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New Documentary: The Great Global Warming Swindle
Anyone who is interested in the theory of man-made global warming should watch this new documentary titled "The Great Global Warming Swindle". Here is a link on Google Video: ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Snowman, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 13, 2007 at 11:01 pm
There have been 91 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2007 at 1:18 am.

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New Rector Debuts Sunday at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
The new rector of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, the Rev. Michael Spillane, will make his first Sunday appearance at all four services – 8:00 am, 9:10 am (family service), 1... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Linda Hubbard Gulker, a resident of Menlo Park, on Mar 13, 2007 at 12:46 pm

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US heading for bankruptcy?
David Walker, the highly respected head of the General Accountability Office, or GAO, issued a dire warning when he appeared on CBS’s 60 Minutes last Sunday (March 4, ’07). He... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Mar 12, 2007 at 9:56 pm
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2007 at 2:45 pm.

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Medicare for all
re Our recent discussion here of Medicare as a model for National Health Insurance consider this news item. www.calnurse.org March 9, 2007 California Nurses Association/... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Marvin and Alison Lee, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Mar 12, 2007 at 2:28 am
There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 17, 2007 at 9:56 am.

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Global warming: the bogus religion of our age
Interesting article by Richard Lindzen. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=440869&in_page_id=1965&in_a_source= Discu... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Snowman, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 10, 2007 at 11:54 pm
There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 14, 2007 at 9:22 am.

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Immigration Raids Adversely Affect Children
The recent immigration raids caused enormous trauma for some of the local children whose parents were taken away by immigration authorities. To get some insight into what took... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Henrietta J. Burroughs, a resident of another community, on Mar 6, 2007 at 1:35 pm
There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2007 at 12:14 pm.

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US funding al Queda?
According to Seymour Hersh’s explosive new article in the New Yorker Magazine, it now appears that our tax dollars are being used to fund our arch nemesis, al-Queda. US Covert... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Mar 1, 2007 at 8:35 pm
There have been 47 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 8, 2007 at 3:41 pm.

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Internet house shoppers
For our Spring Real Estate special section, I'd like to include a trend story on people who have begun their house-hunting expeditions by going online. What sites have been mo... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Carol Blitzer -- Asst. Editor, Palo Alto Weekly, a resident of the University South neighborhood, on Feb 28, 2007 at 11:38 am

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The most serious threat to our security
This Administration is a Threat to Our National Security Bush and Cheney Must be Impeached Before it's too late. The invasion-occupation of Iraq has been described as a cl... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Albert, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 27, 2007 at 7:15 am
There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2007 at 7:38 pm.

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PAGE uses derisive and divisive approach in latest flyer
This is an event scheduled for March 6. The Title : Building Community: making citizens out of residents. (yes, I thought we were all citizens.) Who are their citizens? ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Carol, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 26, 2007 at 10:41 pm
There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2007 at 4:45 pm.

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Al Gore's Use of Electricity
I just read this story - curious to see if old Al will have a response. Its funny how the "Warmies" accuse every scientist who casts any skepticism on the alarmism as just a ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Silver Bullet, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 26, 2007 at 3:40 pm
There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2007 at 7:44 pm.

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Will Al Gore call for the shutting down of coal fired electric generating plants?
Since coal fired power plants emit enormus amounts of CO2 and other toxic pollutants, including mercury and radioactive materials into the atmosphere they must be phased out ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by GGRick, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Feb 25, 2007 at 11:01 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2007 at 9:07 pm.

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Tips on visiting Santiago, Chile?
We are traveling to Santiago for spring break with our son's soccer team with a mixed group of 16 year-old boys and parents, and are looking for any suggestions on sight-seein... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Terri L, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 25, 2007 at 5:30 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2007 at 11:41 am.

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Extend Medicare to others
We currently have a national Medicare system that works quite well and has over the many years since President Lyndon Johnson introduced it. Why not expand it to young childre... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Marvin and Alison Lee, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Feb 24, 2007 at 3:56 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 2, 2007 at 4:37 am.

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Freedom of Speech in Egypt
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - An Alexandria court convicted an Egyptian blogger on Thursday for insulting both Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and sentenced him to ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Silver Bullet, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 22, 2007 at 3:07 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 28, 2007 at 11:47 am.

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George McGovern's speech
The following is a link to George McGovern's excellent speech he delivered at the National Press Club. Hope you appeciate his wise words. An Impartial Interrogation of G... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 22, 2007 at 12:58 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2007 at 7:53 pm.

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Why do manufacturers still use molded plastic pkgs?
I like to recycle or reuse whenever possible. I've noticed that most syrofoam packaging (eg. raw meat packages, styrofoam takeout packages and Jamba juice cups) are labelled ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Lisa, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Feb 20, 2007 at 5:22 pm
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2007 at 3:20 am.

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To live with violence or live in peace?
I went alone to the Live in Peace march and rally held in East Palo Alto on Saturday, Feb. 3. My best friend found that was pretty bold of me. She felt at least when you go ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Mikaya Strickling, a resident of East Palo Alto, on Feb 20, 2007 at 3:41 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 24, 2007 at 4:20 am.

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Patty Fisher Column About Priuses Does Disservice
Patty Fisher, San Jose Mercury News columnist, recently wrote a piece entitled "Priuses lack the cachet they had at first." http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/167322... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Prius Owner, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 20, 2007 at 1:31 pm
There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2007 at 3:36 am.

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Vulture Funds
A recent BBC report has exposed an extremely insidious operation to drive cash strapped third world counties into deeper debt. A shadowy group of companies, known as the “vult... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 19, 2007 at 11:28 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 19, 2007 at 3:02 pm.

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Israeli Spies on U.S. soil prior to 9/11
A troubling new development reported by investigative reporters at Counterpunch, ABC’s 20/20, the Jewish newspaper, The Forward, and Salon.com was the presence of Israeli Secr... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 10, 2007 at 12:27 pm
There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 12, 2007 at 11:06 am.

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Jimmy Carter accuses Jewish group of "falsehood and slander"
Fox news report: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250673,00.html WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter has accused an international Jewish human rights group of "falsehood and s... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Robin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Feb 9, 2007 at 8:19 am
There have been 113 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 16, 2007 at 4:08 pm.

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The Peace March in East Palo Alto
I think that the people should have marched to were the people died. Then go around other places were it is starting to happen. Then I think that theyshould have walked to E... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Vita Talakai, a resident of East Palo Alto, on Feb 6, 2007 at 4:42 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 9, 2007 at 11:17 am.

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Al Gore in the Bay Area? How did he get here?
I see that Al Gore is in the bay area. Did he fly here? If he's concerned about global warming, should he really be flying around so much? In England, Prince Charles was recen... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Curious Observer, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 3, 2007 at 12:12 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2007 at 11:04 pm.

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Iraq
29, January 2007 A startling new book authored by Barry Lando, a former 60 Minutes producer, sheds new light on the complicity of Western nations arming Saddam Hussein when h... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jan 30, 2007 at 9:12 pm
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 4, 2007 at 10:01 am.



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