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Rumsfeld to take position at Hoover Institution
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, one of the architects of the Iraq War, has been appointed a distinguished visiting fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institut... |
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on Sep 12, 2007 at 12:41 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Capitol Hill Police "football tackled" activist who was in line to enter hearing room for General Petreus’ testimony
Rev. Lennox Yearwood now has a broken leg, he’s in a cast, and he’s being arraigned for assaulting an officer and disorderly conduct.
See for yourself what tranpired: http:... |
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on Sep 12, 2007 at 11:29 am by pretty straight forward, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Shultz to speak on energy panel at Stanford
Former Secretary of State George Shultz will be one of the panelists during a discussion of "Clean, Secure and Efficient Energy: Can We Have It All?" at Stanford Wednesday nig... |
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on Sep 10, 2007 at 4:40 pm by Tired, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Caltrain rejects two Wi-Fi bids
The Caltrain Board of Directors has voted this week to reject two bids for Wi-Fi service on commuter trains.
Read the full story here Web Link_... |
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on Sep 9, 2007 at 3:50 pm by toda, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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5,200-acre fire to double by evening
The raging fire at Henry W. Coe State Park near Morgan Hill has burned 5,200 acres and may double in size later Tuesday, according to Cal Fire officials. The fire has destroye... |
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on Sep 4, 2007 at 2:29 pm by Sue Dremann, Palo Alto Weekly staff writer |
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A phoenix rising
Katherine Lerer was at the top of her game in 1994. At age 49, she was fit; she was educated. She was a mother, a wife and a top-selling Palo Alto Realtor. But that year, her ... |
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on Sep 2, 2007 at 11:29 am by Lynn Cornish, a resident of Woodside |
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Smoking in cars is unsafe, researchers say
Stanford University researchers have found that a person who smokes just two cigarettes in a car releases particulates above government safety levels.
Read the full story her... |
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on Sep 1, 2007 at 5:55 pm by leonard, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Labor Day, should it be changed?
It seems that we all have this outlanded idea that Labor Day heralds the end of summer and the start of the new school year. Since now all over the country, the school year st... |
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on Sep 1, 2007 at 5:35 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Oh Dear... it seems Condi "Mushroom Cloud" Rice is not very nice to honest workers
"You are behind the counter because you have to work for minimum wage. I'm on this side asking to see the good jewelry because I make considerably more."
It's an excerpt fr... |
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on Sep 1, 2007 at 4:50 pm by GMC, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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Teen cell-phone driving bill passes Senate
A bill banning teens from communicating on cell phones or pagers while driving passed the state Senate today. The bill, SB 33, previously passed the state Assembly.
Read ... |
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on Aug 31, 2007 at 8:19 am by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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San Francisco Bay shrinking
What is going on with the southern part of San Francisco Bay? More and more of it is taken up by salt ponds or being diked and filled. It seems like pretty soon Dumbarton brid... |
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on Aug 30, 2007 at 4:37 pm by Clapper Rail, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Can You Imagine Something This Wonderful Happening In Palo Alto?
Although I never agreed with going to war, it is so nice to see an entire city pull together to welcome home our troops.
You will love this slideshow: Web Link... |
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on Aug 30, 2007 at 4:29 pm by Carly, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Bought at the top of the market?
Have any of you been able to lower your taxes after buying at the top of the market? One can apply to the County Assessor for a tax adjustment, but it's temporary. How complic... |
Carol Blitzer, PAW asst. editor |
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on Aug 30, 2007 at 12:04 am by Property Values, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Vigil Stop the War Now Aug 28th 5:45
Over 600 vigils organized by MoveOn, will be held across the nation on August 28th to demand an end to the Iraq War Now Residents of Palo Alto are participating in a peaceful ... |
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on Aug 29, 2007 at 9:39 pm by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Eshoo supports state look at chloramine safety
In an effort to help dozens of Peninsula residents -- including 30 from Mountain View and others from Palo Alto who say their sensitivity to chloramine has caused skin rashes ... |
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on Aug 27, 2007 at 9:59 am by Rolanda Yang, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
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Eshoo calls for federal probe of Cheney
Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, has called for a federal investigation into the role that Vice President Dick Cheney had in diversion of water from the Klamath River Basin in 20... |
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on Aug 23, 2007 at 10:56 pm by Mark, a resident of Mountain View |
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Yahoo Groups - Are they as personal as they seem?
I have been a member of many Yahoo Groups, kids' sport team groups, classroom groups, Church discussion group, on-line book club, to name most. I had always assumed I was in a... |
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on Aug 23, 2007 at 5:09 pm by Googlified, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Benest's not allowing flags to half staff
When is the City Manager going to face the music on the flag issue. His people avoided the press while Frank was on vacation and now Frank is back.
He still has not commente... |
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on Aug 22, 2007 at 7:50 pm by Marvin, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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"Oh My G _ _ " Why?
It seems that for almost everyone, the above phrase is just everyday vocabulary. We hear it all the time and read it in popular literature. Profanity is now just plain accepta... |
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on Aug 22, 2007 at 1:45 am by Behold ..., a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Fascism in America: watch a BBC special
Document uncovers details of a planned coup in the USA in 1933 by right-wing American businessmen. The coup was aimed at toppling President Franklin D Roosevelt with the help ... |
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on Aug 21, 2007 at 6:21 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Earthquake in Peru: Information
I received the following news announcement from the Red Cross and thought this might be of interest to Palo Alto residents. We all need to be alert to the possibility of terr... |
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on Aug 18, 2007 at 11:27 pm by Alice Smith, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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The Future is Obvious
I am starting this thread, because I, occasionally, see statements to the effect that something is obvious in the future.
For example, "Almost ANYONE with a grain of common... |
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on Aug 18, 2007 at 12:13 pm by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Watertown, Massachusetts severs ties with Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
The move came under immense pressure from the town's large Armenian community, which is angry over the ADL's unwillingness to acknowledge the killings of Armenians during Worl... |
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on Aug 16, 2007 at 9:11 am by Guess Who, a resident of Stanford |
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BANK OF MOM AND DAD?
Have you purchased property with an adult child, in order to get that child into the local market? What are the plusses, minuses? Was end goal to evolve to fully independently... |
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on Aug 15, 2007 at 11:04 am by Carol Blitzer, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Photo gallery: Remembering Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh was an integral part of the Stanford Athletic community who guided the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl championships and six NFC West division titles in his... |
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on Aug 13, 2007 at 11:40 am by Mark Diaz, a resident of another community |
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