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OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: Could a quake/tsunami hit Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park? You betIn the shadow of the double-whammy disaster in Japan (assuming nuclear meltdown doesn't make it a triple) the inevitable question is: Can it happen here? Well,...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Mar. 18, 2011Last comment by Waves, on Mar 24, 2011 at 7:20 pm | 10 comments | 11714 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: Could a quake/tsunami hit Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park? You betIn the shadow of the double-whammy disaster in Japan (assuming nuclear meltdown doesn't make it a triple) the inevitable question is: Can it happen here? Well,...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Mar. 18, 2011Last comment by Waves, on Mar 24, 2011 at 7:20 pm | 10 comments | 4164 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: Palo Alto's 'UN store' struggling to survive in a new worldThe diminutive United Nations Association store -- a landmark in downtown Palo Alto for more than a third of a century -- is struggling for survival against changes...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Apr. 19, 2011Last comment by Perspective, on May 21, 2011 at 8:24 am | 10 comments | 10139 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: Palo Alto's 'UN store' struggling to survive in a new worldThe diminutive United Nations Association store -- a landmark in downtown Palo Alto for more than a third of a century -- is struggling for survival against changes...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Apr. 19, 2011Last comment by Perspective, on May 21, 2011 at 8:24 am | 10 comments | 3459 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Hope for a thaw between sistersHow auspicious to release the movie, "Frozen", during a winter when most of the US is shivering and shoveling? For moviegoers suffering through frigid temperatures,...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Feb. 27, 2014Last comment by Sally Torbey, on Mar 3, 2014 at 7:39 am | 10 comments | 6333 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
These local restaurants are donating meals to Bay Area residents in need. Here's how to help.A growing number of local restaurants are raising funds and donating meals to people in need, health care workers, first responders and out-of-work restaurant staff...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 22, 2020Last comment by Support Agencies, on May 28, 2020 at 3:50 pm | 10 comments | 37862 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: Is 'cheating' ingrained in our schools, or society?Last weekend hundreds of thousands of American high school seniors -- and some from other nations -- sat down nervously to take the SAT test, that fateful measure...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Sep. 29, 2011Last comment by Nayeli, on Oct 21, 2011 at 9:11 am | 10 comments | 9712 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: Is 'cheating' ingrained in our schools, or society?Last weekend hundreds of thousands of American high school seniors -- and some from other nations -- sat down nervously to take the SAT test, that fateful measure...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Sep. 29, 2011Last comment by Nayeli, on Oct 21, 2011 at 9:11 am | 10 comments | 3487 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Food Party! SOSBoo Food Partiers! I have to SOS on y’all. The Halloween menu includes Sliced Steak Sliders with Peppercorn Sauce. Flank steak? Hanger steak? What...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Oct. 19, 2018Last comment by Laura Stec, on Oct 24, 2018 at 10:48 pm | 10 comments | 15186 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline blog: Massage parlor column rubbed some the wrong wayMy column in last Friday's Weekly (Feb. 24) triggered a few interesting responses, and rubbed some readers the wrong way -- especially current massage therapists....
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Feb. 27, 2012Last comment by Terrell Mcgreevy, on Jan 6, 2016 at 11:25 pm | 10 comments | 12792 Views
OFF DEADLINE
On Deadline: For Palo Alto school officials, transparency is as transparency doesPalo Alto school officials right now are wrestling with the question of what constitutes "transparency" -- including whether a series of private memos between the...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Jun. 7, 2012Last comment by Wayne Martin, on Jun 5, 2017 at 4:01 am | 10 comments | 10563 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
The pain of packingOur family vacation is fast approaching. I love vacations but I dread the packing because my husband and I have completely different approaches. If my husband...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Jun. 17, 2014Last comment by Sally Torbey, on Jun 21, 2014 at 8:21 am | 10 comments | 6427 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
First interviewAs each child departs for college, I console myself by thinking of all the free time I will have to finally tackle the to-do list. Well, somehow, before I make...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Dec. 16, 2014Last comment by Sally Torbey, on Dec 19, 2014 at 7:13 am | 10 comments | 6705 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
A quiz: So how much do you really know about Palo Alto?It’s a local newly created zoom game. A small group of Rotary Club of Palo Alto members played it last Friday evening. President Ben Threlkeld, O.D., an optometrist...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jun. 2, 2021Last comment by III, on Jun 8, 2021 at 4:21 pm | 10 comments | 19157 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
The Cinderella ride
Despite all the compelling reasons local marathon runners share in a recent
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Apr. 20, 2014Last comment by Sally Torbey, on Apr 22, 2014 at 1:59 pm | 10 comments | 6864 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Houston here she comes!It is immediately obvious whether the person to whom I'm speaking has ever been to Houston when I mention that our soon-to-be-college-graduate daughter is moving...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Jun. 12, 2015Last comment by Peggy and John, on Jun 26, 2015 at 10:41 am | 10 comments | 5265 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
Packing for the Women's MarchThis week I am traveling to Washington DC. My Houston-based daughter and I are meeting there to attend the Women’s March on Washington...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Jan. 18, 2017Last comment by JimK, on Jan 23, 2017 at 6:02 pm | 10 comments | 4225 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
How clean is our electricity?How clean is our electricity? Well, there are a number of ways to answer that question. You can look at the grid itself, which we plug things into. How clean is...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 18, 2023Last comment by Eduardo, on Jul 23, 2023 at 9:07 am | 10 comments | 8971 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Adults OnlyAs a new parent I try to stay extra-aware of places that are family- and kid-friendly. Before having a kid, I thought that the distinction would be easy. Fancy...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Nov. 23, 2013Last comment by Cheryl Bac, on Nov 26, 2013 at 2:59 pm | 10 comments | 26031 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
It's Not Charged?!When flying with kids, things don't always go as planned. I'm still not sure exactly how it happened, but somehow I ended up on a cross country flight with a preschooler...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Sep. 10, 2015Last comment by Cheryl Bac, on Sep 16, 2015 at 2:07 pm | 10 comments | 13235 Views
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