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High Crimes
The late night comedians and Jon Stewart et al are having a field day with the latest episode in the scandal ridden activities of the Bush Administration. Viewers were ‘treate... |
Tej Uberoi |
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on May 23, 2007 at 7:41 pm by John, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Touching and Hopeful Story from Iraq
Not trying to start a Thread fight here. I am just posting this as an FYI from an eyewitness account by an Istanbul reporter who was in Iraq the other day. Seemingly a simple ... |
Draw the Line |
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on May 21, 2007 at 3:06 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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Is the media frenzy about the whales in Sacramento too much
Once again, whales getting lost is leading to a media frenzy which in turn is making a tourist attraction for many. Are we going to have another children's book written as a s... |
Whale watcher |
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on May 19, 2007 at 6:20 am by Kate, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Even conservatives want AG out
To hear the conservative voice online here, you'd think that all the fuss about US attorneys and Attorney General Gonzales was politics as usual, just a bunch of liberals tryi... |
SkepticAl |
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on May 17, 2007 at 4:11 pm by SkepticAl, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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Peace and Justice Center
Sheree Roth wrote on April 27 relating the activities of the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center with the Nazis taking control of Germany in 1933. For the record,
several me... |
Stephen Rock |
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on May 17, 2007 at 1:37 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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Baby getting gun licence makes mockery of gun control
The article explains it all. How can a baby getting a legitimate gun licence be tolerated? This just shows how bad the controls really are! Web Link... |
Resident |
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on May 16, 2007 at 7:23 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Suspended, demoted East Palo Alto police sgt wins!
Finally, someone who deserves vindication.
If you're interested in more:
Web Link
[Portion removed; you canno... |
Disgusted by EPA Police |
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on May 16, 2007 at 10:54 am by Disgusted by EPA Police, a resident of another community |
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Zero Footprint Carbon Calculator
Here's a very useful calculator that will help guage your "carbon footprint" on the planet.
Web Link
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Sanford Forte |
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on May 14, 2007 at 10:07 pm by Sanford Forte, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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The Bufoon-In-Chief
The latest gaff of ‘president’ Bush while addressing Queen Elizabeth is the latest indication that the current resident of the white house is a bufoon of unprecedented proport... |
Albert |
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on May 13, 2007 at 5:52 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Oh My God - I sound just like my mother !!
When we were growing up, like most kids, we *hated* veggies .. our mother used to come up with tricks every other day to make us eat our share of veggies (no, french fries wer... |
OhMyGodIAmMyMother |
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on May 13, 2007 at 9:35 am by Carolyn, a resident of another community |
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The Roots of Ethnic Violence
Ethnic cleansing is almost never spontaneous but begins by demonizing another group, such as gays, liberals, arabs. The hate speech from right wing commentators such as Ann ... |
Anonymous |
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on May 12, 2007 at 2:59 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Record Gas Prices Six Months After the Election
It's interesting how there is always something which keeps gas prices high now that the election is over. Or maybe it was the other way.
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Anonymous |
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on May 10, 2007 at 9:20 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Christian leaders oppose new hate crimes bill
Christians are depicting measure as a "thought crimes" bill attacking 1st Amendment freedoms of speech and religion. A coalition of evangelical, fundamentalist and black relig... |
Yay |
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on May 9, 2007 at 12:33 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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Support the Impeachment of Cheney (H.Res. 333)
Send a message to Eshoo to support H.Res. 333 to impeach Dick Cheney.
Here's the text of the House Resolution.
Web Link |
Anonymous |
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on May 9, 2007 at 4:42 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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The Mysterious Death of Pat Tillman
Pat Tillman was a fiercely independent thinker who enlisted, fought and died in service to his country yet was critical of President Bush and opposed the war in Iraq, where he... |
Albert |
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on May 7, 2007 at 3:20 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Democratic Senators Knew the Iraq War was Built on Lies but kept silent
On April 28, 2007 Sen. Dick Durbin attempted to cleanse the blood off his senate suit by admitting that as a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee he had been told the o... |
The Cohen brother |
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on May 6, 2007 at 7:24 am by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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A Psychiatrist's Anaysis of W
An interesting perspective from Dr. Paul Minot, a psychiatrist in Waterville, Maine:
[Post removed by Palo Alto Online staff. Please re-post with a link to the source mat... |
Albert |
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on May 5, 2007 at 7:52 am by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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George Tenet
George Tenet appearance on “60 Minutes” to promote his book, “At the Center of the Storm”, was a disingenuous effort to prop up his burnished image. It would have been far bet... |
Jag Singh |
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on May 4, 2007 at 10:29 pm by Big Mama, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Watch the Warriors Make History Tuesday Night
Tonight the Golden State Warriors will attempt to eliminate the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks in Game 5. Many sports analysts have said that this would be the biggest upset in p... |
Nostradamus |
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on May 4, 2007 at 1:17 pm by wilt the Stilt, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Don't pump gas on may 15th
NO GAS...On May 15th 2007
Don't pump gas on may 15th
...in April 1997, there was a "gas out" conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 ce... |
Sarah |
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on May 3, 2007 at 10:37 am by Kate, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Real Tree or Fake Tree ?
Do you get a real christmas tree? I fondly remember the the family 'outings' to the different christmas tree farms around the Bay Area, with Mom & Dad trying to figure out whe... |
NameWithheld |
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on May 2, 2007 at 12:44 pm by D Randolph, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Somalia
America’s dirty proxy war in Somalia, which has largely been ignored by the media, has resulted in the displacement of 350,000 Somalia’s in the past three months creating a ma... |
Tej Uberoi |
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on May 1, 2007 at 6:31 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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Virginia Tech Not Largest Mass Killing In U.S. History
Not be a long shot, in case you'd forgotten,
there are many examples that far exceed this affair,
such as the Sand Creek Massacre, which occurred over 142 yrs.
ago, when a ... |
red fox |
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on May 1, 2007 at 5:34 pm by A Thought, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Americans siding with Democrats on Iraq policy
As the Democrat-controlled Congress and the White House clash over an Iraq spending bill, with President Bush vowing to veto it because it contains withdrawal deadlines, the ... |
Albert |
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on Apr 30, 2007 at 6:22 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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The Red Xs
The Red Xs
“In wilderness is the preservation of the World” *
Henry David Thoreau
First, let me state that I have donated to the New Portola Valley Center. I d... |
Roger g. Novesky |
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on Apr 30, 2007 at 4:41 pm by Roger g. Novesky, a resident of Portola Valley |
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