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On Deadline, Part the Second: My Top News Stories over 50 years
(Continued from March 9 column/blog.)
My number 7 top story I pegged as "Youth, Family LifeSkills" -- another topic that is still deeply relevant in our community and liv... |
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on Mar 14, 2011 at 8:36 am by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus |
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On Deadline: Does it matter whether 'senior day health' programs survive?
One could easily rephrase the question above: How much do seniors matter to society, our communities, our state or nation?
The answer has a particular relevance to Palo Alt... |
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on Jul 1, 2011 at 6:59 pm by Marie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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On Deadline: Glimmers of hope, but no $$ yet, for 'Free at Last'
Glimmers of hope -- but no real $$ yet -- are on the horizon for Free at Last, the recovery-and-rehabilition organization based in East Palo Alto but serving a broader area of... |
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on May 5, 2011 at 12:37 pm by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus |
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On Deadline blog: Dwight Bentel presented a contrast to Stanford journalism/communications education
The passing of Dwight Bentel in mid-May at 103 marks the passage of an expansionist era in the education of future journalists -- one with direct parallels, and differences, b... |
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on May 27, 2012 at 2:33 pm by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus |
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On Deadline blog: Gary Fazzino's depth of knowledge reached far beyond Palo Alto
I first met Gary Fazzino when in the early 1970s he took on the job of hosting the Monday night City Council broadcasts on Stanford University's student radio station, KZSU. I... |
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on Nov 6, 2012 at 1:47 pm by kyle, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Peter Carpenter's mission: warn of employee-benefit 'time bomb'
Every week I get two or three e-mails from Peter Carpenter drumming in a single message: that retirement costs/benefits for public employees are threatening to bankrupt cities... |
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on Dec 24, 2011 at 9:40 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of Atherton |
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On Deadline: Recognizing heroes in a world of stark contrasts
Palo Alto's community-based "Project Safety Net" effort to create a safer environment for young persons received a significant commendation last week (May 10).
The 2-year-... |
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on May 25, 2011 at 2:41 pm by Jay Thorwaldson, editor emeritus |
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On Deadline blog: Palo Alto getting a crash course on bullying -- yet some prevention efforts go back years
Bullying and how to prevent it and deal with both victims and bullies has become a hot topic in Palo Alto schools, spurred by a harsh finding by the federal Department of Educ... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 10:58 pm by Help us Jay!, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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On Deadline: Summer camp can be unforgettable, even if you want to
The Weekly's cover story on summer camps last Friday (July 22) evoked some powerful camp memories of my own, dating back to the mid-1950s -- a measure of the power of the expe... |
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on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:25 am by Jeri Arbuckle, a resident of the Esther Clark Park neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: Is Palo Alto big enough for an elected mayor? Yes and no, maybe
Former Mayor (twice over) Gary Fazzino has renewed a proposal he first surfaced about two decades ago: that Palo Alto is a big and complex enough town to directly elect its ma... |
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on Jan 4, 2012 at 2:54 am by Jeremy Feldman, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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On Deadline blog: That curbside parking space in front of my home is MINE!!!'
The current dialogue over parking requirements in downtown Palo Alto and other commercial areas echoes community debates and controversies that date back decades. There has be... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 9:55 pm by bru, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Will -- or should -- adult schools remain 'the quiet corner' of local education?
In about eight years, the Palo Alto Adult School will be observing its 100th anniversary -- a century of promoting the notion that learning can be for a lifetime.
Since it... |
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on Jun 5, 2013 at 1:13 am by local gem, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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