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Local merchants hope for strong holiday season
As they piled their shelves with popular toys and festive treats, and crafted holiday window displays, local retailers this week had little time for crystal-ball gazing.
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on Nov 26, 2012 at 3:03 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Native American remains found in Menlo Park
Native American remains were unearthed by construction crews working in Menlo Park on Tuesday, police said.
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on Nov 24, 2012 at 1:10 am by Bob, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Two men robbed at gunpoint at Foothill College
Two men were robbed at gunpoint Monday morning at Foothill College, a campus spokesman said. According to law enforcement officials, no one was hurt during the robbery.
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on Nov 22, 2012 at 12:54 am by Chief Ron Levine, a resident of Los Altos Hills |
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California Liberals Commitment to Taxes and Government to be put to the test
In California, based on the results of the recent election when combined with Obama's re-election at the national level, we're about to be presented with a demonstration proje... |
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on Nov 20, 2012 at 2:32 am by maguro_01, a resident of Mountain View |
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Great gourds
Long gone are the days when the only squash people could name was zucchini. This fall, farmers markets and grocery stores are filled with winter squashes of many shapes, sizes... |
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on Nov 18, 2012 at 6:12 pm by Anne, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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What is wrong with the "Fiscal Cliff"?
The Bush tax cuts would expire. The military would get a haircut, as would various domestic programs, including entitlements.
We would take on another recession, but proba... |
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on Nov 15, 2012 at 1:41 pm by Jamie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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There You Go Again, Obama ...
First, I voted again for Barack Obama for President as I did in the last election, even though I did have a great but perverse curiosity about exactly which Mitt Romney we wou... |
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on Nov 14, 2012 at 9:42 pm by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Voluntary 'execution' by the state...a thought exercise
There is a lot argument about involuntary execution by the state, for incarcerated murderers. One big issue is about the method of execuation, especially lethal injection.
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on Nov 14, 2012 at 9:18 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Republicans make GOP Tent smaller
One would think with the shellacking and beatdown they took last week, losing the vote in all groups of color and losing the women's vote, the GOP would be interested in incr... |
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on Nov 14, 2012 at 10:28 am by Angus King, a resident of another community |
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Man faces deportation after allegedly ramming Menlo Park police vehicle
A man who fled after crashing a stolen car into a Menlo Park police vehicle and hid inside a garage before he was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 31, after a manhunt is being held in... |
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on Nov 14, 2012 at 8:42 am by iSez, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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The Omnishambles of Patraeus and Benghazigate
I know the American press and in fact all media worldwide like sex scandals, but please stop looking at this as a sex scandal and start seeing it as a game of politics. |
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on Nov 13, 2012 at 5:45 pm by Sharon hates Jews, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Maybe Prop 37 Passed ?
An email has been going around from MoveOn talking about how it may be that Prop. 37 on labeling GMO foods may have passed. Just passing it along ....
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on Nov 13, 2012 at 5:43 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Hell hath no fury....
Paula Broadwell got jealous, so now we lose a top level national resource in David Petraeus. I suggest, along with Diane Feinstein, that Petraeus be given a pass on this one,... |
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on Nov 12, 2012 at 12:31 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Veterans Day
So, how are we doing around here? Have H-P, Stanford, VMware, and the other big corporations in our back yard been hiring any veterans? Any disabled veterans? How about PAU... |
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on Nov 12, 2012 at 12:13 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Herman Cain calls for third party
Sounds good to me. Let's break up the two party system!
"Appearing on Bryan Fischer’s radio program this afternoon, [Herman] Cain called for a large faction of Republican P... |
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on Nov 10, 2012 at 9:20 pm by blessing, a resident of Mountain View |
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Romney now leads in Wisconsin.
Paul Ryan has definitely helped Romney, including in Wisconsin, where Obama won by 14% in 2008. Romney is now up by 1% (a 15% swing). Web Link... |
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on Nov 10, 2012 at 11:11 am by That User Name is already, a resident of another community |
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Feature story: Palo Alto WWII veterans look back
Leland Felton, 95, flipped through a scrapbook Monday of photographs he took during his service in World War II. Young, handsome and bespectacled, Felton, who was a 27-year-ol... |
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on Nov 10, 2012 at 8:19 am by Wayne Martin, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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David Petraeus resigns
Patraeus has been a very good militaty leader. He says he had an extramarital affair. Was this affair known of by the White House, especially during the Libya scandal? Patrae... |
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on Nov 9, 2012 at 3:05 pm by That User Name is already, a resident of another community |
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National Election Prediction Thread
No rhetoric, no noise. Just your prediction for electoral vote count, Senate +/-, and House pick ups.
First prize? Why, bragging rights, of course!
Mine? Not too far off... |
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on Nov 8, 2012 at 12:52 pm by That User Name is already, a resident of another community |
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Judge throws out murder charge in Lewis killing
Gregory Elarms Sr., the man accused of gunning down East Palo Alto community activist David Lewis in a Hillsdale Shopping Center parking garage in 2010, had his murder charge ... |
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on Nov 8, 2012 at 11:16 am by the_punnisher, a resident of Mountain View |
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Hill cruises to victory in state Senate race
Jerry Hill continued his climb up California's political ladder Tuesday night when he convincingly defeated Sally Lieber in the race to represent the Peninsula in the State Se... |
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on Nov 7, 2012 at 2:54 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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National Polls: Skewed and unskewed
Looks like the biggest winner last night, after Obama, was Nate Silver and the composite poll blogs. Biggest losers? Karl Rove, who kept claiming to the losers on Fox that Ohi... |
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on Nov 7, 2012 at 2:49 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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California Supreme Court forced revelation of $11m
California Supreme Court forced 'Americans for Responsible Leadership' to reveal the source of $11 million dollars they used to campaign against prop 30 and for prop 32.
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on Nov 6, 2012 at 10:52 am by money laundering, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
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Interesting views on bike riding in Berlin.
I think that both bike riders and non bike riders will find this BBC article interesting and informative. It is not just about helmet wearing, but lots of areas we often discu... |
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on Nov 5, 2012 at 12:18 pm by Ducatigirl, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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An experiment in aging gracefully, in place
It's one thing to say you intend to age gracefully in your own home and avoid institutionalized care -- and something else entirely to accomplish it. Several hundred Palo Alto... |
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on Nov 5, 2012 at 10:52 am by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
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