ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO global warming could cause another ice age As the world warms up from people increasingly putting CO2 into the atmosphere, I believe there are two scenarios which could result from the warming: a) extreme heat in which... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by a, a resident of the The Greenhouse neighborhood, on Mar 5, 2008 at 9:48 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2008 at 8:47 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Nuclear Power not Efficient Enough A recent study concludes that nuclear power is not efficient enough to replace fossil fuels. We have heard from nuclear cheerleaders like Greg who claim that nukes will solve ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 5, 2008 at 9:23 am There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2008 at 8:02 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO "End the war in Iraq, and win the war in Afghanistan" Hillary just said this. Could somebody please explain how she plans to do both at the same time? Is this how our next, potential, Commander in Chief, will try to cope with th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Mar 4, 2008 at 8:31 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2008 at 6:43 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stanford to help build new Saudi university Stanford will join with other American universities in helping establish the new King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia by assisting with f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 4, 2008 at 5:14 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 8, 2008 at 1:27 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Schools Abroad - Funding, Teachers Recently, a couple of interesting articles have shown stark contrasts in school systems. Setting aside Palo Alto for the moment, California's education investment is poor and... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by David Cohen, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Mar 2, 2008 at 10:17 pm There have been 45 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2008 at 10:56 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Leap Year's Day - Fun Anyone with a Feb 29th birthday, or giving birth today? Anyone with an anniversary? Anyone with a funny leap year story to tell?
We can celebrate, and commiserate, together... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 29, 2008 at 9:49 am
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Vallejo Moves Closer to Bankruptcy Filing Vallejo had a break down in labor negotiations and is moving closer to bankruptcy.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ajxCNoS2DEzE
From the current a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Feb 28, 2008 at 6:44 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2008 at 10:37 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Green energy problems The following link is about a recent problem in Texas with wind energy:
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2749522920080228?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Engineer, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 28, 2008 at 3:27 pm There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2008 at 4:11 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Israel dictating US foreign policy Israel has too much influence in US foreign policy. Listen to the following thoughtful speech.
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/113.html
READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Norman Klein, a resident of Stanford, on Feb 27, 2008 at 9:39 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 3, 2008 at 8:37 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO The plan to imprison millions of Americans in detention centers is known as ENDGAME "The government has also contracted with several companies to build thousands of railcars, some reportedly equipped with shackles, ostensibly to transport detainees."
The e... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by SMELL THE COFFEE, a resident of Stanford, on Feb 27, 2008 at 10:57 am There have been 45 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2008 at 1:30 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Temperature Monitors Report Widescale Global Cooling Over the past year, anecdotal evidence for a cooling planet has exploded. China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history. North... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jarred, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 26, 2008 at 9:45 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 29, 2008 at 11:39 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Court overturns East Palo Alto rent freeze The rent moratorium enacted unanimously by the East Palo Alto City Council in January was overturned today by San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Beth Larson Freeman.
Read ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 25, 2008 at 4:55 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 2, 2009 at 10:21 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Child's Guide to United States Foreign Policy Q: Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?
A: Because they had weapons of mass destruction honey.
Q: But the inspectors didn't find any weapons of mass destruction .
A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jill Thompson, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 25, 2008 at 10:39 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 28, 2008 at 10:58 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO John McCain and the Environment A small statistic just surprised me. I'm registered Green Party and not a fan of John McCain, but thought, "Well, at least he's concerned about global warming. And he's one o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Helena, a member of the Gunn High School community, on Feb 24, 2008 at 10:48 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 25, 2008 at 2:55 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Diane Feinstein's Conflict of Interest in Iraq Dear Weekly, please don't delete this.
Thank you.
Peace and Love,
a
Feinstein’s Conflict of Interest in Iraq
Source:
North Bay Bohemian, January 24, 2007
Title: “... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by a, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Feb 24, 2008 at 10:13 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 3, 2008 at 1:43 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Military Commissions The long term incarceration of six Guantanamo prisoners charged with conspiracy to commit war crimes has come to haunt the Pentagon. According to the Nation magazine, the tria... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by jag singh, a resident of Los Altos, on Feb 23, 2008 at 4:55 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2008 at 8:26 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Barak, Burkha, Abortion Rights I was having coffee this morning with a woman that is a big Barak supporter. She is well aware that I am an ex-leftie, but now a freedom lover.
I asked her why she was su... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Feb 23, 2008 at 3:05 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2008 at 11:32 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Craig Britton retiring from open-space district Craig Britton, who has negotiated land purchases and later managed the sprawling Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for 30 years, has announced his retirement, effectiv... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 22, 2008 at 11:28 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 22, 2008 at 11:28 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Oprah to speak at Stanford Commencement Media mogul Oprah Winfrey will deliver the 2008 Commencement address at Stanford University in June, Stanford President John Hennessy announced Thursday.
Read the full story ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 21, 2008 at 2:03 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 15, 2008 at 4:31 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO On the Abomination, Myths, and Dangers of Sanctioned Torture http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/13/AR2007121301303.html
http://harpers.org/archive/2008/02/hbc-90002387 READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Winslow Arbenaugh, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Feb 21, 2008 at 1:22 am There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2008 at 8:39 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO War made easy War Made Easy exposes a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Marty Cohen, a resident of Stanford, on Feb 20, 2008 at 12:05 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:34 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Vallejo On Brink Of Bankruptcy http://www.nbc11.com/news/15345539/detail.html
The city of Vallejo is on the brink of becoming the first California city ever to declare bankruptcy, City Council members sa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Feb 19, 2008 at 8:29 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 21, 2008 at 3:11 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Are you attending Game Developers Conference? Hi,
I'd like to hear from people attending this weekend's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, including presenters, company reps or conference associates. It would... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Arden Pennell, Palo Alto Weekly staff writer, on Feb 19, 2008 at 10:06 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2008 at 12:03 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Michelle Obama: ‘For the First Time in My Adult Lifetime, I Am Really Proud of My Country’ http://www.breitbart.tv/html/49244.html
Really, now. No credit for defeating the nazis and Japan? No credit fo winning the Cold War? No credit for spreading freedom and c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Feb 18, 2008 at 3:28 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2008 at 11:11 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Are Americans Hostile To Knowledge? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/books/14dumb.html?em&ex=1203310800&en=ed986aa2c486c13d&ei=5087%0A
Combine this with Joe Simitian's request to have schools teach about glo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Winslow Arbenaugh, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Feb 17, 2008 at 12:23 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 28, 2008 at 7:27 pm.
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