ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Protest Borders censorship
I was shocked to learn of Borders bookstores' decision not to carry the April/May issue of Free Inquiry magazine because it includes some of the Danish cartoons of the pr... |
David Voelker |
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on Jun 4, 2006 at 5:31 pm by R. Donan, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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ISRAEL
I am writing to express my profound outrage over the blatant misuse of our tax dollars to fund Israel's war of terror on the hapless Palestinians. Why are we rewarding the lan... |
Jagjit Singh |
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on Jul 18, 2009 at 1:04 pm by Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Proposed Colloquium on Driving
I am especially interested in driving topics. There is a lot of interesting material in the Town Square postings that could be developed further. We are not at that point yet,... |
Jeff Bedolla |
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on Aug 8, 2006 at 10:57 am by Jeff Bedolla, a resident of another community |
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Middle East
Dear Friends:
A courageous voice of reason and sanity from Israel! There are many such voices as well in the Middle East, but how many such voices are there in the USA? Perha... |
Jag Singh |
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on Aug 27, 2006 at 1:31 pm by Boaz, a resident of the Greater Miranda neighborhood |
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A Troubled Sister City -- Oaxaca
I have been feeling great empathy for the situation in Oaxaca, Mexico. As you know Oaxaca has been a sister city for more that 20 years. It seems as we are "family", there cou... |
Bob Wenzlau |
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on Jan 16, 2007 at 12:16 pm by Gail Sredanovic, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Proposition 89: hope for democracy
I am proud that Palo Alto City Council has endorsed Proposition 89, the Clean Money and Fair Elections Act. This comprehensive package of election campaign finance reform is ... |
Nancy Neff |
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on Oct 26, 2006 at 10:51 am by Nancy Neff, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Waterboarding led to OBL
Without waterboarding, KSM would have kept quiet. Turns out that KSM, having been softened up via waterboarding, got a little too obstreperous in denying any knowledge about ... |
Gary |
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on May 19, 2011 at 6:59 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Federal judge rules Prop. 8 unconstitutional
A federal judge in San Francisco today overturned Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker said the voter-approved initiative vi... |
Editor |
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on May 24, 2012 at 10:43 am by Equality north, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Stanford and Cal performing arts centers
As David Gross, Portola Valley, wrote in his letter to the Editor of the Palo Alto Daily News, Wed., Oct. 11, the current Stanford Lively Arts series "is only an anemic cous... |
Marvin Lee |
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on Oct 16, 2006 at 11:18 am by Leon Kaplan, a resident of another community |
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Flying the American Flag on Memorial Day
In driving through my neighborhood in Palo Alto, I noticed a lack of U.S. flags on residents’ homes. It was Memorial Day, one of the most significant days of the year for Ame... |
R. Donan |
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on Nov 30, 2007 at 12:37 pm by Can Never Come Back Again, a resident of another community |
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Troop Surge in Iraq will not help
Bush thinks more troops will do the job. Recent events suggest otherwise. He thinks a timeline for withdrawal comforts the enemy. We're not exactly accomplising anything no... |
BushBash |
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on Apr 14, 2007 at 1:08 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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Stanford prof: Prop. 8 will be 'unconstitutional'
A Stanford Law School professor, Michael Wald, is predicting a federal judge will rule that Proposition 8, the state law banning same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional. The r... |
Editor |
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on Aug 8, 2010 at 12:22 pm by The Real Sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Bigotry alive and well in CA
As I celebrate Obama's and all of our victory in the presidential race, my heart is heavy as I watch the numbers around Proposition 8, which confirms that over half our voting... |
Marion |
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on Nov 12, 2008 at 12:20 am by 1man + 1 woman, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Support needed to impeach George Bush
I urge citizens who are troubled by the unprecedented efforts by the White House to unbalance the traditional balance of power between the legislative and executive branches o... |
Jag Singh |
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on Jun 28, 2006 at 11:35 am by Jag Singh, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Rumsfeld appointment sparks Stanford protest
The appointment of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to a one-year position as a "distinguished visiting fellow" at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University has tr... |
Editor |
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on Sep 25, 2007 at 8:08 pm by Stanford\'s Shame, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Soccer is boring
Why is soccer such a smash amongst most of the world's nations? It is such a boring game. Basically, it is just semi-organized kick-ball. There is precious little scoring, a... |
Frank |
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on Jul 11, 2010 at 4:50 pm by World Cup Fan, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Living green involves values, not just Hollywood hype
Living green is not a new idea, it has just become more pressing ... and more confusing.
In the 1970s and 1980s, we in Palo Alto and surrounding communities recycled, put i... |
Nancy McGaraghan |
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on Nov 24, 2006 at 5:37 pm by Borat, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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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... |
Editor |
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on Aug 9, 2012 at 8:44 am by Bill Hough, a resident of another community |
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Do You Travel to a Foreign Country for Major Medical Care?
I can't take this anymore. I am sick of the paperwork nightmare, of being chronically sick because I'm not able to fully get the care I really need even though I am insured, ... |
The Palo Altan next door |
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on Jan 4, 2007 at 4:54 pm by Hulkamania, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Opposition to preschool initiative
Prop 82, the preschool initiative has, according to the polls, seen a decline in support. I am glad to see this. This may seem like a surprising position coming from a forme... |
Heidi Stein |
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on Jun 5, 2006 at 2:15 pm by j q public, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
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US funding al Queda?
According to Seymour Hersh’s explosive new article in the New Yorker Magazine, it now appears that our tax dollars are being used to fund our arch nemesis, al-Queda. US Covert... |
Jag Singh |
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on Mar 8, 2007 at 3:41 pm by Silver Bullet, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Teen 'driving while communicating' faces ban
Drivers under 18 could face fines for using cell phones, pagers or text-messaging devices -- even hands-free -- while behind the wheel, under a proposed law making its way thr... |
Editor |
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on Mar 3, 2008 at 5:24 pm by auntie em, a resident of another community |
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Virginia tragedy
Many of us are in heavy mourning tonight following the senseless shootings at Virginia Tech. I wonder if anyone would like to share their reactions. And does anyone know what ... |
Tyler Hanley |
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on Apr 22, 2007 at 6:36 pm by Draw the Line, a resident of Stanford |
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TORTURE
The Bush administration has now admitted the existence of secret foreign torture dungeons, euphemistically called black sites. This comes as a huge embarrassment to our so cal... |
Jag Singh |
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on Sep 16, 2006 at 7:20 pm by Your Neighbor, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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What Will Chop Keenan Do With His New Windfall?
It appears that Palo Alto developer Chop Keenan is in for a windfall, based on this last week's court ruling.
Web Link
Here's a pr... |
Mike |
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on Apr 16, 2008 at 12:03 am by Long Time Resident, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
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