ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Rail authority's 'new vision' includes old technology Seeking to appease its Bay Area critics, the California High-Speed Rail Authority on Friday unveiled its latest proposed addition for the controversial line -- a colossal cata... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 1, 2012 at 10:19 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2012 at 2:06 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Why is the Stanford Women's Basketball Team Forced to Face Unfair Competition? Brittney Griner is a superstaar 'woman' basketball player for Baylor, which Stanford women will need to beat, in the Final Four. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stanford men make it happen in New York Sophomore guard Aaron Bright scored 15 points and added six assists as the Cardinal downed Minnesota, 75-51, in an emphatic performance in the championship game of the Nationa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 30, 2012 at 12:37 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 30, 2012 at 12:58 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Simitian revives 'Breast Cancer Detection' bill After seeing his first effort thwarted by a governor's veto, state Sen. Joe Simitian on Wednesday reintroduced a bill requiring women who undergo mammograms to be informed if ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 29, 2012 at 8:48 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 30, 2012 at 7:01 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Real fraud In the article "Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail," Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi chronicles the remarkable history of the rise of Bank of America, an institution he s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ted Rudow III, MA, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Mar 28, 2012 at 11:36 am
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO here is a MAN among mere men props to Representative Bobby Rush!
I love this guy.
Web Link Video about a minute, it will restore your fait... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Hoodies are great, a resident of Los Altos, on Mar 28, 2012 at 10:27 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 16, 2012 at 12:45 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Tech 'startup for good' marks 10 years Palo Alto engineer Jim Fruchterman felt like he was violating an unwritten Silicon Valley code two decades ago when he ditched a character-recognition startup to launch a nonp... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 26, 2012 at 9:00 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 26, 2012 at 9:00 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Smokers win big victory in Sunnyvale! Less than a month after the Mountain View City Council passed its controversial draconian anti-smoking ordinance which takes effect in May, the Sunnyvale City Council consider... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jim Neal, a resident of Mountain View, on Mar 23, 2012 at 2:23 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 18, 2012 at 2:04 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO USGS scientist sees dire climate-change impacts If worldwide carbon emissions continue at the present rate, rising temperatures could cause the Sierra Nevada to lose 80 percent of its winter snowpack in just 40 years, a Uni... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 23, 2012 at 9:55 am There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2012 at 10:34 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO County tuberculosis rate one of highest in nation Santa Clara County continues to have one of the highest tuberculosis rates in the nation and the state, the Tuberculosis Prevention Partnership announced Thursday, March 22, o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 22, 2012 at 8:12 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 3, 2012 at 10:28 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Romney Campaign says Mitt is an Etch-A-Sketch After having a great week, winning Illinois and picking up the moderate establishment endorsement of Jeb Bush, the ongoing disaster that is the Romney campaign makes bigger ne... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by RJ, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Mar 21, 2012 at 12:42 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2012 at 5:20 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Panelists to discuss tech, achievement gap The role of technology in closing the achievement gap is the topic of a free, public forum Tuesday, March 27, at Woodside High School.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stanford study: Ibuprofen reduces altitude sickness "A really nasty hangover" is how Stanford's Dr. Grant Lipman describes the feeling of acute mountain sickness, also called altitude sickness -- symptoms can include headache, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 20, 2012 at 10:02 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 20, 2012 at 1:39 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Open Space District buys threatened frog habitat A population of federally threatened red-legged frogs now has a protected home, after the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District purchased the 564-acre Madonna Creek Ranch ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 19, 2012 at 10:29 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2012 at 3:19 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Historic Anniversary - March 19th a Day of Infamy Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it - George Santayana, 1906
March 19, the invasion of Iraq, a country that did not attack the United States.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Why bring the high speed rail onto the pennisula? I am old enough to remember when the politicians sold the bay area voters the BART system that was to ring the bay area and serve all the citys and towns.
Well that hasn't h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Andrew Fuller, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 16, 2012 at 4:03 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 18, 2012 at 5:32 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Bay Area gas prices skyrocket in past month Average gas prices in the Bay Area have skyrocketed in the past month, jumping by 51 cents to $4.41 on average per gallon, according to a report released this week by AAA.
Re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 14, 2012 at 3:05 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 25, 2012 at 10:09 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Mitt Romney wants to get rid of Planned Parenthood After Koman's disastrous decision and the resultant outpouring of support for Planned Parenthood, one would imagine an otherwise intelligent person would have learned a lesson... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Dorothy, a resident of Woodside, on Mar 14, 2012 at 10:28 am There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 23, 2012 at 3:27 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO First Person: A conversation with Linda Williams Palo Alto resident Linda Williams, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (PPMM), speaks with Lisa Van Dusen about the challenges of leading the nation's largest Pl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 12, 2012 at 11:34 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2012 at 1:28 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Menlo Park precious metals dealer Robert Mish interviewed Mish International (located in Menlo Park) owner Robert Mish was recently interviewed for his thoughts on the physical gold & silver markets.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Second Harvest struggling as food prices rise Higher food prices and the rising cost of gas are hindering operations at Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Israeli President Shimon Peres to visit Facebook today Israeli President Shimon Peres will appear at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park today, March 6, to launch his Facebook page, and will follow with a live-streamed interview o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 6, 2012 at 1:12 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2012 at 4:33 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Earthquake, 4.0, rattles Bay Area Monday morning A 4.0 magnitude earthquake centered in the East Bay shook the Bay Area early this morning, followed by a second magnitude 2.0 quake about 30 minutes later, according to the U.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 5, 2012 at 9:05 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2012 at 12:17 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Three people arrested in major methamphetamine bust Three people believed to have ties to a Mexican drug-trafficking organization appeared in court Monday afternoon to face charges in one of the largest methamphetamine seizures... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 2, 2012 at 11:16 pm There have been 76 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2012 at 10:41 am.