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Dec 2, 2020 12:28 pm
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When I mention to my friends that I usually watch the Palo Alto City Council meetings on Monday nights, their quick response: "How can you stand it!" Their... More
Nov 24, 2020 1:01 pm
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I have always admired Bill Gates, founder and former CEO of Microsoft Corp., second richest man in the world, for all the billions of dollars he and his wife, Melinda,... More
Nov 18, 2020 11:54 am
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Last week I wrote about the Electoral College, acknowledging that while it caused problems, and twice in recent years elected candidates whose vote totals were lower... More
Nov 10, 2020 12:18 pm
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All it took was one sentence on p. 3 of Saturday's, Nov. 7, NYT to finally convince me that my long-held stance on eliminating the Electoral College in the U.S.... More
Nov 5, 2020 9:28 am
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As I write this, the election itself is over, the results are almost in, no one has been declared a presidential winner yet, and I am left with a series of questions... More
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