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We cannot print our way out of this mess. We need to produce our way out of it. A good first step would be to approve the Keystone pipeline... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by John, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Sep 14, 2012 at 1:59 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 14, 2012 at 3:17 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO What is wrong with Obama? Apology and retreat is the Obama doctrine, apparently. We are paying the price for it now. Israel is in great danger. Placating Islam is a losing proposition. The modern worl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by David, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Sep 13, 2012 at 3:55 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 16, 2012 at 11:12 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Libya Consulate attack played down until 9/11 over Anyone else feel that the President and the media kept quiet about the latest 9/11 attack on US by Muslim terrorists until after the day passed and practically no mention that... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Sep 12, 2012 at 8:54 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 12, 2012 at 11:28 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO HP to eliminate 2,000 more jobs Silicon Valley computer and printer giant HP will cut about 2,000 more jobs than previously announced, according to a Sept. 10 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commissi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 11, 2012 at 2:35 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 11, 2012 at 9:46 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Bill Moggridge, co-founder of IDEO, dies at 69 Bill Moggridge, the co-founder of Palo Alto-based design firm IDEO, died Sept. 8 of cancer. He was 69. Moggridge was the director of the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewit... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 11, 2012 at 12:25 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 11, 2012 at 12:25 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Future Palo Alto housing: taller, smaller In a radical departure from recent trends, Palo Alto officials endorsed a new vision for housing on Monday, July 9, that prizes taller buildings with smaller units.
Read the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 11, 2012 at 10:28 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 11, 2012 at 7:27 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Making the PAFD Alumni Association Proud Look what PAFD's old Deputy Fire Chief is up to. Looks like he retired from Palo Alto so he can collect his pension, and then heads down to Gilroy for $14K/month to make ends... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jim H., a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Sep 10, 2012 at 8:15 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Auto burglars strike 17 cars in two days Auto burglars smashed windows in 17 vehicles in the past two days, making off with computer bags, laptops, electronic equipment and personal documents, Palo Alto police announ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 7, 2012 at 6:54 pm There have been 37 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 11, 2012 at 10:24 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO U.S. Marshals, CHP arrest teen in East Palo Alto A teen boy believed to have been one of two people in a car that rammed and shot at a California Highway Patrol vehicle in Oakland earlier this summer was arrested in East Pal... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 6, 2012 at 8:29 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 7, 2012 at 7:44 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO "I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat." Will Rogers got it right. This Democratic convention is turning into a real zoo. God, Jerusalem, or not, or possibly, or Hamas, or not, or the Jewish vote, or not...what is it... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kenneth, a resident of Menlo Park, on Sep 5, 2012 at 5:57 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 6, 2012 at 11:37 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Democratic National Convention Within ten minutes of the start of the DNC, there was a woman who spoke who has more military experience than all the Romney men combined.
Tulsi Gabbart, house candidate fr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Toni Patterson, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Sep 4, 2012 at 4:50 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 10, 2012 at 3:11 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO CHP Officer critically wounded A CHP Officer was critically wounded this morning after being shot by a suspect on 680, about 40 miles from PA. Another CHP officer was able to return fire and kill the suspec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Terrible news, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Sep 4, 2012 at 4:01 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO "if you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that." This quote, by Obama, is emblematic of what he believes. The truth is that businesses ARE built by the risk-takers. It is THEIR profits that provide the jobs, which provide th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jerome, a resident of East Palo Alto, on Sep 3, 2012 at 2:08 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 4, 2012 at 8:26 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Clint Eastwood at GOP Convention As a confirmed Democrat, who will vote for President Obama, I think we liberals are making a mistake by by ridiculing Clint Eastwood. In fact, I think we should emulate his ac... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Doug, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Aug 31, 2012 at 1:01 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 31, 2012 at 8:24 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Condi Rice's speech at the RNC What did you all think of Palo Alto resident Condi Rice's speech at the RNC? I thought she gave the best speech of anyone at the convention, though Clint Eastwood did pretty w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by condi, a resident of Stanford, on Aug 30, 2012 at 10:28 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO RNC fails to light the fire for conservatives Think of past conventions and recent political tidal waves or sea changes:
- Sarah Palin igniting the crowd in 2008
- in 2004, Zell Miller unleashed pure fury
- George... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Steve Mills, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Aug 30, 2012 at 9:21 am
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Memorial Stadium Vs. Stanford Stadium (Public vs. Private) The renovation of the UC Berkeley Memorial Stadium renovation cost $321M and took about 21 months. Stanford Stadium was torn down and rebuilt for $90M in 9 months.
Just a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jim H., a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Aug 28, 2012 at 11:50 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 31, 2012 at 8:53 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Young immigrants seek reprieve through new Obama program Hundreds of young immigrants showed up at a Menlo Park church Sunday to get legal advice on applying for President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals progra... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 28, 2012 at 10:54 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 29, 2012 at 3:47 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Use it or lose it In every company that I have worked, you cannot accumulate more than two years of unused off days: use it or lose it. But obviously that is not the case for our government (c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by @home, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Aug 26, 2012 at 10:14 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO I will vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Let me begin by saying that I strongly request the editors to leave this thread open to all responders, anonymous or named, members of the site or not. I am not afraid of a b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeff, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Aug 26, 2012 at 2:21 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 29, 2012 at 12:29 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO I Will Vote for President Obama The editor has now taken down or closed five disrespectful threads about the presidential race. I am wondering if there is anyone who wants to engage in a more respectful disc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by stephen levy, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Aug 26, 2012 at 12:53 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 29, 2012 at 4:07 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO A Food Issue I Care About Yes, I want to save the bees. Yes, I want people to have good health. Yes, I want Proposition 37 to pass.
Just how much is it worth to GMO giant Monsanto to make California... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Alto Resident, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Aug 23, 2012 at 8:58 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 28, 2012 at 9:17 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Social media exec claims British Bankers Club Eight months after the party stopped at the landmark British Bankers Club in Menlo Park, signs of revival appeared, thanks to a former social media executive with ties to Palo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 23, 2012 at 9:22 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 6, 2012 at 3:48 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Obama indecisive on the attack on OBL, cavint to Valerie Jarrett The White House has not commented on the book, but one commenter wrote: �Obama�s �gutsy call� would seem to be limited to having finally found the �guts� to overru... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Dave, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Aug 22, 2012 at 8:42 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 23, 2012 at 4:40 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO University of Colorado analysis predicts Romney win in presidential race This Uunivesity of Colorado analysis has been correct since 1980. It doesn't even look like it will be close.
Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gay, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Aug 22, 2012 at 3:23 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 23, 2012 at 10:15 pm.