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AROUND TOWN
A comic take on animal rescue
For Palo Alto animal-control officer William Warrior, saving animals is not just a job but a source of creative inspiration as well. Read the full story here http://www.paloa... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 11, 2007 at 9:57 pm
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 6, 2008 at 1:04 pm.

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Our Town: Working the numbers
John Jacobs, a retired teacher who lives in Palo Alto, taught math to middle school students for much of his 40-year teaching career. Read the full story here http://www.palo... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 11, 2007 at 4:23 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2008 at 4:54 pm.

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Stanford professor wins $200,000 prize
Albert Bandura, a Stanford University psychology professor, has been awarded the 2008 Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology, which includes a $200,000 prize. Read the fu... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 7, 2007 at 9:09 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 7, 2007 at 9:09 pm.

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Stanford students win Marshall scholarships
Two Stanford University students, who both happen to be musicians, have won prestigious Marshall scholarships sponsored by the British government. Read the full story here ht... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 7, 2007 at 6:41 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 7, 2007 at 6:41 pm.

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Suggestions about sleeping with neck gear?
My eight-year-old son just got fitted with neck gear (phase one of a several phase orthodontic plan for him). He has been working up for the last week to get use to it and sta... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Izzy, a resident of another community, on Dec 7, 2007 at 9:31 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 9, 2007 at 3:06 pm.

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VIDEO Streetwise: 'What will you be doing differently this year for the holidays?'
Palo Alto Online reporters strolled the streets of downtown Palo Alto this week with a video camera in tow to ask everyday citizens what they expect to do differently during t... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 6, 2007 at 10:28 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 6, 2007 at 10:28 am.

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Wildlife Rescue gets a rescue of its own
Wildlife Rescue Incorporated, a Palo Alto-based nonprofit, has completed a merger with San Mateo-based Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, the latter announced today. Read th... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 5, 2007 at 5:15 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 5, 2007 at 5:15 pm.

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Feature story: 'I make dance'
Dancer-choreographer Robert Moses would prefer that audiences take pleasure in the sheer joy of watching movement on stage rather than probe his work to find the "right" meani... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 4, 2007 at 11:47 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 4, 2007 at 11:47 am.

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Stanford football seniors finally win the Big one
This time the Stanford football players left the field as conquering heroes. That is, if they were able to leave the field at all amid a flood of students and well-wishers. ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 3, 2007 at 9:40 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 3, 2007 at 9:40 am.

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Filming Sunday Dec 1st at El Camino and Sherman
A large crew was out today filming at the motel on the corner of El Camino and Sherman. Does anyone know what they were filming? I asked one of the Production Assistants but... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by curious minds, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on Dec 2, 2007 at 8:56 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 10, 2007 at 1:29 am.

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No one in line for Palo Alto manager post, yet
By the time City Manager Frank Benest retires at the end of June, Palo Alto should have selected or be very close to hiring his replacement. But who that might be is anybody's... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 29, 2007 at 11:51 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 30, 2007 at 9:28 pm.

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Table tennis, anyone?
Listening to 11-year-olds Ariel Hsing and Lily Zhang talk is like watching a pingpong match. Sentences zip through the air, the girls volleying them back and forth in one seam... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 29, 2007 at 11:12 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 4, 2007 at 8:28 am.

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Bus-service changes to be discussed Tuesday
After months of protest, Palo Altans were unable to keep the Valley Transportation Authority from slashing service on bus Route 88 this summer. But Tuesday they can critique V... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 26, 2007 at 6:23 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 27, 2007 at 1:36 pm.

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Unhealthy air hangs over Bay Area
For the second time this season, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is calling on Bay Area residents to Spare the Air tonight and refrain from lighting a fire or usi... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 26, 2007 at 12:41 pm
There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 14, 2008 at 12:48 pm.

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Lighted Busycle Nite Ride
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=MBHYJSLFKKHBMTKVBMET Ride with us on the 15-person BUSYCLE from its garage in Midtown to one of the Palo Alto downtow... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Busycle, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Nov 24, 2007 at 11:31 am

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Google workers' kids to play by the bay
The salt-marsh harvest mouse won't be the only thing scurrying around the Palo Alto Baylands next year. Tots will be, too. Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 24, 2007 at 12:02 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 24, 2007 at 4:32 am.

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The Art of Collage: Works by Sylvie A. Serex-Bonnet at CSMA's Mohr Gallery
A Benefit Exhibition for the Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center, December 3, 2007 to January 26, 2008. OPENING RECEPTION & CONCERT -- Friday, December 14, 6 ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Community School of Music and Arts, a resident of another community, on Nov 21, 2007 at 1:18 pm

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Home to be built for soldiers' families
A non-profit organization plans to build a home near the Veterans Affairs hospital in Palo Alto so that the families of soldiers undergoing medical treatment at the facility c... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 20, 2007 at 1:07 pm
There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 14, 2007 at 9:07 pm.

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Medi-Cal
My mother turned 65 last month. She currently has BlueCross insurance (we pay for it). BlueCross kindly increased her premium promptly :) My mother's friends do not seem t... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Daughter, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Nov 19, 2007 at 9:03 pm
There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 21, 2007 at 1:55 pm.

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Man wounded in car-to-car EPA shooting
A 29-year-old man was shot and wounded Sunday morning in East Palo Alto in a car-to-car shooting, Sgt. Shante Williams reported. Read the full story here http://www.paloal... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 19, 2007 at 8:33 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2007 at 8:44 am.

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Woman crashes car into Midtown building
An 87-year-old woman attempting to park apparently hit the gas pedal by mistake and her car struck a building at 2655 Middlefield Road late Thursday afternoon, according to Pa... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 18, 2007 at 5:26 pm
There have been 40 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 29, 2007 at 9:27 am.

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Separated twin girl has successful heart surgery
One of the conjoined twin 2-year-old girls who underwent successful separation surgery at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto has undergone cardiac surgery to repa... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 16, 2007 at 12:16 pm
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2007 at 2:38 pm.

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Something to talk about
A Kenney Mencher painting is like a man crying on a bus. You aren't supposed to watch, but something nags at you to look closer. Maybe you'll find out the full story. Read th... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 16, 2007 at 10:05 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2007 at 10:05 am.

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Does anyone know who owns the Cardinal Hotel?
Does any one know who owns the Cardinal HOtel? READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Anonymous, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 15, 2007 at 3:07 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 15, 2007 at 8:27 pm.

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Gunn High School Blood Drive!
The Stanford Blood Center will be hosting a blood drive at Gunn High School on November 16 (Friday) between the hours of 8:30 am and 2:30 pm. It will be on campus at the Libra... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Noah, a member of the Gunn High School community, on Nov 14, 2007 at 5:50 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 14, 2007 at 6:03 pm.



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