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A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Disengaged "Engagement"This proposal was written by a bureaucrat who opposes it. That was my reaction to a proposal for...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Mar. 14, 2015Last comment by Counterclockwise, on Mar 21, 2015 at 7:37 pm | 11 comments | 9520 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Rethinking High School Curriculum: ChemistryQ: For cleaning and disinfecting, what are the differences between soap, household ammonia, alcohol and chlorine bleach? Explain in terms of how they work. I...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on May. 22, 2016Last comment by Isabella Cohen, on Jun 8, 2016 at 6:17 am | 11 comments | 18173 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Computer Science in PAUSDAs a former teacher of Computer Science, I am concerned about the developing curriculum for PAUSD. This was triggered by a quote from the co-chair of the committee...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Mar. 13, 2017Last comment by Former PA resident, on Jul 15, 2017 at 11:00 am | 11 comments | 14881 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Development policy: "The Market" and regulationNeo-liberal, Libertarian, Ayn Rand-ian, Progressive. Mr. X seemed to shift seamlessly and sincerely between these...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Jun. 20, 2017Last comment by margaret heath, on Jul 7, 2017 at 1:46 pm | 11 comments | 8860 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: It's name-calling, fact-enhancing compost season in Palo AltoWhen the City Council officially set a special election for next November on the future of a corner of Palo Alto's baylands last week it opened the season of pre-election...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Mar. 28, 2011Last comment by Parent, on Mar 30, 2011 at 8:12 pm | 11 comments | 10258 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: It's name-calling, fact-enhancing compost season in Palo AltoWhen the City Council officially set a special election for next November on the future of a corner of Palo Alto's baylands last week it opened the season of pre-election...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Mar. 28, 2011Last comment by Parent, on Mar 30, 2011 at 8:12 pm | 11 comments | 3508 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Finding the fun in fundraisingUp until a few weeks ago, I have assiduously avoided fundraising. With my medical background, I felt I could be more useful lice checking at school, instructing...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Mar. 13, 2014Last comment by Sally Torbey, on Mar 23, 2014 at 1:36 pm | 11 comments | 5634 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Bridging on the Golden Gate
Despite having lived in the Bay Area for 25 years, I had never walked all the way across the Golden Gate Bridge until a few weeks ago....
Original post made by Sally Torbey on May. 17, 2014Last comment by Lauras Mom, on May 22, 2014 at 8:07 pm | 11 comments | 8149 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline blog: Palo Alto police and fire operations face big changes -- to be definedSome of the most sweeping changes in the long histories of the Palo Alto Police Department and Fire Department are beginning to take shape -- even though many are...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Feb. 8, 2012Last comment by svatoid, on Feb 9, 2012 at 3:04 pm | 11 comments | 12999 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline blog: Palo Alto police and fire operations face big changes -- to be definedSome of the most sweeping changes in the long histories of the Palo Alto Police Department and Fire Department are beginning to take shape -- even though many are...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Feb. 8, 2012Last comment by svatoid, on Feb 9, 2012 at 3:04 pm | 11 comments | 6174 Views
OFF DEADLINE
Off Deadline: Does 'parking overflow' slash housing prices near commercial areas?Neighbors of Palo Alto's commercial areas have long complained about parking overflow being everything from a weekday nuisance to a severe impact on the quality...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by FSH, on Dec 17, 2013 at 9:26 am | 11 comments | 6961 Views
OFF DEADLINE
Greg Scharff reviews his 'too short' year as Palo Alto mayor: It was funOutgoing Palo Alto Mayor Greg Scharff sums up his "too short" term as mayor as a year of accomplishment and moving forward but with a couple of frustrations. Overall...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Dec. 23, 2013Last comment by hoplandhophead, on Jan 9, 2014 at 12:32 pm | 11 comments | 8319 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Easy livingAs I settled in a sunny spot this morning to read the paper and watch my youngest child at a swim meet, I received a text with a photo of snow flurries from my daughter,...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Nov. 16, 2014Last comment by Sally Torbey, on Nov 20, 2014 at 7:38 pm | 11 comments | 7003 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Visiting Bucknell, Dickinson, Franklin and Marshall, Gettysburg, and Ursinus(Written by John Raftrey) Recently I visited colleges in Central Pennsylvania and Philadelphia with members of the Higher Education Consultants Association, the...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on May. 8, 2015Last comment by Michael, on Jun 11, 2016 at 8:12 pm | 11 comments | 45112 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
An injuryLast week our 12-year-old daughter broke her ankle playing basketball. It is just short of miraculous that we have five kids and have had only one other bone broken....
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Mar. 4, 2015Last comment by Sally Torbey, on Mar 10, 2015 at 11:46 am | 11 comments | 6238 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Camping ComfortablyLast Friday I let go of the illusion that I am not middle-aged when I walked into REI in search of a new sleeping pad for camping. I have always prided myself on...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Apr. 24, 2015Last comment by malvika, on Jul 20, 2017 at 4:25 am | 11 comments | 6910 Views
STORIES OF HOPE
Thought and Matter: A Young Man's Search for Interest and Meaning==I This piece is the fourth in a multi-part series, telling stories about employees of Ada's Cafe -- a 501c3 nonprofit cafe in the Mitchell Park community center,...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Jul. 16, 2018Last comment by trivani, on Sep 27, 2018 at 2:08 am | 11 comments | 11395 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
A Primer on PrimeA few years after grad school, I was living in an old ranch house in Los Altos Hills with some friends. Two of us biked to work along the windy roads near the house...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 24, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 3, 2019 at 6:43 am | 11 comments | 23779 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Sharing the facts of lifeMy preteen daughter and I spent the last two Wednesday evenings at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital at
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Apr. 28, 2014Last comment by Charles, on Apr 30, 2014 at 3:11 pm | 11 comments | 8711 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Grid Next DoorA post or two ago I wondered what you are doing about power outages. Some of you...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 5, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jun 10, 2019 at 3:22 pm | 11 comments | 19768 Views
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Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund
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