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World Music Sunday In Downtown PA
Did you have a chance to go downtown on Father's Day Sunday afternoon?
World Music was out in force this weekend, not only in Palo Alto, but worldwide. This was the first ... |
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on Jun 22, 2009 at 4:16 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Local Impacts of a Government Shutown
I will start with the personal, and take it from there.
My soon to be ex-wife is an MD at the VA Medical Center. She is expected to show up for work, as a "critical employ... |
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on Apr 11, 2011 at 10:04 am by Fragile economy, a resident of another community |
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Viva Quidditch!
I have a daughter who attended PALY and now is a sophomore at Middlebury College in Vermont.
Her school hosted the "Quidditch World Cup" this weekend, hosting a number of o... |
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on Oct 27, 2009 at 6:20 pm by Melissa (oddharmonic), a resident of another community |
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Supporting Small Businesses in the US?
Am I the only one who is totally confused about what it takes and who supports at a policy level initiatives to support the success of small businesses in this country?
“W”... |
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on Sep 18, 2010 at 12:10 pm by Small Business Admin, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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New Stanford Business School Complex
I had occasion to go on Campus Drive at Stanford the other day, and get a glimpse of the emerging archipelego of buildings that will be the new campus of the Graduate School o... |
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on Nov 12, 2010 at 2:02 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto |
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Volunteer for the Senior Games
I have written in the past that I believe one of the elements that contribute to Palo Alto’s character is the active and robust volunteering that takes place here in town. Wh... |
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on Apr 29, 2009 at 12:10 pm by Paul Losch, a resident of Palo Alto |
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Recycling Medications
What do you do when you want to dispose of a medication—especially prescription, especially those that are known for effective treatment when used properly, and subject to abu... |
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on Jan 12, 2012 at 3:15 pm by joey, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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Some Thoughts About Recent Events
World Event: What is going on in the Middle East reminds me of what transpired in Eastern Europe when Communist regimes fell 20+ years ago. This drama is far from over.
N... |
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on Feb 16, 2011 at 9:34 am by Geez, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Seeing the CA Budget Impasse at Grass Roots Level
One of the things that gives me a good feeling about the business I own and run is that I am able to outsource a portion of the work we do to an agency in Santa Clara Country ... |
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on Jul 9, 2009 at 1:44 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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More on Health Care: Public Options Co-Ops, Other
I will admit that I have little or no expertise around health care policy. I have tried to stay engaged and informed these past few months.
And my small company that I run... |
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on Jan 10, 2010 at 9:53 am by Get back to what works, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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High Speed Rail Needs to Slow Down
I am not crazy about litigation and courts getting involved in matters of public policy, unless it is necessary.
The law not on the books is the law of unintended consequen... |
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on Aug 28, 2009 at 5:52 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Facebook and College Terrace and Palo Alto
FACT: the office complex that Facebook has occupied of late was several years ago negotiated to change to housing for Stanford employees. Agilent/HP was the previous tena... |
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on Feb 12, 2011 at 8:50 pm by Joe, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Gas--North of 4, Heading Toward 5
I tanked up my Prius the other day. $4.25/gallon. Glad I get 40+MPG.
I recall a few years ago when gas prices for a time went over $4. "W" was President at the time, and... |
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on Mar 6, 2012 at 6:56 pm by Oil Sam, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Get Ready for a Palo Alto Character Change
I write this with a heavy heart.
I think the vast majority of people who live in Palo Alto really love this place. Given how expensive it is on the one hand, and the gre... |
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on Oct 23, 2009 at 9:16 pm by Outside Observer, a resident of another community |
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Sarah Palin For President?
Palin -vs- Obama 2012 |
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on Mar 28, 2010 at 5:23 pm by Don, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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PA Employees and Actuarial Matters
This is a Third Rail Matter, and I understand that as I write this.
The retirement programs that Palo Alto and most other local government entities in California are actuar... |
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on Aug 25, 2009 at 9:15 am by comprehension, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Health Care "Summit" De-Brief
John Naber--thanks a bunch for your postings on the Vancouver Olympic Games. You have a unique perspective as one who competed and won in the Olympics, is a local community m... |
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on Mar 3, 2010 at 9:04 pm by ONe of Those, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Miss America Is Old
I remeber getting an "A" on a paper I wrote for my high school English class around 30 years ago about how the Miss America Pageant was rife with flaws, from the treatment of ... |
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on Jan 31, 2010 at 4:37 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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"Cash For Clunkers" Car Buying
I fervently hope that this program is having the purported positive impact on car sales and the general economy that led Congress to add $2 billion before they all went home t... |
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on Aug 9, 2009 at 7:01 pm by anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Boomer's Entertainers Are Starting to Die
I am not describing an epidemic. It's just that some folks that I saw on TV and heard on radio in the '60s and 70's are reaching the end of life.
Mary Travers, of Peter Pa... |
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on Sep 17, 2009 at 7:04 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Bob Dylan and 9/11
This is a tough day. 10 years.
I am trying to get some perspective, thinking about where I was when the Space Shuttle exploded, Reagan was shot, Nixon resigned, Kennedy wa... |
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on Sep 15, 2011 at 7:48 am by Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Adios Newsweek, Hola Economist
My Newsweek magazine subscription that I have had since college is up for renewal. I will let it lapse.
I plan instead to subscribe to the Economist.
I no longer subscr... |
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on Mar 11, 2011 at 10:19 am by Journalism degrading, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Bain, Mitt Riomney and Meg Whitman
I am of the opinion that Bainies, as they are called, are not well qualified for political office.
I have worked as a client with the Bain folks on the consulting side, an... |
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on May 20, 2012 at 9:33 am by Perspective, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
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On Things Collective
On Things Collective—Wisdom, Bargaining, Folly, and Sailing
Many of us in Palo Alto have sailed in San Francisco Bay. I had a week’s vacation in the mid-1990’s when I took... |
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on Oct 4, 2009 at 3:38 pm by Dirk, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Thoughts on MLK Weekend
How far we have come, how far we have to go.
Here is a link to Dr. King's speech in 1963. Watch the entire thing, not just the "free at last" conclusion.
http://www.ml... |
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on Jan 24, 2010 at 6:56 pm by Dr. Gary Gechlik, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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