ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Roadside sign?
They marched for freedom
but what they got
was just a jungle
burial plot
Myanmar Shave |
Walter_E_Wallis |
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on Oct 4, 2007 at 9:56 pm by Logical, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
One Person...Same Topic....24 hour period!
One person has submitted the same topic three times in a 24 hour period. Perhaps the editor could condense those three into one comment. It's annoying that someone is allowe... |
Resident |
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on Oct 4, 2007 at 4:22 pm by Resident, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Emergency Rally for Childrens Health Care
Please pass this information on to friends, neighbors, families and supporters of health care for children.
You may have heard on the news this morning that President Bush ... |
Elaine Elbizri |
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on Oct 4, 2007 at 2:45 pm by good grief, a member of the Gunn High School community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Longs Robbed?
PAPD is doing a sweep of the Longs Drugstore parking lot near San Antonio and El Camino with MVPD. A single perpetrator. Another robbery?
Be safe...
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on Oct 4, 2007 at 12:50 pm by just thinking, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council to hear library recommendation tonight
Boosted by a city audit that found Palo Alto's libraries in poor condition and in need of significant improvements, the Palo Alto Library Advisory Commission will recommend a ... |
Editor |
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on Oct 4, 2007 at 1:08 am by Benjamin, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Students ready to 'Walk and Roll'
Students from Walter Hayes Elementary School walked and rode their bikes to school Wednesday morning as part of Palo Alto's "Walk and Roll" week, which officially kicked off F... |
Editor |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 9:38 pm by Richard, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Fire at Romic burns worker's ears
The old adage that burning ears mean someone is talking behind one's back took on a new and painful meaning for one employee at Romic Environmental Technologies.
The employee... |
Editor |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 3:11 pm by Bob Sales, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
EPA man riding in a car shot and killed last week
An East Palo Alto man riding a car in North Fair Oaks south of Redwood City was shot and killed last week, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department reported this week.
Re... |
Editor |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 12:37 pm by Jayfer, a resident of East Palo Alto |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Leash Laws - Again
I choose to let my dog run off-leash. This action knowingly violates the leash law, which I do not support. It's OK to violate a law -- but ONLY if I'm willing to accept the... |
Dog Owner |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 10:53 am by Dog Owner, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents sought for school-language committee
School district representatives are seeking parents to serve on the Foreign Language in Elementary Schools (FLES) committee.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 10:49 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
In his life
John Lennon's drawings are a virtual lens on an extraordinary life
John Lennon would be 67 this October. And according to Yoko Ono, if John were still with us today,... |
Editor |
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on Oct 3, 2007 at 8:07 am by Gary Arseneau, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Does anonymity cause online rudeness?
Ever since www.PaloAltoOnline.com launched the "Town Square" comment forum last year there has been a community debate of sorts on whether anonymity is the best policy for the... |
Editor |
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on Oct 2, 2007 at 9:17 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council candidates take the money -- and run
Campaign finance forms, due last Thursday, show Palo Alto City Council candidate Sid Espinosa is out in front of a field of 11 residents vying for one of four spots on the cou... |
Editor |
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on Oct 2, 2007 at 4:49 pm by witness, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SPORTS
Paly girls remain perfect in volleyball
The goals and expectations are lofty this season for the Palo Alto High girls' volleyball
team. With experience, talent and confidence, the Vikings are thinking more than an... |
Editor |
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on Oct 2, 2007 at 3:53 pm by Karen, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Major City Issues Should Go to the Voters
I favor representative democracy in Palo Alto, most of the time. However, when a truly major issue comes before us, I think there should be a mechanism to put it to a vote. ... |
George |
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on Oct 2, 2007 at 12:48 pm by rick, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Classic Ford T-bird stolen in 1976 recovered
The owner of a 1956 Ford Thunderbird that was stolen from Palo Alto 31 years ago was surprised but also delighted to hear today that his car had been located in Southern Calif... |
Editor |
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on Oct 2, 2007 at 9:10 am by tbird56, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
SOFA project could lose retail space
Long-discussed plans to develop the former Palo Alto Medical Foundation property as mixed use with housing, retail shops and medical offices may be scrapped to make way for a ... |
Editor |
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on Oct 1, 2007 at 5:26 pm by David Bubenik, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Guiliani's fundraiser
I find it very interesting that we have had several very popular threads with people having a lot to say about Rumsfield and no one has as yet made comments about Guiliuni's f... |
Resident |
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on Oct 1, 2007 at 3:21 pm by Not fit to print, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No transportation to high schools for Midtown and south Palo Alto
When the 88 VTA stops in January I have no idea how I'm going to get my kids to and from school. The kids in Midtown and South Palo Alto have always been on thier own to get ... |
Patricia |
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on Oct 1, 2007 at 2:40 pm by Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Derelict Gas Station
It has been mentioned here before, but the derelict gas station on Middlefield is an eyesore, a reminder of what we had that was very useful, a possible hangout for illegal ac... |
Midtown Resident |
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on Oct 1, 2007 at 1:51 pm by Vivian, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Support, concerns voiced for Stanford expansion plans
Amid a wave of support for proposed expansions of the Stanford Medical Center and Stanford Shopping Center Monday night, members of the Palo Alto City Council and the communit... |
Editor |
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on Oct 1, 2007 at 10:35 am by Money cant fix everything, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
AROUND TOWN
10K Moonlight Run actual distance
Just curious. My ipod registered 6.45 miles for the 10K and my husband's 10.8K. Anyone get similar numbers? Just wondering... it was a great night! Don't ever cancel this fun ... |
Curious |
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on Oct 1, 2007 at 10:00 am by Shia Geminder, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foreign language in schools needs translation
Foreign language in elementary schools (FLES) is a good idea that needs more definition, Palo Alto's Board of Education told district representatives Tuesday night.
Read the... |
Editor |
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on Oct 1, 2007 at 8:35 am by Lions, and Tiger and Reds, Oh My!, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Really Mad about Magazine Pushing
My JLS student came home today all gung ho about pushing magazines - and asked me for my address book. Apparently they learned that if they sell 12 subscriptions, they get a ... |
Parent |
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on Sep 30, 2007 at 11:50 pm by former JLS student council member, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Door to door scammer on Wellsbury Way in Midtown
This morning, the folks on Wellsbury Way in midtown Palo Alto got hit by a scammer. A middle-aged man claimed to live on such and such address on Wellsbury way and claimed to ... |
Rajesh Kumar |
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on Sep 29, 2007 at 9:02 pm by C me around, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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