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THE FOOD PARTY!
Dry January, The Farm Bill, and ZinEXHappy New Year Food Partiers! I hope your December was filled with good food and friends. It turned out to be my busiest holiday season (work-wise) in many...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jan. 2, 2023There are no comments yet. 6199 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Free Market Farm Bill or Farce?"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are I’m from the government and I’m here to help." Ronald Reagan hit a resonant...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Feb. 19, 2023There are no comments yet. 4780 Views
AD LIBS
Ad Libs: More trucks and cheese, pleaseThis is one of those Fridays when I'm left with several interesting tidbits that I wish could've made it into the print edition this week. Paper stretches only so...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Mar. 25, 2011There are no comments yet. 12693 Views
AD LIBS
Ad Libs: 'Mapping Edo'In our young country, it seems inconceivable that a span of 200-plus years could be just "a period," a fraction of our history. But that's Japan (and most other...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 22, 2013There are no comments yet. 10841 Views
ON THE PAGE
The Interestings by Meg WolitzerI just finished reading (belatedly) Meg Wolitzer's 2013 bestseller The Interestings. I want to break the long silence...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Jul. 7, 2015There are no comments yet. 6498 Views
ON THE PAGE
What to do when half your book is dead(continued from "A Pantser Brought to Heel") In an hour-long phone call, my...
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Jan. 19, 2016There are no comments yet. 6175 Views
ON THE PAGE
Forget You're Reading ThisMy wife was skeptical when I showed her the Advance Reader Edition of my new novel,
Original post made by Nick Taylor on Feb. 9, 2016There are no comments yet. 26569 Views
SENIOR FOCUS
Stanford Assistive Technology Course – Open to the public – A Rolling OpportunityOne of the hidden gems happening every January – mid-March on Stanford campus is David Jaffe’s Perspectives in Assistive Technology (ENGR110/210) course....
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Apr. 8, 2016There are no comments yet. 6860 Views
SENIOR FOCUS
Radio Show, Katz's Corner, Focused on Men's Health Particularly Prostate HealthYou (men) hit 50/55/60 and you are getting your PSA checked to see if you have prostate-related issues, particularly prostate cancer. According to the ACS, men should...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Aug. 10, 2016There are no comments yet. 24198 Views
SENIOR FOCUS
Beyond the Nightly Walk – Power Walkingpow•er walk•ing noun A form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of fast walking with exaggerated swinging of the arms. As someone with osteoarthritis...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Jul. 25, 2017There are no comments yet. 4764 Views
SENIOR FOCUS
Senior Scam Stopper Seminar at EPA Senior Center RecapHere’s a nifty little scam for you: Someone knocks on the door after turning your water main off. He says he was just checking your neighbor’s water...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Sep. 25, 2017There are no comments yet. 4548 Views
SENIOR FOCUS
Stanford's Assistive Technology Class Open to All Starts 1/9/2018The Assistive Technology course kicks off it's 12th year with an overview of the course today Jan 9th at 4:30pm on campus. Seniors from the greater community are...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Jan. 9, 2018There are no comments yet. 4392 Views
SENIOR FOCUS
Know Before You Buy: Understanding Senior Living Facility AgreementsThe subject of signing a contract often comes up when a senior starts to visit various senior retirement facilities. I've asked Attorney Althea Kippes some of the...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Feb. 16, 2019There are no comments yet. 5641 Views
SENIOR FOCUS
Palo Alto City Library - Upcoming Programs for Seniors(Special guest blog entry by Alison de Geus, a Senior Librarian with the Palo Alto City Library, focused on Adult Services.) Palo Alto Library is excited to participate...
Original post made by Max Greenberg on Jan. 31, 2020There are no comments yet. 2814 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Quick Check List for UC Applications(Written by John Raftrey) 1) Double check all your spelling. Do not misspell your parent's occupation as one of my students did. 2) Match your classes with...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Nov. 21, 2014There are no comments yet. 19481 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Summer Planning(written by Lori McCormick) Before you read about summer planning, a friendly reminder that if you are planning on applying for Financial Aid, the deadline for...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Feb. 6, 2015There are no comments yet. 23497 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
UC Berkeley?s new freshman admission policy(Written by Lori McCormick) In April 2015, UC Berkeley adopted a new freshman admission policy. Starting with students applying to Berkeley this fall, some...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Aug. 12, 2015There are no comments yet. 20159 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Planning your Summer(Written by Lori McCormick) Last year I wrote a blog post about summer planning that you can read
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Jan. 19, 2016There are no comments yet. 19729 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
National College Decision Day(Written by Lori McCormick) National College Decision Day is on May 1st. What this means is that a student must officially send their intent to register forms...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on Apr. 21, 2016There are no comments yet. 16103 Views
THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE
Changes to the 2017-2018 FAFSAwritten by Lori McCormick) A recent Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) update was circulated by the College Board to college counselors, and I...
Original post made by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick on May. 31, 2016There are no comments yet. 21932 Views
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