ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Boyarsky out as North County supervising DA Jay Boyarsky, the supervising deputy district attorney for northern Santa Clara County for the past 5.5 years, is being reassigned to an undetermined job under a rotation move... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 1, 2007 at 3:08 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2007 at 12:15 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Double happiness Palo Alto family tries to adopt one child, gets two
It's not a situation most couples are prepared to face: an overseas adoption attempt that garners not one but t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 1, 2007 at 12:16 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 3, 2007 at 3:57 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO It was 40 yrs ago today, Sgt. Pepper's Band began to play..... It was 40 years ago today that Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band was released. I have so many Beatle related memories that are intertwined with my life. It may be nos... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by 50s baby, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 1, 2007 at 9:25 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 3, 2007 at 4:49 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO British professors approve plan to boycott Israeli academics, Israeli universities More than 120,000 college-level educators, voted May 30 to pass a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academics and universities, as well as a moratorium on European U... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tally Ho, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood, on May 31, 2007 at 9:22 am There have been 124 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 4, 2007 at 9:36 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Bush is our cross to bear While it is true that Bush has presented America as a nation of vacant-eyed fratboys who gave up booze for the Bible and who care more for John Wayne than for Thomas Jefferson... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jon, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on May 31, 2007 at 7:42 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2007 at 4:52 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Race lawsuit, resignations rock Menlo Park PD The Menlo Park Police Department is short-handed, and now there's an explanation why: Four officers have resigned over the past several weeks, and two of those cops are suing ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 30, 2007 at 11:53 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2007 at 11:53 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO State clamps down on Romic in East Palo Alto State environmental regulators today ordered that Romic Environmental Technologies Corp.'s East Palo Alto facility on Bay Road shut down its hazardous waste treatment operatio... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 30, 2007 at 7:44 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 31, 2007 at 11:20 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO U.S. gov't fights to prevent testing of all slaughtered cattle for mad cow. Agriculture Department argues that widespread testing could lead to a false positive that would harm the meat industry.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/29/america/NA... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Not The Onion, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 5:15 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 1, 2007 at 10:13 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Impeachment Not Appeasement Opposition to the current regime has steadily grown over the years, as one scandal after another has exposed serious assaults upon our Constitution and Bill of Rights, as well... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carol Brouillet, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 3:55 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 1, 2007 at 11:12 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO You're gonna love the guy Bush just nominated for World Bank president. Robert Zoellick is a big-time PNACer, a former Enron advisor, a former Counselor to Secretary James Baker, former Deputy Secretary of State (2005-2006), a current Goldman Sach... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Talk About Credentials, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on May 30, 2007 at 9:20 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2007 at 1:11 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Iraq: Best-Case, Most Likely, and Worst-Case Over the next few days, I'll post a few expert opinions offered to Tim Dickinson (Rolling Stone, 3/22/07) regarding the range of scenarios for Iraq, from best to worst. Let's... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood, on May 29, 2007 at 7:06 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 5, 2007 at 9:37 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Podheretz believes attack on Iran possible Mr. Podhoretz, in your article you say there, in fact, is no other alternative solution for the Iranian nuclear threat other than an American military strike. Have you told Pr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Guardian of Zion, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 28, 2007 at 10:56 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2007 at 8:02 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO "Pop" Gittleson August 10, 1950, "Pop" Gittleson was the first man in my unit killed in our first fire fight, along the Naktong river. Pop was a veteran of WWII. He was 27 when he died. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 28, 2007 at 7:04 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 3, 2007 at 6:12 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Thomas Friedman supported Iraq invasion TV interview "We needed to go over there, basically, um, and um, uh, take out a very big state right in the heart of that world and burst that bubble, and there was only one way to do it.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Pre-war intelligence on Iraq after the invasion largely correct, but ignored Part II of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report found that the Intelligence community fairly accurately predicted the instability, exploitation of situation by A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 25, 2007 at 7:19 pm There have been 57 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2007 at 2:53 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO How to End Islamophobia - a link I know most people don't get the Wall Street Journal, so here is a link to a beautifully written opinion piece in it today. Obviously, I completely agree with it. It is by a v... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford, on May 25, 2007 at 12:53 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 29, 2007 at 3:00 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Al-Qaeda on the run in Iraq? I didn't notice this on the front page of the papers, so I am posting it for an FYI. Encouraging.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1624697,00.html READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford, on May 24, 2007 at 7:17 am There have been 64 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2007 at 7:18 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Crime pays big time! Who said crime doesn’t pay? The London Guardian recently reported $12 billion that has essentially vanished into thin air. Shortly after the start of the war in Iraq, a huge c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on May 22, 2007 at 9:21 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 26, 2007 at 8:21 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Touching and Hopeful Story from Iraq Not trying to start a Thread fight here. I am just posting this as an FYI from an eyewitness account by an Istanbul reporter who was in Iraq the other day. Seemingly a simple ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford, on May 21, 2007 at 3:05 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 21, 2007 at 3:06 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO High Crimes The late night comedians and Jon Stewart et al are having a field day with the latest episode in the scandal ridden activities of the Bush Administration. Viewers were ‘treate... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tej Uberoi, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on May 19, 2007 at 9:59 pm There have been 62 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 23, 2007 at 7:41 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Is the media frenzy about the whales in Sacramento too much Once again, whales getting lost is leading to a media frenzy which in turn is making a tourist attraction for many. Are we going to have another children's book written as a s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Whale watcher, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 18, 2007 at 10:20 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2007 at 6:20 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO New Dollar Coins - Will we use them We now have another attempt at getting us to use $ coins instead of bills. Will we do it. I doubt it unless we are forced to.
I remember in Britain when the first Pound coi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Interested, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 17, 2007 at 3:14 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 31, 2007 at 5:36 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Who's afraid of Paul Wolfowitz The spectacle of Iraq War architect and World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz hoist on his own petard is certainly one worth savoring. After promising to make the struggle again... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by The Cohen brother, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 17, 2007 at 7:39 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 25, 2007 at 12:47 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Peace and Justice Center Sheree Roth wrote on April 27 relating the activities of the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center with the Nazis taking control of Germany in 1933. For the record,
several me... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stephen Rock, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 16, 2007 at 6:01 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2007 at 1:37 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Suspended, demoted East Palo Alto police sgt wins! Finally, someone who deserves vindication.
If you're interested in more:
http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/05.04.05/wolfpack-0518.html
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