CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Yet another dog attack
I just read the story about another dog attack, this one at Hoover. I hope this highlights to every dog owner why you need to keep your dog on a leash. I am a dog owner and ... |
DogLover |
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on Feb 3, 2007 at 3:31 pm by Gary, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Norm Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein, professor of political science at DePaul University in Chicago, delivered an enlightening talk at Stanford University last Thursday to a packed audience. H... |
Jag Singh |
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on Feb 3, 2007 at 11:40 am by Robin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Why can't the American public see what's coming?
The American public and the US Congress are getting their backs up about the Bush Regime's determination to escalate the war in Iraq. A Massive protest demonstration is occurr... |
The Cohen Brother |
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on Feb 3, 2007 at 8:50 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
What Kind Of Forum Is This??
What the heck is going on these days with this forum? The Weekly police squad seem to be removing posts left and right and even locked the thread dealing with the topic of suc... |
Observer |
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on Feb 2, 2007 at 4:30 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Sears closing / Home Depot
Sears at San Antonio in now having its store closing sale and it is the busiest I have seen it. Their lease runs out in March.
Is Home Depot still on the hook to take it o... |
chris |
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on Feb 2, 2007 at 2:21 pm by iCN3o, a resident of Mountain View |
AROUND TOWN
Emmy Award Dancer at Sequoias
Caminos Flamencos will feature the classic Flamenco dancer Yaelisa in a performance of Flamenco en Color Vivo at 7 p.m., Friday, February 16, in Hanson Hall at The Sequoias in... |
Onnolee Trapp |
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on Feb 1, 2007 at 10:55 pm by Onnolee Trapp, a resident of Portola Valley |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Race Card Fatigue
I am tired of seeing some proponents of Mandarin Immersion cry "racism" against anyone who opposes placing another immersion program right now in Palo Alto, even a Mandarin ... |
Pauline Navarro |
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on Jan 31, 2007 at 10:21 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Who donated funding for the MI feasibility study?
On January 3rd, the PA Weekly published an editorial: Make 2007 the 'Year of Openness.' It begins by saying, "Both city and school district leaders need to re-commit to idea o... |
pat |
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on Jan 31, 2007 at 2:50 pm by pat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Midtown Gas Station - Eyesore
What is going to happen to the site of the old gas station on Middlefield? Personally, I would like to see it as a gas station as so many times I have to go out of my daily r... |
Carol |
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on Jan 31, 2007 at 12:17 pm by John, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Discrimination at Paly
Has anyone else been told by Palo Alto High School that a science course taken at an accredited off-campus school could not be included on his or her transcript? If so, I ask... |
Kathleen Rotow |
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on Jan 31, 2007 at 8:07 am by Kathleen, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Suicide Bombing in Israel
A suicide bomber killed 3 people at a bakery in Eilat, Israel today. Strange we didn't see the usual crowd of Israel haters comment on that today.
Here's a link to the sto... |
Silver Bullet |
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on Jan 31, 2007 at 7:33 am by Marvin, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Choice vs. peer streaming trade-off??
I've seen/heard a lot of discussions about the important of peer streaming and choice programs. The peer streaming camp appears to be pro-neighborhood school while the choice... |
ADL |
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on Jan 30, 2007 at 2:02 pm by Your neighbor, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
East Palo Alto seeks your support in saying "no" to violence on Feb. 3
As everyone knows there has been a recent spike in violence in East Palo Alto. But people should also know that a number of young East Palo Alto community activists have come ... |
Michael Levin |
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on Jan 30, 2007 at 12:33 pm by Paly Voice Reporter, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Anyone Shop at Pet Food Depot?
As a new puppy parent, I called the Pet Food Depot to ask if they carried the special brand of kibble that my puppy was raised on and that her breeder recommended. The man who... |
Cathy |
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on Jan 30, 2007 at 10:49 am by Julie, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
AOL problems
Has anybody else had problems with AOL Tuesday and Wednesday? I have tried to connect several times since Tuesday morning on our DSL line and have not succeeded. I did however... |
Aol User |
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on Jan 30, 2007 at 10:39 am by Senior Blogger, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Edits
It would be instructive if, when editing or deleting a comment, that comment would be returned to the author with guidance.
We all decry the personal attack as a response to ... |
Walter_E_Wallis |
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on Jan 30, 2007 at 8:34 am by Robin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The Stanford Daily fails to justify labeling Dr. Norman Finkelstein a holocaust denier
Rather than furnishing quotations from Dr. Finkelstein's books or commentaries, Stanford Law School fellow Amichai Magen paraphrases Finkelstein's thesis:
"Finkelstein’s ar... |
Robin |
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on Jan 30, 2007 at 6:58 am by Robin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
So Much For Us Being Greeted As Liberators
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four of the five Americans killed when a U.S. security company's helicopter crashed in a dangerous Sunni neighborhood in central Baghdad were shot execution st... |
EnoughAlready |
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on Jan 29, 2007 at 5:40 pm by Ron, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto, Iraq and questions about our responsibilities
Hi folks,
I love it here in Palo Alto – where I’ve lived my entire life. I did, however, live elsewhere when I served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the mid-‘70s in ground in... |
Andrew L. Freedman |
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on Jan 29, 2007 at 2:47 pm by Robin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Sponsorships Needed for the EPA Peace and Unity March and Rally (Feb 3, 2007, 10am - 2pm)
See the message from Dr. Faye McNair-Knox, Executive Director of One East Palo Alto
Web Link |
Michael Levin |
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on Jan 29, 2007 at 10:10 am by Michael Levin, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
ISRAEL
There has been extremely disturbing reports that Israel has dramatically expanded its ethnically cleansing of the West Bank and Gaza by effectively denying the return of natio... |
Jag Singh |
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on Jan 29, 2007 at 7:00 am by Batman, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bush's Private Army
Largely ignored in the ongoing debate of planned troop escalation is the role of US private security firms such as Blackwater. Since its founding in 1996, Blackwater has bec... |
Jag Singh |
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on Jan 27, 2007 at 9:00 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Feb. 3 "Live in Peace" march and rally in East Palo Alto: the story behind the story
Town Square readers might be interested to know a little more about the "Live in Peace" march and rally taking place February 3, 2007 in East Palo Alto.
Because this is com... |
Michael Levin |
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on Jan 27, 2007 at 5:39 pm by Michael Levin, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ohlone Farm
I know that Ohlone School has a wonderful farm although I have never seen it myself. It has occurred to me that of all the years I have had children in Palo Verde, I have nev... |
Carol |
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on Jan 27, 2007 at 4:29 pm by Chris Linn, a member of the Ohlone School community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Senator Dianne Feinstein voted for appropriations worth billions to her husband's firms
In her annual Public Financial Disclosure Reports, Feinstein records a sizeable family income from large investments in Perini, which is based in Framingham, Mass., and in URS... |
Robin |
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on Jan 27, 2007 at 3:13 pm by Robin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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