AROUND TOWN
Fire Retardant Aftermath of North County 2007 Fires
When the wind blows in from the East and hits the walls and porous materials around the home, there is left a good 1/8 inch deep white powder substance. I can wash it away in... |
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on Dec 18, 2007 at 8:56 am by Simon, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford researchers isolate key blood cell
Stanford University researchers have isolated a human blood cell that represents the "great grandparent" of all blood cells, a finding that may lead to more effective treatmen... |
Editor |
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on Dec 17, 2007 at 5:09 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Where to donate food?
I have a lot of canned goods to give away. I live in South Palo Alto. Where are nearby places to donate? |
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on Dec 16, 2007 at 8:02 pm by Another South Palo Alto resident, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
SPORTS
Stanford's Akinradewo is National Player of Year in volleyball
Only one thing remains to make this a perfect season for Stanford junior volleyball standout Foluke Akinradewo -- a national championship. Should Akinradewo help her Cardinal ... |
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on Dec 16, 2007 at 2:04 pm by Theresa, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford stem cell researchers get $10.7 million
Four stem cell research scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have been awarded grants totaling $10.7 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Med... |
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on Dec 14, 2007 at 4:08 pm by Can-You-Spare-A-Million-For-Stanford?, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Connect Ed Emergency System
Just had a call on the new ConnectEd School Emergency system. Hope it is working well. This is not an emergency and Skelly says that they will use it for reminding us of Back ... |
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on Dec 13, 2007 at 11:20 pm by Oversaturated, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Panther Camp' will improve student experience, officials hope
She was anxious when arriving at her new middle school this week, but by the end of the day sixth grader Kavya Ramakirshan's worries had cleared.
Read the full story here htt... |
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on Dec 13, 2007 at 6:08 pm by Kavya Ramakirshan, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
RESTAURANTS
Goldilocks and the three eclairs
With a name like Goldilocks, it's got to be what — a porridge-based restaurant?
Read the full story here Web Link po... |
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on Dec 11, 2007 at 11:35 am by Good Review, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
SPORTS
Stanford women in NCAA volleyball Final Four
Senior Bryn Kehoe recorded a career-high 76 assists to go with 12 digs and fellow senior Franci Girard recorded five of her team best seven blocks in the final game of a 28-30... |
Editor |
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on Dec 9, 2007 at 12:44 pm by Theresa, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford professor wins $200,000 prize
Albert Bandura, a Stanford University psychology professor, has been awarded the 2008 Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology, which includes a $200,000 prize.
Read the fu... |
Editor |
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on Dec 7, 2007 at 9:09 pm by Catherine, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford students win Marshall scholarships
Two Stanford University students, who both happen to be musicians, have won prestigious Marshall scholarships sponsored by the British government.
Read the full story here ht... |
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on Dec 7, 2007 at 6:41 pm by Cardinal Fan, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO Streetwise: 'What will you be doing differently this year for the holidays?'
Palo Alto Online reporters strolled the streets of downtown Palo Alto this week with a video camera in tow to ask everyday citizens what they expect to do differently during t... |
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on Dec 6, 2007 at 10:28 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Wildlife Rescue gets a rescue of its own
Wildlife Rescue Incorporated, a Palo Alto-based nonprofit, has completed a merger with San Mateo-based Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, the latter announced today.
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on Dec 5, 2007 at 5:15 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Menlo Park |
AROUND TOWN
Feature story: 'I make dance'
Dancer-choreographer Robert Moses would prefer that audiences take pleasure in the sheer joy of watching movement on stage rather than probe his work to find the "right" meani... |
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on Dec 4, 2007 at 11:47 am by Kim Stinson Serrano, a resident of Menlo Park |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford football seniors finally win the Big one
This time the Stanford football players left the field as conquering heroes. That is, if they were able to leave the field at all amid a flood of students and well-wishers.
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Editor |
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on Dec 3, 2007 at 9:40 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tennis anyone?
Stanford's Taube Family Tennis Center hosts some of the sport's best-known players: John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Venus and Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Mart... |
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on Dec 1, 2007 at 9:16 am by David K, a resident of Atherton |
SPORTS
Murphy retires the voice of Stanford sports
Some say that Bob Murphy's passion is Stanford. That would be understating it. His passion is golf -- his life is Stanford. Murphy's love affair for Stanford began the... |
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on Dec 1, 2007 at 12:48 am by AJS, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Garage sale to benefit Myanmar monks
Burmese handicrafts as well as weavings from refugee camps will be featured at a Palo Alto garage sale Sunday, Oct. 28, to benefit the Buddhist monks of Myanmar, who have been... |
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on Nov 24, 2007 at 8:55 am by Barbara Slone, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Warning issued for egg donors
Two Stanford medical bioethicists say women who donate eggs for stem-cell research are not being adequately informed of potential health risks, including infertility and death... |
Editor |
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on Nov 20, 2007 at 9:21 pm by MM Cortez, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Soccer becoming "world football"
Recently I have heard the phrase "world soccer" being used on CNN when talking about soccer news. Is this something that is happening across the board?
Personally, I think ... |
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on Nov 19, 2007 at 6:56 pm by Sports fan, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SPORTS
Stanford clinches share of volleyball title
The Stanford women's volleyball team has clinched a share of its unprecedented 11th Pac-10 Conference title. The Cardinal, however, is in no mood to share.
Read the full stor... |
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on Nov 18, 2007 at 10:24 am by Rick, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
green or at least decent credit card?
Does anyone know of credit card issued by a decent financial insttution, i.e., not B of A, Capital One, etc.? Green would be even better. I googled, but the info is all out... |
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on Nov 17, 2007 at 8:52 am by qq, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man found guilty in Menlo Park kidnap plot
A San Mateo County Superior Court jury found a Fresno man guilty today of masterminding a plot to have a former female employee of his Menlo Park store kidnapped and murdered ... |
Editor |
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on Nov 16, 2007 at 3:46 pm by Watched This Case, a resident of another community |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Facing eviction, 'Mother' Branch gets hope
In a twist of irony, "Mother" Oneida Branch, an 88-year-old woman who for decades has fed and clothed thousands of the hungry and homeless from her modest East Palo Alto home,... |
Editor |
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on Nov 16, 2007 at 11:03 am by Roxie Raines Allison, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Something to talk about
A Kenney Mencher painting is like a man crying on a bus. You aren't supposed to watch, but something nags at you to look closer. Maybe you'll find out the full story.
Read th... |
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on Nov 16, 2007 at 10:05 am by Sue, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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