OK, they also gave me a set of DVD's commemerating the awesome SF Giants 2010 baseball season, including a disk fo... |
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on Sep 13, 2012 at 9:41 pm by Green resident, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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A Call to Serve on Palo Alto Commissions
I have been on the City of Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission since 2004, and I am applying again as my term expires the end of this year. I am hopeful that City Counc... |
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on Dec 9, 2009 at 11:52 am by Not amused, a resident of another community |
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Obama's Undeserved Peace Prize
This is not about Obama.
The Nobel folks decided, rightly or wrongly, to send the message that the United States as a country is important, and the Obama leadership is welc... |
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on Oct 21, 2009 at 2:30 pm by A Noun Ea Mus, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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DC Beltway Noise
In a way, I miss W. My personal point of view about the man and his Presidency is niether here nor there, but he was pretty consistent and predictable in his policies. Good ... |
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on Apr 2, 2010 at 12:14 pm by The Real Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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How to Differentiate and Select CPA Council Candidates
On occasion, I am described as being as an "insider," which makes me laugh. I am willing to offer up a point of view on this blog and as a member of the Parks and Recreation ... |
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on Oct 5, 2009 at 9:07 am by Education doesn\'t matter, a member of the Hoover School community |
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Obama, GW Bush, FDR and Presidential Leadership
Some of my thinking here is based upon some opinions by national columnists and other readings of late, so it is not entitely original.
I have learned in recent readings th... |
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on Sep 10, 2009 at 10:48 pm by mystery solved, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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MBA Absurdity as a Sign of the Times
I had the good fortune to attend a prominent business school, and graduated from it more years ago than I care to admit. It has a great local alumni club, terrific alumni sup... |
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on Apr 5, 2010 at 1:58 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Make University Avenue a Pedestrian Mall
I have written about this idea before, and it is worth bringing up again.
Driving home after a long Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, I thought about the Pearl Stree... |
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on Jan 4, 2013 at 1:13 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Tea Party at PA Post Office?
I was taking care of some company business this afternoon with Wells Fargo and the downtown PA post office at the corners of Waverley and Hamilton.
Maybe it was the time of... |
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on Jul 20, 2010 at 11:52 am by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Summer Camps-and the Living is Easy, Breezy, Queasy?
I would like to have a community conversation about the summer camp options we have for our kids in Palo Alto. I have no pre-conceived notions about the options families ha... |
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on Jul 6, 2010 at 10:56 am by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto |
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Local Employers Levi Strauss & NUMMI
Good news and bad news. Levi's will remain HQ'd in San Francisco for at least 10 more years. GM has pulled out of the joint venture with Toyota at the NUMMI plant in Fremont... |
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on Jul 23, 2009 at 2:09 pm by PAmoderate, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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2010 California Governor's Race
Am I alone in trying to sort out the 4 "top candidates?"
There is Meg Whitman, with whom I had limited business dealings 20+ years ago. Powerhouse executive, protoge of fo... |
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on Jan 19, 2010 at 7:34 am by Dan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Catholic Church, Priests and Pedophelia
I was raised Catholic. I attended Catholic schools with scary nuns as teachers until 7th grade, and did a one year stint my high school freshman year at an all boys Jesuit C... |
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on Apr 1, 2010 at 2:32 pm by Not a catholic either, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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