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Front-loading respect and compassion in the digital age
Like many people throughout the world, I'm mesmerized by the Olympics.
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on Aug 15, 2012 at 8:08 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto raises red flags about rail funding
Nearly a month after California legislators passed a bill to begin construction of high-speed rail, Palo Alto officials are still trying to sort out the ambiguities in the new... |
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on Aug 13, 2012 at 10:03 pm by Parent, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Even the Washington Post smells a stinker: HSR "A Golden State Train Wreck"
I don't always agree with George Will, but he sure gets it right this time (plus an amusing portrayal of Town and Country):
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on Aug 13, 2012 at 2:24 pm by George Wont, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Study released for Gov Romney Tax Plan
The non-partisan Tax Policy Center has released a study of Governor Romney's tax plan. One of the study's authors worked for the first President Bush; the head of the Tax Poli... |
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on Aug 12, 2012 at 9:25 am by That User Name is already, a resident of another community |
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Spare the Air alerts continue through Saturday
A Spare the Air alert warning of poor air quality has been issued for Saturday, air quality officials said Friday, Aug. 10.
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on Aug 12, 2012 at 6:25 am by daniel, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/Leland neighborhood |
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Fox News says Romney losing in landslide for Obama
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With Obama leading most swing state polls and looking at an electoral college lead o... |
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on Aug 10, 2012 at 11:39 am by Carolyn Hollister, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Another Spare the Air day called for today
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued another Spare the Air alert for the region for today, Aug. 10.
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on Aug 10, 2012 at 11:20 am by FrankF, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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SCOTUS: John Roberts (hearts) Barack Obama
The Affordable Care Act is constitutional.
Puts a death knell in any sort of public option or Medicare-for-all plan anytime soon. We are stuck with private, for-profit insu... |
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on Aug 10, 2012 at 10:26 am by That User Name is already, a resident of another community |
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Santa Clara County voters may face tax question
Voters in Santa Clara County may be asked to approve a one-eighth-of-a-cent boost in the sales tax this November. The Board of Supervisors Wednesday voted 4-1 to place the tax... |
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on Aug 9, 2012 at 8:44 am by Bill Hough, a resident of another community |
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Caltrain reports record ridership, revenue boost
Caltrain's average weekday ridership in June was a record 50,390, an 11 percent increase over June 2011, the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, which governs Caltrain, ann... |
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on Aug 8, 2012 at 1:19 pm by John Murphy, a resident of another community |
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Saving your life vs. having a good hair day
Bike accident statistics are clear: Helmet-less, riders are 14 times more likely than those with helmets to die, according to Safe Kids USA. So why do so many choose the wind ... |
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on Aug 8, 2012 at 12:42 pm by Ken, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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NASA Ames scientist to analyze data sent back from Mars
Thousands of people gathered at the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field Sunday night, Aug. 5, to watch the historic landing of the Mars rover Curiosity on the mysteriou... |
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on Aug 8, 2012 at 1:52 am by Space Fan, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Motorcyclist dies in crash on Woodside Road
A 27-year-old San Francisco man was killed Friday on Woodside Road when his motorcycle collided with a car heading out of the Menlo Country Club.
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on Aug 7, 2012 at 11:04 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Strong vs weak American presidents
Ronald Reagan stood strong in favor of liberating the socialist slaves behind the Iron Curtain. He backed up his rhetoric with real power. Ask Lech Walesa or Natan Sharansky. ... |
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on Aug 4, 2012 at 12:51 pm by Bin Ladin dead, GM alive, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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More women to get health services under new law
Access to women's health services expanded on Wednesday, Aug. 1, due to the federal Affordable Care Act. The guaranteed services are part of a package of preventative services... |
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on Aug 3, 2012 at 4:46 pm by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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8.3% Unemployment
And Obama's main response is to tax the rich in the middle of a recession. Is this the kind of "hope and change" we can continue to expect? |
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on Aug 3, 2012 at 10:10 am by chart busters, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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White House aplogizes to Charles Krauthammer
Despite the denials of various Obama apologists, the bust of Churchill in the Oval Office was returned to the British, even though the British did not request its return and o... |
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on Aug 1, 2012 at 11:20 am by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Peet's Coffee & Tea selling for $1 billion
Longtime Bay Area fixture Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. will be sold to a German company for $1 billion, the Emeryville-based company announced in a statement Monday. Peets has sev... |
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on Jul 31, 2012 at 8:13 pm by Vivian, a resident of Mountain View |
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Effective 7/67/12, DHS can take over all private communications in "emergency"; Is this ok?
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If I read this right, Obama signed into law, through Executive Order, of course, Dept of Homeland Security ( the name ... |
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on Jul 30, 2012 at 12:14 pm by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Romney to implement Socialiized Medicine - Universal Health Care
Mitt Romney, the Massachusetts Moderate (or Severe Conservative, depending on the day of the week or the audience) author of the successful RomneyCare the wildly popular Massa... |
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on Jul 30, 2012 at 10:07 am by Sanity on this trip?!?!, a resident of another community |
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is Romney a WIMP?
The cover of this week's Newsweek magazine says "Romney: The Wimp Factor, Is he just too insecure to be president?".
Is that a fair assessment? Or just kicking him while he... |
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on Jul 29, 2012 at 1:23 pm by Gene, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Obamas Big Speech the Gulf Oil Leak
He's laying out a "battle plan" to fight the leak at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. He's "deploying" the military.
The fact that he had to make the speech is to prepare us... |
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on Jul 29, 2012 at 9:53 am by Pearl Murdock of Fox, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Romney raises an Olympic Ruckus
Romney says London not prepared for the Olympics:
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on Jul 28, 2012 at 2:49 pm by flop, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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The Obama Motor Co.
"Back in December, in an economy far, far away, then-CEO Rick Wagoner tossed out the scary cost to taxpayers of $100 billion if General Motors wasn't saved by the government... |
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on Jul 28, 2012 at 11:29 am by the Haters cannot give up, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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Libor
Called Libor, which that stands for London Interbank Offered Rate and it involves a group of bankers who set a daily interest rate affecting trillions of dollars of transactio... |
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on Jul 26, 2012 at 11:03 am by Barclay\'s Bank - LIBOR, a resident of Portola Valley |