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why does palo alto library not part of the santa clara county library
the county library has many more collections, newer books and multimedia material.
I wonder why we are still holding down the fort with our own library, with the older col... |
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on Jul 8, 2011 at 9:56 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Lee Hester's top five 'must read' graphic novels
1. "The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale," by Art Spiegelman.
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on Jul 6, 2011 at 12:42 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Staying Healthy All The Way
..It will be a necessity all the time to get healthy and fit. So let us take good care of our body and health by knowing some of its tips and guidelines.
How To Get Healthy... |
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on Jun 3, 2011 at 3:38 pm by Start with the libraries, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Local Zen Master Talk and Book Signing on Saturday April 30th at 11 AM
Les is the abbot of the Kannon Do Zen Center on Rock Street in Mountain View. While studying and practicing Zen, he worked in the hi-tech, corporate world for over thirty year... |
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on Apr 26, 2011 at 8:10 am by Chi, a resident of Mountain View |
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Stanford, Packard nurses ratify contract
Stanford and Lucile Packard hospitals nurses voted April 7 to accept a tentative contract hammered out by its union with the help of a federal mediator.
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on Apr 13, 2011 at 1:11 am by enough!, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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School board to discuss student survey data
The Palo Alto Board of Education will discuss a raft of student survey data when it meets tonight (March 22). The long-awaited results of the October 2010 "Developmental Asset... |
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on Mar 26, 2011 at 8:38 pm by Concerned Parent, a member of the Palo Verde School community |
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Palo Alto police arrest transient for prowling
Palo Alto police arrested a local transient Thursday morning after a resident reported that he was looking through her apartment window in the 900 block of Webster Street, pol... |
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on Mar 21, 2011 at 7:04 am by Confused, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Book Talk
LOCAL AUTHORS ... Coming to Keplers, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, this month is Palo Alto author Meg Waite Clayton, "The Four Ms. Bradwells" (March 22, 7 p.m.); Gun... |
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on Mar 13, 2011 at 8:03 pm by Daniel Olivas, a resident of Menlo Park |
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'10 Books a Home' promotes early-childhood literacy
Paul Thiebaut had trouble with school when he was a student. It was noticeable in grade school and carried into young adulthood, when he dropped out of high school.
Read the ... |
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on Mar 2, 2011 at 4:22 pm by Serg, a resident of another community |
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Witness says Zumot sped by her as fire started
Susie Scholpp said she was unloading groceries from her car outside her Lincoln Avenue home shortly after 6 p.m. on Oct. 15, 2009, when she saw a man in a sports utility vehic... |
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on Feb 10, 2011 at 11:24 am by Fleur de Lis, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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First they came for the hardcovers...
...and I didn't speak out because I didn't read hardcovers.
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on Feb 1, 2011 at 3:34 am by RegretfulKindleOwner, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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On Deadline: A decade of editing 'a newspaper worth the reading'
As a story in today's Upfront news section conveys, I'll be retiring from the Weekly's editorship at the end of January.
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on Jan 2, 2011 at 11:06 am by Bryan Long, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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City shuffles library sites to deal with construction
The Palo Alto Art Center auditorium could soon house about 10,000 books and other library items as part of the city's dizzying four-year game of "musical chairs" -- a process ... |
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on Dec 6, 2010 at 10:39 am by So-Much-Money-Down-The-Rabbit-Hole, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Review: 'Extraordinary, Ordinary People' by Condoleezza Rice
One of the defining moments in former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's childhood came during a visit to Santa Claus when she was about 5 years old. Living in Birmingham, ... |
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on Dec 3, 2010 at 11:19 am by anonymous, a resident of another community |
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Letters
Bullying broadcast
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 26, 2010, 12:00 AM |
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on Nov 29, 2010 at 11:12 am by love novels, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Review of Steven Johnson's "Where Good Ideas Come From"
Real Innovation is More Than Connectivity
Steven Johnson's Where Good Ideas Come From: A Natural History of Innovation
Riverhead Books
326 pp.
$26.95
By Brian King
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on Nov 24, 2010 at 7:54 am by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Feature: A passion for books
As a small girl, Faith Bell was given a huge turkey-feather duster and would spend afternoons tickling the books on display in her parents' Emerson Street shop, Bell's Books. ... |
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on Nov 20, 2010 at 2:16 pm by Will, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Kids sought for brain study of math skills
Neuroscientists at Stanford University are seeking second- and third-grade children for a study of how math skills develop in kids -- with and without math difficulties -- as ... |
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on Nov 19, 2010 at 6:59 am by ajish, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Blanks pleads not guilty to rape, attempted murder
Lionel Blanks Jr., 36, who is accused of the rape, kidnapping and attempted murder of a woman in Palo Alto on May 22, pleaded not guilty to all charges in Santa Clara County S... |
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on Nov 5, 2010 at 3:28 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Hundreds line up for former president Jimmy Carter
Hundreds of people lined up Tuesday night (Oct. 26) at Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park to exchange a quick smile with former president Jimmy Carter and have him sign their co... |
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on Oct 29, 2010 at 7:21 pm by Which Carter?, a resident of Menlo Park |
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This Webb splashes into Stanford swimming record books
The Stanford women's swimming team completed an undefeated dual-meet season with its 162-129 victory over host California on Saturday as freshman Betsy Webb stamped her name i... |
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on Oct 2, 2010 at 11:22 am by BUY VIAGRA, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Getting the word out
What writer hasn't dreamt of holding that bound volume in hand, relishing the fresh-ink aroma, standing with pride at the podium of a local bookstore reading his or her own wo... |
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on Aug 8, 2010 at 3:19 pm by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Today's events (Aug. 5)
[Web Link Lecture: Yoga and Ecology]
Speaker Radhanath Swami gives a lecture on how a spiritual perspective can have an impact on ecologica... |
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on Aug 6, 2010 at 12:12 am by Sandy, a resident of another community |
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U.S. women settle for a draw in U-20 World Cup soccer opener
Stanford's Rachel Quon, Teresa Noyola and Courtney Verloo all saw action for the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team as it opened play in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup ... |
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on Jul 17, 2010 at 11:05 am by Help, please, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Residents could get $20,000 for disaster prep
A neighborhoods group is poised to assume a greater role in the City of Palo Alto's disaster planning and could receive a $20,000 city grant for the work.
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on Jun 28, 2010 at 3:32 pm by Jocelyn Dong, editor of the Palo Alto Weekly |
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