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Injury collision blocks segment of El Camino RealAn injury collision involving a bicycle and a car has blocked a section of northbound El Camino Real in Palo Alto since late...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2018Last comment by Good news, on Jun 21, 2018 at 3:01 pm | 35 comments | 10648 Views
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Menlo crunched by Carmel in CCS football finaleMenlo School's football team knew it needed a near-perfect performance Saturday to defeat unbeaten Carmel and earn the school's...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2009Last comment by Todd, on Dec 12, 2009 at 8:09 am | 35 comments | 8522 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Guest Opinion: Why Rumsfeld doesn't deserve a 'distinguished' post at Hoover0...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2007Last comment by a, on Nov 7, 2007 at 9:10 pm | 35 comments | 11478 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bird species face extinction from global warming0...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2007Last comment by perspective, on Dec 16, 2007 at 4:18 pm | 35 comments | 8148 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Carbon dioxide emissions linked to mortality0...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2008Last comment by AnObserver, on Jan 8, 2008 at 11:34 am | 35 comments | 10035 Views
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Thousands in Hollywood protest remarks from CNN's Jack Cafferty0...
Original post made by julie on Apr. 19, 2008Last comment by a, on Apr 25, 2008 at 3:23 pm | 35 comments | 6318 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Obama tried to stall Iraq withdrawal0...
Original post made by Sharon on Sep. 15, 2008Last comment by OhlonePar, on Sep 17, 2008 at 3:11 am | 35 comments | 3734 Views
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Obama's safety net: the TelePrompterhttp://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19663.html If anyone cares to see how he goes off the rails, when his teleprompter...
Original post made by Gary on Mar. 6, 2009Last comment by Marvin, on Mar 9, 2009 at 2:29 pm | 35 comments | 3479 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Popular San Mateo County beaches may closeTen San Mateo County beaches, including an elephant-seal rookery and a popular hostel and lighthouse, could be closed if...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2009Last comment by bru, on Jun 4, 2009 at 11:04 am | 35 comments | 5550 Views
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GOP Looking for a VoiceFull disclosure: I am a registered Democat. And I think it is important that there are two healthy political parties...
Original post made by Paul Losch on Jul. 3, 2009Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Jul 9, 2009 at 10:21 am | 35 comments | 3568 Views
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HondurasThe OAS is now expelling Honduras because its democratically elected Congress, and Supreme Court, are trying to stick with...
Original post made by Perspective on Jul. 5, 2009Last comment by update, on Dec 21, 2009 at 6:58 pm | 35 comments | 3910 Views
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Court halts Calif. gay marriages pending appealThat was an fast decision----http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100816/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_trial "A federal appeals...
Original post made by Sharon on Aug. 16, 2010Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Aug 20, 2010 at 7:56 am | 35 comments | 7340 Views
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Why are we involved in yet another war, in Libya, President Obama?President Obama, I voted for you. I believed in you. Why are you starting yet ANOTHER war? Today, it was reported that...
Original post made by Karen on Apr. 21, 2011Last comment by The real sharon, on Apr 29, 2011 at 10:16 am | 35 comments | 4980 Views
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HP names Meg Whitman new CEOFormer eBay CEO and 2010 Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman will become president and CEO of HP effective immediately,...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2011Last comment by Nayeli, on Sep 24, 2011 at 1:19 pm | 35 comments | 5714 Views
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Obama presidency a failure in every way to the RightPresident Obama truly has an administration that has failed... ...to live up to every far rightwing fringe paranoid fantasy. Admit...
Original post made by Matt Mateo on Feb. 21, 2012Last comment by Jen Carlo, on Mar 9, 2012 at 5:26 pm | 35 comments | 3496 Views
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Will Joe Biden be dumped from the Dem ticket?Biden is the gift that keeps on giving to the opponents of Obama. Will Barack dump him, in time for the election? Personally,...
Original post made by John on Aug. 15, 2012Last comment by John Sutter, on Aug 17, 2012 at 5:18 pm | 35 comments | 4118 Views
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Menlo Park bans plastic bags at checkoutEarth Day (April 22) will see the end of single-use plastic bags at the checkout counter in Menlo Park. The City Council...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2013Last comment by Eat Change, on Jan 26, 2013 at 5:58 am | 35 comments | 6255 Views
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Is the drive for success making kids ill?Interesting article from Sunday's NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/opinion/sunday/is-the-drive-for-success-making-our-children-sick.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSou...
Original post made by Sunday NYT reader on Jan. 2, 2016Last comment by pamom, on Jan 10, 2016 at 11:11 am | 35 comments | 3247 Views
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Cities clash with VTA over grade crossingsAs the Valley Transportation Authority prepares to dole out the first leg of the $6 billion Measure B sales tax, Midpeninsula...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2017Last comment by John, on Apr 29, 2017 at 3:01 pm | 35 comments | 10059 Views
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Guest Opinion: Attack of the killer balloons, and the clean local energy solutionOn June 2, a seemingly innocent party decoration caused a power outage for two hours for 4,500 Palo Alto Utility customers....
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2018Last comment by An Engineer, on Jul 9, 2018 at 12:31 pm | 35 comments | 6320 Views
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