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SENIOR FOCUS
Evolution of a Patriotic ManWhen Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem last year I was of the mind that he was out of line, being disrespectful of the flag and the anthem and was...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Sep. 26, 2017Last comment by Sanctimonious City, on Oct 1, 2017 at 8:03 pm | 13 comments | 3417 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Touring the SoCal Elites:UCLA, USC, Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna(written by John Raftrey) The second in a series. The Elite schools in Southern California all have admit rates under 20%, making admissions to them a virtual...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Aug. 18, 2014Last comment by Mudder, on Apr 24, 2017 at 6:02 pm | 13 comments | 48389 Views
STORIES OF HOPE
Data and Compassion: Radical Tools in the Fight for Gun Control
Students in Washington D.C. during National Walkout Day, March 14, 2018.
During last week’s National Walkout Day, a nationwide demonstration...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Mar. 19, 2018Last comment by mohit2931, on May 23, 2018 at 1:34 am | 13 comments | 16869 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Whoof! Our problems have all disappearedWe have no more "problems." They are now all gone. Instead, we only have “challenges.” Yes, “New Speak,” as George Orwell once phrased it in “1984,”...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 2, 2021Last comment by avery james, on Mar 5, 2021 at 2:40 pm | 13 comments | 11203 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Post-election reflections -- and spongesLet’s talk local. In the five-candidate Palo Alto City Council race, Alison Cormack was the big winner. She campaigned actively, sent out fliers and ran lots...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 8, 2018Last comment by Annette, on Nov 13, 2018 at 6:50 am | 13 comments | 16935 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Don’t close Churchill Avenue at the tracksPalo Alto is having a lot of trouble figuring out what kind of grade separations should be used at railroad crossings to accommodate an estimated 20 trains an hour...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 1, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Apr 8, 2019 at 12:26 am | 13 comments | 11031 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Fussy (too fussy?) about the foods we eatI happen to be one of those “eat to live” kinds of people, rather than a “live to eat” type. But for either, I love to cook. Most of the...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 18, 2019Last comment by Ms. B, on May 22, 2019 at 9:33 am | 13 comments | 11885 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Don’t keep information from the publicWe have a city hall and police department transparency problem in Palo Alto that seems to be quietly but quickly expanding. That’s because: City Manager...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Sue Dremann, on Apr 30, 2021 at 2:09 pm | 13 comments | 8353 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Can Americans Be Green?If you think the online comments in this paper can get snarky, you should read some of the popular climate authors. For example: “==I Rich people emit more carbon,...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 9, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 16, 2019 at 10:25 am | 13 comments | 18320 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Bold coyotes at Windy HillIn late summer last year I was walking my dog across the top of Windy Hill when I ran into a guy going the other way with his own dog. He stopped me and said they...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on May. 17, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on May 23, 2021 at 2:48 pm | 13 comments | 19089 Views
A TEEN'S PALO ALTO
Why can't high schoolers write?American schools have a big problem: they don’t teach us how to write well. Basic grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors are commonplace in the writing...
Original post made by Jessica Zang on Sep. 12, 2020Last comment by District parent, on Sep 18, 2020 at 11:09 am | 13 comments | 6014 Views
OFF DEADLINE
Who else has a 'The Cat Came Back' story?Amid the hustle of modern high-tech, high-speed life it's always great to pause for a story about a cat -- or sometimes a dog -- that gets lost or left behind and...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Sep. 9, 2010Last comment by Jocelyn Dong, on Sep 17, 2010 at 6:00 pm | 12 comments | 12818 Views
OFF DEADLINE
Who else has a 'The Cat Came Back' story?Amid the hustle of modern high-tech, high-speed life it's always great to pause for a story about a cat -- or sometimes a dog -- that gets lost or left behind and...
Original post made by Jay Thorwaldson on Sep. 9, 2010Last comment by Jocelyn Dong, on Sep 17, 2010 at 6:00 pm | 12 comments | 6456 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Measure D (Maybell Rezoning): Cutting through the noiseThis is not yet-another posting about how you should vote on Measure D. Instead, I will try to help undecided voters better understand the arguments being...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Oct. 11, 2013Last comment by Douglas Moran, on Oct 27, 2013 at 1:52 pm | 12 comments | 12935 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
"Flawed" process is normalIt is misleading for City Hall to label as "flawed" its action on the 27 University Avenue project (Arrillaga towers) and the attempted sale of 7.7...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Sep. 5, 2014Last comment by Wondering?, on Sep 8, 2014 at 12:36 pm | 12 comments | 15861 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Election recounts an illusion?If you have a process for recounting the votes in an election, but the costs are so astronomical that it is implausible that it could be utilized, can you really...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Dec. 2, 2014Last comment by Sea SEELAM REDDy, on Dec 6, 2014 at 3:33 am | 12 comments | 14728 Views
A PRAGMATIST'S TAKE
Candidate kickoffs: First weekendThere were five candidate kickoff events this weekend and I attended four--the one I missed was Greg Tanaka's because it conflicted with two of the others. The events...
Original post made by Douglas Moran on Aug. 30, 2016Last comment by Former PA resident, on Sep 2, 2016 at 12:32 pm | 12 comments | 14308 Views
TWO DECADES OF KIDS AND COUNTING
The favored childI became aware that my family thinks I love the dog best when I received a Mother's Day card which read, "Happy Mother's Day from your favorite child?you know, the...
Original post made by Sally Torbey on Jan. 22, 2014Last comment by Sally Torbey, on Jan 29, 2014 at 11:15 am | 12 comments | 7028 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Another Posh Bagel opens in Mountain ViewA new Posh Bagel has opened at the Grant Road Shopping Center in Mountain View. The 1,500-square-foot bagelry is tucked in a corner of the shopping center at...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 9, 2015Last comment by disappointed, on Jul 27, 2016 at 11:26 am | 12 comments | 33603 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Marsh Manor, Atherton Subs disagree over sandwich shop's closureThe owner of a recently shuttered, longtime sandwich shop at Marsh Manor Center in Redwood City and the owners of the shopping center disagree over the events leading...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 28, 2015Last comment by Todd Secrest, on Jan 21, 2016 at 11:23 am | 12 comments | 26092 Views
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