ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Finding a caregiver Obstetrician-gynecologists and family doctors can perform births at local hospitals.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=6789 posted... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 9, 2008 at 1:43 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 16, 2008 at 4:02 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO SLAC is facing budget cuts, layoffs Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) staff learned in an "all-hands" meeting today that its budget is being cut by Congress and the center will have to reduce its workfor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 9, 2008 at 11:20 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2008 at 2:48 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO No "Stay the Course" or "4 More Years;"--Bush Rebuked It is noteworthy how President Shrub and his disastrous policies have gone from being embraced, to skirted, to criticized by the GOP Presidential candidates in recent weeks.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO How birth has changed As recently as the 1930s, women and babies died regularly in childbirth, usually from infections. Intense efforts from the medical community led to vast improvements in surviv... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 8, 2008 at 10:16 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 23, 2008 at 10:54 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Here's Looking At You http://current.com/items/88806126_here_s_looking_at_you
A fascinating short film, about first impressions. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on Jan 8, 2008 at 4:46 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stanford Med Center picks big-name architects Stanford University has brought in two top-tier New York City architecture firms to design the $1 billion-plus Medical Center expansions, spokeswoman Shelley Hebert said recen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 8, 2008 at 2:25 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2008 at 5:14 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Attack on US ships One of the ships in the convoy attacked by Irani swift boats was the USS Hopper, named for Admiral Grace Hopper, stepmother of COBAL. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 8, 2008 at 2:01 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2008 at 1:48 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Spectacular Solar Energy Vision Realized http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/21/sevilles-solar-power-tower/
We're going to many, many more innovations like this, and beyond. Although this project was completed in Spa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Jan 5, 2008 at 10:11 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 7, 2008 at 1:59 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO José Padilla sues John Yoo of torture memo fame
The lawsuit claims that John Yoo, a former senior Justice Department official, wrote several legal memos that led President Bush to designate Padilla as an enemy combatant s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Dr. Ferragamo, a resident of Stanford, on Jan 5, 2008 at 6:44 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2008 at 7:45 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO An Historic Presidential Debate of Great Comminicators? There have been various good communicators that have contested for the presidency, but do we a very rare circumstance here, with both Obama and Huckabee? Both of these guys ca... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeremy, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on Jan 4, 2008 at 9:15 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 5, 2008 at 11:09 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stanford professor named adviser to Obama Linda Darling-Hammond, a Stanford University professor of education, is an informal advisor to the campaign of presidential contender Barack Obama.
Read the full story here... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 4, 2008 at 8:56 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2008 at 7:44 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Sally Kiester, Stanford scholar and community leader, dies at 70 Sally Valente Kiester, 70, a writer, educator and leader of nonprofit organizations, died Dec. 19 of complications from leukemia.
Read the full story here http://www.paloalt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 3, 2008 at 2:57 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 5, 2009 at 10:55 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Emergency rent freeze possible in East Palo Alto Large rent increases issued to hundreds of tenants by Page Mill Properties have East Palo Alto's City Council considering an emergency ordinance to freeze current apartment re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 3, 2008 at 1:36 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 6, 2008 at 12:35 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Carbon dioxide emissions linked to mortality In a groundbreaking study, Stanford University researchers have linked the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide to an increase in mortality.
Read the full story here ht... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 3, 2008 at 12:40 pm There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2008 at 11:34 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Palo Alto's long 'eruv' saga The eruv is barely visible; a thin line that glistens amid spaces between trees only when the sun's rays happen to illuminate it.
Read the full story here http://www.paloalt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 31, 2007 at 4:38 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2008 at 11:24 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO New driving-related laws go into effect The rules of the road are changing again in California. Starting this week, several new laws aimed at improving safety, protecting children and defending the interests of cons... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 28, 2007 at 9:01 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 1, 2008 at 3:49 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Americans concerned about environment Americans have a pessimistic view of the state of the environment and want prompt action to improve its health, according results of a Stanford University survey released Wedn... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 27, 2007 at 10:02 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 27, 2007 at 2:36 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO EEOC Ruling Backs Post-Age-65 Benefit Cuts http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/washington/27retire.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Another unbelievably selfish move that will hurt retirees. There is absolutely NO innovation ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Dec 26, 2007 at 11:03 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 31, 2007 at 4:51 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO New law to prohibit smoking in cars with minors Californians with New Year's resolutions to quit smoking will have an additional impetus this year: a new law prohibiting smoking in cars with minors goes into effect Jan. 1.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO It's Been a Good Year for Bush The surge worked. The economy is good. Congress is blocked.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071226/COMMENTARY04/991383165/1012/COMMENTARY
M... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Dec 26, 2007 at 7:36 am There have been 64 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 22, 2008 at 11:49 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Christmas Tree Story...a Slice of Life The following link is to a poignant personal story with international dimensions, war, fear, peace. It is not religious, per se, but has a real fealing about it.
Check it... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sean, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Dec 25, 2007 at 3:10 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO The X in Xmas reminds us of Easter For those of you too much in a hurry to write Christmas in full and for those who want to keep the religion out of the Christmas holiday and think that by using the term Xmas ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Merry Christmas, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Dec 23, 2007 at 4:12 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 24, 2007 at 5:54 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Where did the sense of humor go? When I moved away from Menlo Park some years ago, I had hoped I left some of the joyous sense of humor that was part of my residency in Suburban Park. As I read your Town Squ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Hal Bailey, a resident of Menlo Park, on Dec 22, 2007 at 8:53 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 24, 2007 at 2:31 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Winter solstice marks Palo Alto's shortest day Topping off at nine hours and just under 35 minutes, today is the shortest day of the year in Palo Alto, the winter solstice.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonli... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 21, 2007 at 7:46 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 22, 2007 at 8:40 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO High Speed rail routes from San Jose to San Francisco Where will the rail routes go? Will they follow the current tracks? Will they go along Hwy 101? Will they go in the baylands?
Has any planning been done about this issue?... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rick, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Dec 21, 2007 at 11:04 am There have been 96 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 19, 2008 at 5:11 pm.