JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG When Ted Kennedy was young, lean and stood on folding chairs ... The passing of Ted Kennedy this week evokes a particular personal memory from decades back, when we were both younger and leaner.
One day in 1960 I was heading home from S... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Aug 26, 2009 at 3:39 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 5, 2009 at 1:27 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG If high-speed trains are tunneled, what would we do with all that dirt? The realities of high-speed rail arrived in Palo Alto and the Midpeninsula this year -- even though the first train is years away.
Neighbors along the designated route, th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Mar 19, 2009 at 4:08 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 24, 2010 at 5:05 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG No matter how bad 'ambulance billing' is, things could be worse ... The billing operations of the Palo Alto Fire Department’s life-saving paramedics program need emergency care.
That’s what city officials and the public learned this week w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Feb 2, 2009 at 6:51 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2009 at 4:43 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG When a light goes out in a community … The death of Phyllis Seidman in early December has prompted scores of comments in the Town Square online forum, uniformly expressing deep sadness whether or not people knew he... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Dec 9, 2008 at 12:05 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 9, 2009 at 6:45 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG Is it ‘racial profiling’ or a reasonable police response to crimes? Is telling police to check out persons of color unconstitutional bias or a reasonable police response to witness’ reports of crimes?
A follow-up meeting Thursday evening b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Oct 31, 2008 at 4:33 pm There have been 44 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 27, 2013 at 8:10 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG Tunneling the trains is not a new vision The “mini Big Four” Palo Alto city leaders proposing to tunnel the Caltrain tracks deep underground to make room for parks, bike lanes and condos were a bit surprised to hear ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Sep 30, 2008 at 5:14 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 21, 2009 at 1:43 am.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG On hunting imaginary lions Somewhere deep inside I’ve always been a lion hunter.
And the recent episode of the lion hunt in and around Palo Alto’s Foothills Park and the Los Trancos Woods residential ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Jul 22, 2008 at 1:09 pm There have been 32 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 22, 2008 at 9:49 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG A rare inside glimpse of a police investigation Herewith is my personalized review of one of the oddest cases in the history of the Palo Alto Police Department. It is complex, as early police statements repeatedly emphasize... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Jun 3, 2008 at 1:12 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 22, 2009 at 7:45 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG The great water war of California Avenue? One of the odder mini-battles of Palo Alto is occurring at the east end of the California Avenue business district, near the Caltrain station.
That is whether to save a mi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on May 30, 2008 at 4:37 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 6, 2008 at 12:37 pm.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG Unraveling history’s mysteries, building community memory Earlier this month I talked about things I didn't know.
Speaking to nearly 120 longtime Palo Altans -- including many present and former civic leaders -- at the annual din... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on Jun 21, 2006 at 3:03 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 26, 2009 at 10:40 am.
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG Blogs, hm, seem a lot like conferences … Some years back, 1977 to be a bit more precise, I ventured a daring prediction to a class of Stanford seniors who wanted to learn how to write news stories.
"In 15 or 20 ye... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus, on May 30, 2006 at 6:48 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 2, 2009 at 12:45 pm.
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