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SCHOOLS & KIDS
List of "Top 50" High Schools in U.S.All "top X" lists are subjective, including this one. http://www.businessinsider.com/smartest-public-schools-in-the-us-2015-4?op=1 But...
Original post made by WellRounded on Apr. 3, 2015There are no comments yet. 1733 Views
SPORTS
A whole lot of WatsonsIn Dragon Productions Theatre Company's "The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence," actor Tasi Alabastro has the task...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2018There are no comments yet. 1733 Views
AROUND TOWN
Group seeking to recall Brock Turner judge to petition for 2018 ballotA group seeking to oust Aaron Persky, the Santa Clara County Superior Court judge who sentenced former Stanford University...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2017Last comment by Far Far Away, on Jun 27, 2017 at 3:59 pm | 8 comments | 1733 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Reduced traffic on Town Square?Is it my imagination, or have the amount of comments gone down since they changed to the new format? Editors, do you have...
Original post made by Outside Observer on Oct. 18, 2013Last comment by going down, on Oct 19, 2013 at 4:14 pm | 5 comments | 1732 Views
AROUND TOWN
is Santa white?Fox News says Santa and Jesus are white men and non-white people just have to get used to being second class Christians....
Original post made by Christian on Dec. 14, 2013Last comment by Megan, on Dec 14, 2013 at 10:24 am | 1 comment | 1732 Views
MOVIES
A nod to "The Revenant"It would be really nice if the movie reviews section here on Palo Alto Online would have some space for comments. Peter...
Original post made by Plane Speaker on Jan. 11, 2016There are no comments yet. 1732 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
UC freshman applications growFrom the SJ Mercury News: "Every one of UC's nine undergraduate campuses had more freshman applications this year, making...
Original post made by Paly Alum on Jan. 13, 2015Last comment by Paly Alum, on Jan 14, 2015 at 10:30 am | 2 comments | 1730 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Racism was dealt a blow today by the Supreme CourtThe SCOTUS upheld an anti-racist law in Michigan, today. Some called it "affirmative action", but that is just pure racism....
Original post made by Jin on Apr. 22, 2014Last comment by Bru, on Apr 25, 2014 at 10:02 am | 7 comments | 1730 Views
AROUND TOWN
Flight and High-Speed Train NoiseI have read many articles in the local newspapers about people being unhappy, annoyed and disturbed by the noise of the frequent...
Original post made by Jackie Leonard-Dimmick on Mar. 19, 2016Last comment by resident 1, on Mar 22, 2016 at 7:51 am | 12 comments | 1730 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
VIDEO: On this week's 'Behind the Headlines'On this week's half-hour webcast, "Behind the Headlines," residents' unhappiness over the impacts of groundwater pumping...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2015Last comment by light, on Dec 5, 2015 at 9:20 am | 2 comments | 1728 Views
SPORTS
Gunn title hopes remain on trackPalo Alto, Gunn and Woodside all play their final home game of the season Friday. Menlo-Atherton was also scheduled to do...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Nov 1, 2019 at 9:49 am | 1 comment | 1728 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Menlo Park: Police body camera policy may let people request video deletionMenlo Park may amend its police body camera policy to allow the deletion of videos with no investigative relevance upon request...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2015Last comment by Bad Cop, No Donut, on Jun 2, 2015 at 1:37 pm | 2 comments | 1728 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
40 Hour Work Week for City EmployeesDo any of the candidates running for city council support the normal concept of city employees working 40 hours per week?...
Original post made by Barron Park resident on Oct. 15, 2014Last comment by Ha ha, on Oct 16, 2014 at 8:23 pm | 4 comments | 1727 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
What is more important??It's Fleet Week. The Blue Angels fly over San Francisco and the Bay Area at 3:00 p.m. today. The President of the United...
Original post made by Bob on Oct. 10, 2014Last comment by musical, on Oct 10, 2014 at 6:52 pm | 5 comments | 1727 Views
SPORTS
Stanford track assistant takes over top job at Texas State==BI Cardinal corner== Jody Stewart, Stanford's associate head coach for track and field, has been named Director of Track...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2015There are no comments yet. 1726 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Elderly man missing from Stanford HospitalPalo Alto police are looking for an 84-year-old man who went missing from Stanford Hospital Monday afternoon after he was...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2015Last comment by Not Surprised, on Jun 2, 2015 at 8:54 am | 4 comments | 1726 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents of skateboarding teens -- you should read thisHi: I was just standing over the parking lot of CVS on MIddlefiield, about 3:30 pm./Tuesday, when I saw a gang of male...
Original post made by The Real Slim K on Feb. 16, 2016Last comment by Tamra, on Feb 17, 2016 at 9:23 am | 11 comments | 1725 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cheating at Paly is okay?Is Paly administration turning their heads at cheating also? My son came home and said that a Senior who is going to [portion...
Original post made by Parent on May. 24, 2017Last comment by Yimbytastic, on May 26, 2017 at 9:26 am | 8 comments | 1724 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Jeremy Lin remembers the stress at PalyFrom the San Jose Mercury: "I remember not being able to sleep well on Sunday nights, waking up covered in sweat from...
Original post made by Paly Parent on Dec. 17, 2015There are no comments yet. 1723 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
How to stop unwanted sales calls?I gave some information in November and they sold our phone number and we have been getting we solicitor calls at least 3...
Original post made by Upset on Jun. 16, 2015Last comment by tweet, on Jun 17, 2015 at 8:12 pm | 2 comments | 1723 Views
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