ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Veto override of child health bill falls short Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, voted today to override President George W. Bush's veto of the Children's Health Insurance Program, HR 976, but the override fell 17 votes short.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 18, 2007 at 3:37 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 20, 2007 at 1:12 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Pete Stark: Off the Deep End http://breitbart.tv/html/6912.html
He says that President Bush is amused by having American kids getting their heads blown off in Iraq.
Is he writing scripts for Michael... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Oct 18, 2007 at 3:19 pm There have been 49 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 3, 2007 at 10:48 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Loma Prieta earthquake -- 18 years later Eighteen years after the Loma Prieta earthquake ravaged the Bay Area, geological scientists continue to make significant breakthroughs in earthquake research and forecasting.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stewardship Of Trees As winter approaches it is wisdom for us to get our trees trimmed. More and more people are depending on the sun for their electriciy and hot water. Those who don't have ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jackie Leonard-Dimmick, a resident of Atherton, on Oct 16, 2007 at 10:50 am
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO One Year After the Elections: Still think gas prices weren't manipulated? Here's a chart of gas prices for the last year. Please write about the seasonal factors, refinery maintenance, crude prices and the unusually warm weather.
http://www.fue... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 15, 2007 at 11:13 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2007 at 12:37 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO NSA sought warrantless wiretaps months before 9/11 According to the former Qwest CEO, the Bush Administration sought warrantless wiretaps Feb 27, 2001, months before the September terrorist attack. Then NSA allegedly canceled... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by TorturersRUs, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Oct 13, 2007 at 9:59 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2007 at 12:45 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Feature story: An overture's opening night Orchestra celebrates its 20th birthday by premiering a new work
There are moments in Lee Actor's new work "Celebration Overture" that may remind listeners of the b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 13, 2007 at 6:02 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 19, 2008 at 11:36 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Council decides on Hyatt, Antonio's Two difficult -- and drawn out -- Palo Alto issues pitting businesses against neighbors gained some measure of resolution Monday night.
Read the full story here http://www.pa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:39 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:39 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Aging parents and special events I lost my mother a few years ago, and it taught me a lesson. So I got together all those old family pictures – you know, the ones stuck in envelopes piled in boxes probably ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Allan Hayes, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Oct 11, 2007 at 4:44 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 14, 2007 at 5:04 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Mindego Hill acquired for open space Mindego Hill, a small mountain that is a major geologic landmark west of Skyline Boulevard above Palo Alto, has been acquired by the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) in a lan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:39 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 15, 2007 at 10:58 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Outsiders trigger brawl at Stanford party Between 10 and 15 non-students caused a melee at a Stanford University fraternity party last weekend, leaving eight students with minor cuts and bruises.
Read the full story ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:33 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:33 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Bush Should Get the Nobel Freedom Prize President Bush should be the recipient of the Nobel Freedom Prize. Who else could compete with him?
He liberated Afghanistan and Iraq (and got rid of Saddam). Now he is m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Oct 10, 2007 at 9:49 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 14, 2007 at 7:20 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Concert in the cathedral On a Friday this summer, in the massive medieval cathedral of Albi, France, my husband mounted the high pulpit to sing a solo. I would venture to say he was the first Jewish m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 7, 2007 at 11:06 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 7, 2007 at 11:06 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO One Person...Same Topic....24 hour period! One person has submitted the same topic three times in a 24 hour period. Perhaps the editor could condense those three into one comment. It's annoying that someone is allowe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Oct 4, 2007 at 8:30 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 4, 2007 at 4:22 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Emergency Rally for Childrens Health Care Please pass this information on to friends, neighbors, families and supporters of health care for children.
You may have heard on the news this morning that President Bush ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Elaine Elbizri, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 3, 2007 at 12:38 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 4, 2007 at 2:45 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Roadside sign? They marched for freedom
but what they got
was just a jungle
burial plot
Myanmar Shave READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 1, 2007 at 2:10 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 4, 2007 at 9:56 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Refuse to Commit to Ending the Iraq War Did anybody watch the last Democratic debate? I can't believe it. We elected Democrats to get us OUT of war. Now there is this hedging. The top two candidates have been co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sean, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Sep 27, 2007 at 1:12 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 28, 2007 at 3:11 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Guiliani's fundraiser I find it very interesting that we have had several very popular threads with people having a lot to say about Rumsfield and no one has as yet made comments about Guiliuni's f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Sep 27, 2007 at 12:32 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 1, 2007 at 3:21 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Anti-Rumsfeld petition tops 3,200 signatures The petition being circulated in the Stanford University community protesting the one-year appointment of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to the Hoover Institution as... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 24, 2007 at 3:56 pm There have been 108 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 30, 2007 at 5:57 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Eshoo joins effort to reunite divided families U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, has joined the House Commission on Divided Families, which seeks to reunite Korean-Americans with relatives in North Korea they have lost to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 24, 2007 at 10:35 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 24, 2007 at 2:45 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hurricane donations stolen from school Approximately $1,500 in student donations earmarked to help victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita was stolen from the principal’s office at Cesar Chavez Elementary S... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 22, 2007 at 2:31 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 24, 2007 at 2:56 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Rumsfeld appointment sparks Stanford protest The appointment of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to a one-year position as a "distinguished visiting fellow" at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University has tr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 21, 2007 at 11:57 am There have been 102 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 25, 2007 at 8:08 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Hoping for better days When Monica Kresse shops at a grocery store, she puts items into her cart, moves to the checkout stand and swipes her credit card for payment, as others do.
Read the full sto... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 19, 2007 at 10:16 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 19, 2007 at 10:16 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO What's with the Spam Posts? What's with the spam on some posts? With the web links? Is there a way to shut those off? I note that on at least one thread, it seems to repost itself with a new name, eve... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Terry, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Sep 16, 2007 at 8:36 am
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Eshoo: Bush not listening to American people U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, released a statement Friday strongly criticizing President George W. Bush's televised address to the nation Thursday night.
Read the fu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Sep 15, 2007 at 12:34 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 17, 2007 at 1:40 pm.