ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Potential Press Conference Topic For Bush Press Conference, The White House, December 2007
Reporter: Mr. President, over the Thanksgiving weekend, the Pentagon reported that less than 2% of the people under detent... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by A Boomer, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 22, 2007 at 12:07 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 26, 2007 at 4:17 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Pedometers get people walking, study finds Just in time for the holiday season and celebratory meals, Stanford University researchers have concluded that using pedometers gets people walking -- and they become more act... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 21, 2007 at 3:26 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 24, 2007 at 10:21 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stem cell breakthrough avoids 'moral' issue Stanford University researchers are cheering a breakthrough in stem cell research announced today by teams of scientists from Wisconsin and Japan. Scientists used adult stem c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 21, 2007 at 7:02 am There have been 42 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 15, 2008 at 2:02 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Warning issued for egg donors Two Stanford medical bioethicists say women who donate eggs for stem-cell research are not being adequately informed of potential health risks, including infertility and death... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 20, 2007 at 9:21 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2007 at 9:21 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO W. Bush backs H. Clinton If President Bush says Clinton, I say no. It only seems too ironic that he would applaud someone who voted his way for Iraq and Iran.
Bush Says Clinton Understands Pressure... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by anon, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood, on Nov 20, 2007 at 7:53 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 21, 2007 at 5:42 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Anonymous posting. Good or bad? Curious what people thought about posting anonymously. It allows a lot of freedom, but seems to create many problems too. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anon, a resident of Portola Valley, on Nov 20, 2007 at 10:54 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 22, 2007 at 10:45 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO US Public Debt as a percentage of GDP Here's an interesting graph of the US public debt as a percentage of the GDP. I've always wondered what happened to fiscal conservation after the supply side voodoo economis... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 19, 2007 at 9:38 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 21, 2007 at 9:21 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO green or at least decent credit card? Does anyone know of credit card issued by a decent financial insttution, i.e., not B of A, Capital One, etc.? Green would be even better. I googled, but the info is all out... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by trudy, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Nov 17, 2007 at 5:02 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2007 at 8:52 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Men need tune-ups too Men follow scheduled tune-ups for their cars, but when it comes to their own bodies they tend to let maintenance fall by the wayside. This attitude accounts for much of the re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 16, 2007 at 8:53 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2007 at 11:15 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Facing eviction, 'Mother' Branch gets hope In a twist of irony, "Mother" Oneida Branch, an 88-year-old woman who for decades has fed and clothed thousands of the hungry and homeless from her modest East Palo Alto home,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 16, 2007 at 11:03 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2007 at 11:03 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Unsatisfied commission members Does anything ever satisfy any of our large number of boards/commissions in our city?
http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2007-11-16-pa-google
These people really n... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Get a life, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Nov 16, 2007 at 7:52 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2007 at 9:24 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO More on media consolidation The following Web sites offer additional information on the trends in journalism.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=6916 posted... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 15, 2007 at 7:14 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2007 at 9:34 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO A new home for art A brush and a blob of paint can cause jitters in an adult who hasn't had an art class since grade school.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 15, 2007 at 2:26 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2008 at 7:33 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Map showing Bay Area newspapers owned by MediaNews This map depicts the Bay Area daily newspapers owned by MediaNews and those owned by other companies.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_stor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 15, 2007 at 1:52 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 10, 2007 at 5:14 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Open space district to remove dead oak trees Two trees that have succumbed to Sudden Oak Death will be removed in the next month from the Los Trancos Open Space Preserve because they pose potential health hazards to hike... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 15, 2007 at 9:46 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 17, 2007 at 6:23 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Development plans could push out JJ&F market Late last year, a dispute over back rent and rising rental costs threatened to shut down the family-run JJ&F Food Store in the College Terrace neighborhood. The 60-year-old ma... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 15, 2007 at 8:50 am There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2008 at 1:53 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO CARMA: List of World's Highest Co2 Emitters A superb tool for viewing Co2 emissions, per region, city, etc.
http://carma.org/ READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on Nov 15, 2007 at 12:12 am There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2007 at 7:48 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Our Town: Trying to defuse a crisis John Raisian, the director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford, showed up at a university Faculty Senate meeting many years ago wearing a World War I French Army helmet.
Re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 14, 2007 at 7:10 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 10, 2007 at 1:15 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO News analysis: Vanishing voices in media It's not unusual for industries to face unprecedented financial pressures, a declining reach of product and massive consolidation in today's global marketplace. But a variety ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 14, 2007 at 6:30 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2007 at 11:25 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Baylands still spared from oil spill Palo Alto's Baylands remains oil free, Senior Ranger Daren Anderson said Wednesday afternoon, minutes after he had completed a six-hour kayak tour of the shore.
Read the full... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 13, 2007 at 1:54 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 13, 2007 at 9:44 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stealing a Nation Early last month, Avenidas (Palo Alto Senior Center) hosted a documentary, ‘Stealing a Nation’, made by the renowned film maker, John Pilger. This is one of the most shocking ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of Los Altos, on Nov 13, 2007 at 1:11 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 14, 2007 at 8:02 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Fishing is now banned in San Francisco Bay Fishing for human consumption has been banned in the San Francisco Bay by the governor because of last week's oil spill.
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 13, 2007 at 11:42 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 13, 2007 at 5:30 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hoover director defends Rumsfeld appointment John Raisian, director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford, met with the university's Faculty Senate Thursday afternoon to answer questions about his controversial appointme... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 8, 2007 at 7:48 pm There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 12, 2007 at 8:59 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hoover Institution gets $10 million gift The Hoover Institution at Stanford University has received a $10 million gift from the Annenberg Foundation to establish a fund to study public policy development in economics... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 8, 2007 at 10:58 am There have been 43 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 1, 2007 at 3:16 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Bush lectures Musharraf From a BBC news story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7084305.stm
"Mr Bush said he told Gen Musharraf it was not right to continue as both president and head of t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chitzpah in DC, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 8, 2007 at 8:54 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 8, 2007 at 6:24 pm.
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