SCHOOLS & KIDS
Online Petition Against Mandarin Immersion
This online petition was created to allow Palo Alto residents to voice opposition to the proposed MI program the School Board is now considering.
There have been more than ... |
Make your voice heard |
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on Jan 6, 2007 at 10:11 pm by Another, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mary s Frances Callan's parting shot
Mary Frances Callan's recommendation to implement a Mandarin Immersion program despite the overwhelming community outcry, and all the numerous legitimate concerns that have no... |
Another Disappointed Community Member |
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on Jan 6, 2007 at 6:50 pm by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandolin Immersion
Saturday Night Live covered a recent PAUSD Board meeting. Here is the transcript:
Emily Litella: I'm here tonight to speak out against mandolin immersion. Music is a wond... |
Emily Litella, New York, NY |
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on Jan 6, 2007 at 12:13 am by Nyuk, nyuk, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Not every proponent of MI felt the Feasibility Study convincing.
I wasn't able to attend Tuesday's night’s board meeting but I did manage to read the Feasibility Study and talk to some proponents on how it went.
I am a proponent of the ... |
Angie |
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on Jan 5, 2007 at 6:36 pm by LJ, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New MI Materials will be posted by PAUSD.org Friday 1/5
Hello,
The board packet for the Tuesday January 9th PAUSD Board of Education meeting is scheduled to be published today (1/5) on PAUSD.org. Go to Board Information, Board... |
Concerned Parent |
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on Jan 5, 2007 at 3:39 pm by Concerned Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
where's the photo credit?
Ahhh, excuse me. How could Norbert be at the hospital and a bar at practically the same time on New Years? |
Tyler |
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on Jan 5, 2007 at 2:16 pm by Tyler, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Electrical Power Problems
In late 2006, the City had two all day electrical shutdowns to "upgrade equipment" in our neighborhood.
Since then, and beginning the next day, appliances in our house began ... |
Senor Blogger |
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on Jan 5, 2007 at 12:05 pm by Unhappy Customer, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Bad and Messy of the Year
How could the PA Weekly not have included this story among the Bad or the Messy of the year?
" Toxic fumes spew from CPI in Feb 2nd , leaving a worker ‘gasping for air’ (t... |
Art Liberman |
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on Jan 5, 2007 at 10:31 am by Jeff, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
If Mandarin Immersion is adopted fluent Mandarin speaking children should be excluded
I am not necessarily against a Mandarin immersion program but if one is adopted children who already speak Chinese (any dialect) should be excluded.
If fluent Chinese speak... |
David |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 11:25 pm by Bill, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
My New Year’s resolutions for the Palo Alto City Council
Admittedly, it is much easier for me as just one person to decide what the council’s priorities should be this year – rather than have nine members collectively deciding. I do... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 10:29 pm by Luxury, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Do You Travel to a Foreign Country for Major Medical Care?
I can't take this anymore. I am sick of the paperwork nightmare, of being chronically sick because I'm not able to fully get the care I really need even though I am insured, ... |
The Palo Altan next door |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 4:54 pm by Hulkamania, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
A no brainer way to save energy
On even the hottest and coldest days I find most of the doors at Stanford Shopping Center stores wide open. Some merchants say it is requirement set forth by the mall manageme... |
ethan |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 3:20 pm by Todd Bethell, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Artwork Displayed at Babbo's
In the 6.16 review of Babbo's at Stanford Shopping Center, Dale Bentson writes of the decor, "Mirrors and prints abound that reminded me of Joan Miro, the Spanish surrealist p... |
Debbie Ford-Scriba |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 2:01 pm by Betty Anderson, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Street sweeping no parking zones
The street sweeping no parking zones are making me see red.
This has been brewing for some time but came to a boil this morning as I saw the mocking parking violation accen... |
JL |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 9:36 am by HS, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Gerald Ford
It is customary to look favorably on the life of a demised public figure. Thus, the accolades accompanying President Ford come as no surprise. Documents made public after his ... |
Jag Singh |
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on Jan 3, 2007 at 8:25 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Civility in Palo Alto..and my New Years resolution.....
I have been reading posts and commenting for several months now. There has been much good discussion. I have looked forward to the new topics and learing more about the issu... |
Leslie |
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on Jan 3, 2007 at 6:03 pm by SilverBullet, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
No mail delivery on Tuesday
For the next three days - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday - our mail boxes will stay empty because the USPS decided to observe a national day of mourning for Gerald Ford on Tuesday. ... |
EmptyMailBox |
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on Jan 3, 2007 at 5:18 pm by mail?, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Street cleaning in the middle of the night
I have to ask. Is anyone else being bothered by the 3 and 4 am street cleaning that goes on in Palo Alto? Is there not a street cleaning machine that is quiet?
Losing sleep... |
Connie Jo |
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on Jan 3, 2007 at 8:22 am by david bertoldi, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Flying Red Horse
I remember the sign of Mobile's Flying Red Horse at the corner of Emerson and Forest. |
Lynn Marsh |
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on Jan 3, 2007 at 3:40 am by Mayfield child, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Killing MI is a no brainer
The whole MI "debate" is really sad to watch. MI supporters don't care at all about issues of equity and diversity for ALL students in our PUBLIC school system.
Their aims... |
Aaron |
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on Jan 2, 2007 at 11:42 am by Aaron, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Jimmy Carter
It is troubling that so many letters have recently appeared vilifying Jimmy Carter who had the moral courage to expose the appalling plight of the oppressed Palestinians in hi... |
Jag Singh |
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on Jan 1, 2007 at 8:14 am by Free speech, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bogus News Reports
The Center for Media and Democracy exposed another major threat to our democracy - a damning report of 46 stations in 22 states using bogus new clips disguised as news reports... |
Jag Singh |
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on Dec 31, 2006 at 2:20 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Possible Compromise on Mandarin Immersion
Here's a letter I just sent to the School Board. What do people think of the idea?
Simon
Dear Board Members:
Possible Compromise on Mandarin Immersion
The upcomin... |
Simon Firth |
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on Dec 31, 2006 at 12:14 pm by JLS Mom, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Bah, humbug! A dearth of downtown decorations
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – except in downtown Palo Alto. Yes, there are the little white lights on University Avenue that are there all year long, but I loo... |
Diana Diamond |
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on Dec 29, 2006 at 12:38 am by Another mother here, a member of the Gunn High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why do the libraries carry DVDs?
Let us assume that stocking DVDs is a proper function of public libraries.
(I strongly disagree with that since supplying popular movies has nothing to do with literacy, ed... |
David |
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on Dec 28, 2006 at 1:59 pm by Suggest_It_To_Me, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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