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Thanks, Nathan
The 200th birthday of my country dawned dismal. We had run out on our obligation to an ally and left her people exposed to slaughter and slavery. We had turned inward, suckin... |
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on Jul 4, 2007 at 11:49 am by Dr. Ferragamo, a resident of Stanford |
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Israel's War of Terror
It is encouraging that more and more voices are piercing through the silence so pervasive in the U.S. media regarding Israel’s war of terror on the Palestinians.
In the UK,... |
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on Jul 3, 2007 at 4:20 pm by resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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California Unclaimed Property
I just read an article on SFGate about the California Unclaimed Property website.
Web Link
Was interesting to look up different names. Steve Jobs an... |
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on Jul 1, 2007 at 11:26 pm by QQ, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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The Iraqi "Nation"
Web Link.
An Editorial by Robert McFarlane that tells the story of a meeting of 70 Clerics in I... |
Resident |
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on Jun 28, 2007 at 7:16 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Dennis Hastert received bribes from Turks in return for withdrawing Armenian Genocide Resolution from House floor in 2000.
Sibel Edmonds also says US officials like Marc Grossman, Richard Perle, Doug Feith, Stephen Solarz, and Bob Livingston have obtained lucrative and influential positions in bot... |
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on Jun 26, 2007 at 6:41 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Americans can by illegal immigrants too
We always think of illegal immigration being one way only as someone trying to live here illegally. This may give the other side of the story Web Link... |
Legal Alien |
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on Jun 24, 2007 at 8:39 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Editorial on Knighting Salman Rushdie
Web Link
FYI, Excellent summary of responses to Salman Rushdie becoming Sir Salman Rushdie.
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Resident |
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on Jun 23, 2007 at 6:25 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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War of Civilizations
I offer the following propaganda video:
Web Link
It is by David Horowitz. As propaganda goes, I think it tells the basic stor... |
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on Jun 23, 2007 at 11:27 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Eshoo, colleagues blast passport backlog
Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, and 42 members of the California Congressional Delegation sent a letter today to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticizing the State Depart... |
Editor |
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on Jun 22, 2007 at 5:20 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Bush Inconsistencies on Policy Matters
Shrub allegedly was a mediocre student in his younger day, and I won’t go there about how he got into Yale and Harvard Business School. But, if one of his teachers were gradi... |
A Boomer |
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on Jun 22, 2007 at 11:41 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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EPA residents vent at 'mock' Dumbarton hearing
The culmination of the "Dumbarton Dialogue" project on Wednesday night was not the "multi-jurisdictional" approach to gathering community input on solving Dumbarton Bridge tra... |
Editor |
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on Jun 19, 2007 at 9:24 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Telling the Truth is a Good Thing. Tony Blair
"If we end up saying that because these people are committing these acts of terrorism in Iraq or Afghanistan, that we shouldn't have done the removal of Saddam or the removal ... |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 9:57 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Palo Alto High School graduates 400 students
Cheering on Palo Alto High School's 110th graduating class of 400 students, parents and family from across the country weathered the sweltering heat Wednesday evening on the s... |
Editor |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 6:49 am by blimey, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Disneyland?
We are trying to put together an impromptu trip to Disneyland over the summer for the little ones. What are your tips/tricks to maximizing the experience? What would you never... |
Palo Parent |
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on Jun 15, 2007 at 6:59 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Big boom rattles south Palo Alto residents
A loud boom in south Palo Alto at about 10:35 p.m. Wednesday night caused several people to call police dispatch to ask if something had exploded.
Read the full story here ht... |
Editor |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 9:03 pm by RS, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Help put 100 EPA youth and young adults to work this summer!
From: Faye McNair-Knox
Thu, Jun 14, 2007 at 12:29 AM
Dear Neighbor,
I am writing to ask for your help on behalf of East Palo Alto (EPA) youth and young adults who need ... |
Michael Levin |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 6:39 pm by Michael Levin, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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Bush is our cross to bear
While it is true that Bush has presented America as a nation of vacant-eyed fratboys who gave up booze for the Bible and who care more for John Wayne than for Thomas Jefferson... |
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on Jun 14, 2007 at 4:52 pm by Citizen, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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School Board Opening
TO: MVLA Union High School District Community
FROM: Dr. Barry Groves
DATE: June 12, 2007
SUBJECT: Board member... |
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on Jun 12, 2007 at 10:14 am by Political watcher, a resident of Los Altos |
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Ground beef recall
This latest outbreak of E-Coli in ground beef shows it is past time to require all ground meat and poultry in interstate commerce to be irradiation sterilized, then hermetical... |
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on Jun 11, 2007 at 3:09 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Modern nomads
A camel and a 4x4 truck. Cantor Arts Center director Thomas Seligman likes to use this improbable pair to illustrate the world of the Tuareg people of West Africa.
Read the f... |
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on Jun 11, 2007 at 1:15 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Boyarsky out as North County supervising DA
Jay Boyarsky, the supervising deputy district attorney for northern Santa Clara County for the past 5.5 years, is being reassigned to an undetermined job under a rotation move... |
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on Jun 11, 2007 at 12:15 pm by Mary Ann Parker, a resident of Mountain View |
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Modern nomads
Exhibit shows Tuareg people of West Africa holding onto traditions, but moving with the times A camel and a 4x4 truck. Cantor Arts Center director Thomas Seligman li... |
Editor |
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on Jun 11, 2007 at 9:18 am by Paul Rankin, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Powell Calls for Closing Gitmo
Powell calls for closing Guantanamo Bay and using the normal legal system because Gitmo is undermining faith in the rule of law in America. After six years only one person h... |
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on Jun 11, 2007 at 8:29 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Bush Admin. Visits to Silicon Valley Very Few
There are many Republicans and Democrats here in Silicon Valley. Recently Google as been hosting Presidential candidates from the Democratic side, I don't know what their pla... |
A Boomer |
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on Jun 9, 2007 at 11:20 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Over 90% of our money is "magically" created by banks loaning money to us...
Want to delve into the specific mechanics of money creation in the USA? Here's a 47-minute video explains our perverse money system:
Web Link... |
You Won\'t Believe It |
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on Jun 8, 2007 at 7:35 am by Another Citizen, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |