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Oct 25, 2020 6:03 am
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A few weeks ago 350 Silicon Valley and 18 other non-profits sponsored a two hour forum to solicit Palo Alto City Council candidates’ views on climate change.... More
Oct 18, 2020 5:58 am
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This would be funny if it weren’t also true. Just today (1), I got:
- A warning about extreme heat (a “Heat advisory”)
- A notice about “public... More
Oct 11, 2020 5:31 am
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I remembered the other day that I made a New Year's resolution to decrease our electricity... More
Oct 4, 2020 5:39 am
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Oh boy. After a week of heat, smoke, COVID news, and a frustrated housebound teenager, not necessarily in that order, I haven’t been entirely excited to do... More
Sep 27, 2020 5:22 am
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Are our recycling bins too big?
That seems like a weird question. We want to recycle, so why would we want smaller bins? Another way to think of the question... More
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Specialty's Cafe and Bakery comes back to life in Mountain View (cookies included)
By Elena Kadvany | 3 comments | 17,507 views
Kill two birds with one ... mini-split!
By Sherry Listgarten | 8 comments | 2,804 views
Couples and Premarital: How Do You Define Love?
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 2,523 views
March Madness for Seniors
By John Raftrey and Lori McCormick | 0 comments | 1,677 views
Whoof! Our problems have all disappeared
By Diana Diamond | 10 comments | 1,256 views
Submit your story today
The 35th Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult and Teen categories. Submit your short story here by April 2 (online submissions only). Stories must be 2,500 words or less. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
Sponsored by Kepler's Books, Linden Tree Books and Bell's Books.