PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG A Different College Spring Break My daughter, a PALY grad who now is attending a fine college in New England, related to me her Spring Break plans for later this month.
Cancun? Florida? Other places know... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Mar 7, 2010 at 3:59 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2010 at 9:28 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Best Musical Composition at the Oscars I am intrigued about how music composers for movies do their trade.
It is Oscars night, which does nothing for me, but I got to thinking about what music composers contribu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Mar 7, 2010 at 9:08 am
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Where Do US Senators and Reps Live While in DC? My impression: many of them cannot afford to keep a house in their home district and another place of residence in our Nation's capital. DC is not a cheap date, rent or mort... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Mar 5, 2010 at 4:01 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2010 at 11:13 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Jobs, Small Business, Candidates and Politicians As a small business owner who has managed to hang on the last couple of years, and with no assurance that things are "coming back," I am tired of the platitudes people in offi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Mar 4, 2010 at 5:27 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2010 at 5:47 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Texas I grew up in Houston, Texas, as did current CA Insurance Commissioner and struggling candidate for Governor Steve Poizner.
The State of Texas had its primaries this week, a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Mar 2, 2010 at 10:44 pm There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2010 at 12:38 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Health Care "Summit" De-Brief John Naber--thanks a bunch for your postings on the Vancouver Olympic Games. You have a unique perspective as one who competed and won in the Olympics, is a local community m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Feb 27, 2010 at 8:55 am There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 3, 2010 at 9:04 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG California--Leading Indicator In the past, this was a source of pride, now it is a shameful thing.
Although I am registered as a Democrat, I really miss Ronald Reagan and his motto "Thou shall not talk ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Feb 16, 2010 at 4:13 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 17, 2010 at 5:22 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG GOP State Primary Races Already Are Bizarre Watch the video imbedded in this link by folks behind the Carly Fiorina Senate campaign
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl1112
Read this article from the SJ Merc a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Feb 4, 2010 at 7:11 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 10, 2010 at 3:55 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Miss America Is Old I remeber getting an "A" on a paper I wrote for my high school English class around 30 years ago about how the Miss America Pageant was rife with flaws, from the treatment of ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jan 30, 2010 at 3:38 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2010 at 4:37 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Obama's State of the Union Speech The State of the Union address by our Presidents of late is purely theater.
Perhaps actor and great communicator President Reagan made it that way. I don’t recall his pred... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jan 28, 2010 at 4:26 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2010 at 9:21 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Thoughts on MLK Weekend How far we have come, how far we have to go.
Here is a link to Dr. King's speech in 1963. Watch the entire thing, not just the "free at last" conclusion.
http://www.ml... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jan 17, 2010 at 9:24 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 24, 2010 at 6:56 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG 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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jan 15, 2010 at 6:39 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2010 at 8:52 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG 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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jan 7, 2010 at 5:43 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 19, 2010 at 7:34 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG 25 College Bowl Games? Absurd This is absurd. 25 "Bowl" games over the course of a week!
I do not follow football at the college or professional level, but out of local interest, I decided to check o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jan 1, 2010 at 12:08 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 6, 2010 at 8:22 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Death Penalty--Organ Donation Happy New Year!
I just got done reading (and I am catching up on a bunch of stuff) about a person on death row who wants to end his legal appeal process, be legally execute... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Jan 1, 2010 at 12:01 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2010 at 3:59 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Merry Christmas--Except Those Nightmares I wish to all a happy holiday season.
I write this not to address what the newspapers typically discuss around people down and out at this time of year.
Instead, for tho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Dec 25, 2009 at 10:34 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 25, 2009 at 12:09 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG An Angry" American Person" and Small Businessman I don't think I am the only American Person who is insulted by the invocation by both sides of the aisle in Congress, especially the Senate, about what "The American People" w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Dec 19, 2009 at 9:45 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2010 at 1:42 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Palo Alto Bowl--the Deeper Implications I am a big believer that Palo Alto is a special, but not unique, community. There are other towns which offer great opportunities and amenities, Palo Alto has been very good ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Dec 15, 2009 at 4:35 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 1, 2010 at 11:14 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG 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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Nov 20, 2009 at 11:05 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 9, 2009 at 11:52 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Obama’s Afghanistan Decision What is the truly brave (not bold) action our President should take?
If it were me, I would tell our capable military leadership that the strategy is to focus on the mounta... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Nov 2, 2009 at 4:59 pm There have been 34 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 9, 2009 at 8:57 am.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Artwork at a Time of Employee Cutbacks As a Parks and Recreation Commissioner, I felt very uncomfortable this past Tuesday night at our monthly regular meeting.
It was the day after City Council had approved a $... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Oct 28, 2009 at 11:37 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 3, 2009 at 5:27 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Viva Quidditch! I have a daughter who attended PALY and now is a sophomore at Middlebury College in Vermont.
Her school hosted the "Quidditch World Cup" this weekend, hosting a number of o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Oct 25, 2009 at 2:25 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 27, 2009 at 6:20 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG Next City Council Has a Labor Problem.... So who are the best choices to deal with it?
I could use this posting to provide my own thoughts, but I will refrain this time.
Please provide your point of view. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Oct 22, 2009 at 7:10 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 27, 2009 at 10:54 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG How to Sort Out Tragic Events In PA There has been another Gunn High School student lost by suicide at the Meadow train tracks. The fourth suicide this year, and it would be five had one of them not been averte... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Oct 20, 2009 at 11:07 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 27, 2009 at 3:35 pm.
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG 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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto, on Oct 10, 2009 at 4:01 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 21, 2009 at 2:30 pm.
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