ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Scholar: international education comparisons misleading Rankings that show U.S. students lagging their international peers in academic achievement are misleading because they inadequately account for social inequality, a Stanford U... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 15, 2013 at 7:14 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent 9 hours ago.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO In praise of tomorrow "The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing," by John Perry, Workman Publishing Company, 112 pp., $12.95
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Two-alarm fire damages MV mobile home A two-alarm fire damaged a residence in a Mountain View mobile home park Sunday morning.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Caltrain kicks off track-vigilance campaign After numerous suicides and train-pedestrian accidents, Caltrain is kicking off a year-long campaign to enlist passengers in keeping an eye on the tracks.
Read the full story... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 12, 2013 at 8:26 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 15, 2013 at 10:50 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Malala Yousafzai Web Link
This young girl will live through time, as a heroine. She still still ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Susan, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood, on Jan 10, 2013 at 8:50 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 15, 2013 at 3:04 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Walgreens to pay $1.4 million to settle suit Walgreens has agreed to pay $1.4 million in penalties and legal costs to settle a lawsuit accusing the retailer of charging prices higher than marked on store shelves, a prose... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 10, 2013 at 12:22 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2013 at 11:36 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Finally, high speed rail will start, thanks to President Obama Web Link
We are very fortunate to have a visionary Presdient. Thank you so... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Brock, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Jan 9, 2013 at 3:28 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 14, 2013 at 4:54 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Storm system from Alaska headed for Bay Area Bay Area residents may want to bundle up, as a cold-weather system is headed this way and will linger for several days, a National Weather Service forecaster said.
Read the f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 9, 2013 at 9:10 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2013 at 9:14 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO How much do you spend on groceries a month? My fianc� and I are in a heated debate on how much we should spend on groceries/household items a month. He thinks we spend way too much as a family of four. We're just curi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tryingtosave, a resident of Los Altos, on Jan 5, 2013 at 8:47 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 9, 2013 at 9:27 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Caltrain board elects new officers The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB), which owns and operates Caltrain, unanimously elected Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager as board chair Thursday.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Officials declare emergency over EPA levee damage East Palo Alto officials are seeking an estimated $2.6 million in government aid after pre-Christmas storms extensively damaged the levee that prevents San Francisquito Creek ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 2, 2013 at 9:05 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2013 at 8:55 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Radio in the Bay Area, Anyone remember KGO's mass firing last year ? Hey Palo Altans and others. I just happened to be reminded of the changes at KGO radio about a year ago when KGO, fired most or their talk show hosts and drastically changed ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Former Radio Listener, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jan 2, 2013 at 5:57 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 5, 2013 at 10:32 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO CHP arrests 208 for DUI over New Year's weekend The California Highway Patrol is reporting that it made the same number of DUI arrests in the Bay Area over the holiday compared to the same period last year while fatal colli... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 2, 2013 at 12:07 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2013 at 6:27 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO The Irony of Dems Supporting Bush Tax Cuts Politics is a strange thing. Obama has embraced the vast majority of GWB's tax cuts, something he opposed for a long time. The GOP are whining, even though they got much of ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lawrence, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jan 1, 2013 at 11:39 am There have been 42 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 9, 2013 at 10:19 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO East Palo Alto to New Year revelers: 'Use a gun, go to jail' Celebratory gunfire is getting a serious crackdown in East Palo Alto, where police plan to more than triple the number of officers on city streets on New Year's Eve, the depar... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 31, 2012 at 5:37 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 1, 2013 at 10:02 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Spare the Air alert issued for New Year's Day The Bay Area will ring in the new year with a Spare the Air Day on Tuesday, Jan. 1, air quality officials have announced.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 31, 2012 at 2:59 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2013 at 9:29 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Palo Alto Falls Behind - again Concord braces for ban on single-serving water bottles to take effect Jan. 1
Web Link ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Dec 30, 2012 at 8:08 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 1, 2013 at 8:43 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Fiscal cliff: estate tax opinions? Can someone who thinks the estate tax is a good thing tell me why they think so? As I'm examining fiscal cliff impacts, the estate tax exemption falling to $1M and the tax goi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Dec 28, 2012 at 11:38 am There have been 52 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2013 at 8:07 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO East Palo Alto construction worker dies after fall A construction worker who died after a fall at a home under construction has been identified as Jose Plancarte, 51, of East Palo Alto, according to the San Francisco Medical ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 28, 2012 at 11:01 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 30, 2012 at 7:53 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Pedestrian deaths, Hangar One top Mountain View news in 2012 From the banning of plastic grocery bags to rejection of a Chick-Fil-A restaurant, there was no shortage of news in Mountain View in 2012.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 27, 2012 at 8:51 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 27, 2012 at 1:01 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Let it go over the cliff I have worked for the federal government for the last three years. It is absurdly bloated and corrupt. Even though it will cost me my job, probably, it is time to cut the bai... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jamie, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Dec 25, 2012 at 5:54 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Unattended pot on stove sparks midnight blaze Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Redwood City and Woodside firefighters were able to extinguish a two-alarm blaze that had a female trapped inside an apartment building in East Palo Alt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 23, 2012 at 4:44 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 23, 2012 at 4:44 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hill, Leno push for disclosure in political ads Political advertisements would have to clearly identify their top three funders under legislation that state Sens. Jerry Hill and Mark Leno introduced Thursday, Dec. 20.
Read... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 21, 2012 at 10:31 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 22, 2012 at 9:37 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO NASA scientist flooded with doomsday questions On his Web page, "Ask an Astrobiologist," local NASA scientist David Morrison has received more than 5,000 questions about the supposed end of the world tomorrow.
Read the fu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 20, 2012 at 7:49 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 23, 2012 at 1:07 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Prayer Services for Children & Staff of Sandy Hook Elementary There will be two services on Friday, a week after this terrible incident that has made so many feel afraid and sad during this season that should be joyous.
Christmas "Ho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Austen Heydon, a resident of Portola Valley, on Dec 20, 2012 at 4:03 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 20, 2012 at 6:44 pm.
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