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Licensing? Mandatory rear-view mirrors? Some bike safety ideas
Editor: I have asked various bike riders for their views on certain safety issues. Let me begin with the questions:
Q. Why do many bikes ride directly on the white line of... |
Bruce Campbell |
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on Aug 23, 2007 at 8:49 pm by RightFacts, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Bake sale fundraiser for Red Cross Tsunami Relief
Our kids have set up a table at the Ladera Shopping Center with baked treats and hot drinks, to raise money for the Red Cross in Japan. Please stop by and treat yourself! The... |
Carol E. |
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on Mar 21, 2011 at 9:30 am by R.GORDON, a resident of another community |
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Obama and the Coming Democalypse
President Obama is evidently feeling the pressure from the current shenanigans over a routine hike in the debt ceiling. But really, what president does not have to push throu... |
Chris Chantrill |
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on Jul 20, 2011 at 6:53 am by Chris Chantrill, a resident of another community |
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the new Gov. Romney VP choice post
Months ago, Emerle created a post on suggested VP candidates for Mitt Romney. Quite a bit early as it turned out, the scrubs running against Mitt Romney extended the race well... |
Chuck Roofe |
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on Aug 4, 2012 at 9:53 am by VP picker, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Buying online to avoid taxes costs everyone
While economists nationwide argue over whether we have begun to recover from the Great Recession, one financial reality is beyond dispute. Our state is facing the biggest budg... |
Clark Kepler |
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on Mar 3, 2010 at 9:25 pm by Merrill Linmon Roe, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Gasoline prices, inflation and global warming-some thoughts
Are gasoline prices being monitored by any agency in the government?
If not shouldn't they be? In the '70s gasoline shortages led to rising food prices and inflation in gener... |
Concerned in Palo Alto |
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on Jul 7, 2007 at 9:21 pm by Angela Hey, a resident of the Portola Valley: Brookside Park neighborhood |
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County holds free H1N1 clinics
San Mateo County officials will hold several free H1N1 vaccination clinics through the end of the month after high turnouts at clinics in February.
New cases of the... |
Correspondent |
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on Mar 14, 2010 at 8:35 am by Correspondent, a resident of another community |
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"Working class millionaires" -- boo hoo
From the New York Times, an article worth reading:
Web Link
It's a pathetic tale of the lost souls of Silicon Valley (som... |
Cryin\'Crocodile |
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on Aug 10, 2007 at 3:10 pm by Networth in the triple digits, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Why are Menlo Park/Atherton residents so apathetic?
I check this board every day to see if anyone has posted anything new. How disappointing to see that the only post before mine (at approximately 3 p.m.) pertains to Ken's Hou... |
curious |
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on Aug 2, 2007 at 6:22 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Marine Corps Birthday! Ooh Rah! 11/10/11
Please join me on November 10, 2011, in wishing the United States Marine Corps a Happy 236th Birthday. I'm proud to honor my fellow Marines past and present on this special da... |
Dave Bragg- Firefighter/Combat Veteran |
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on Nov 10, 2011 at 9:07 am by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Collecting hair, fur and used stockings for oil boom
I'm collecting clean hair, fur and used stockings in the area to send South for making oil booms. I'll be happy to pick up! email: dg4re@yahoo.com |
Davena Gentry |
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on May 14, 2010 at 2:35 pm by Davena Gentry, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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Global warming
Salt Lake City has taken this issue quite seriously. The mayor has an aide whose sole job is to enlist support among citizens and the business communnity to take steps to redu... |
David Boyce |
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on Sep 29, 2006 at 9:50 am by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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The Beyond Cancer Art Project
Call for young artists (to age 18) for show at Pacific Art League ( Palo Alto )
Any child whose life has been affected by cancer–their own or someone else’s– is encouraged to... |
Deirdre Clark |
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on Feb 28, 2007 at 1:25 pm by Deirdre Clark, a resident of another community |
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The choice to NOT have kids
The SF Chronicle Magazine had an interesting article last Sunday called Kids R Not Us, about people's attitudes regarding the choice not to have kids. Here is the link: http:/... |
Diana |
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on Apr 8, 2007 at 10:18 am by parent of teenagers, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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How do parents explain their bad behavior?
I've appreciated the great decline in the number of people driving while yakking on a hand-held cellphone since July. But driving to work this morning, I saw a woman with two ... |
Donna |
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on Nov 17, 2008 at 12:32 pm by Norma, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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The Buffett Rule
Should it apply?
Let's take a look at one opinion, from a well known politician, commenting on a letter he received from a highly paid executive;
"He wrote me in support... |
Double D |
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on Apr 19, 2012 at 11:07 am by Steve, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Brown’s Leaky Bucket Tax Increase
The other morning I read an article by a major columnist that said the goals of those who oppose tax increases - or at least the result of such opposition was (1) the privatiz... |
Duf Sundheim |
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on Jul 20, 2011 at 3:49 pm by Duf Sundheim, a resident of another community |
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Reduce Junk Mail, "Do Not (junk) Mail" petition
My neighbors and I in Menlo Park & Palo Alto have to deal with tons of junk mail... What a waste, and what an environmental nightmare. Even recycling of junk mail contri... |
ebara |
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on Mar 12, 2008 at 3:09 pm by ebara, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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Obituary: Imogene Woodruff, 94,
longtime dance instructor
Imogene Woodruff, who taught ballroom dance and cotillion classes to generations of Midpeninsula residents, died on March 14, one day short of her 95th birthday. She had been ... |
Editor |
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on May 17, 2013 at 6:05 pm by Nostalgic Dancer, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Glens neighborhood |
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Lawsuit filed over collision with horses on I-280
A lawsuit has been filed by Menlo Park physician Dr. Jean W. Gillon over an incident in the early morning darkness of Dec. 29, 2012, in which a Mercedes Benz she was driving c... |
Editor |
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on May 16, 2013 at 6:46 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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Saturday: Friends of Edgewood Park celebrate
The Friends of Edgewood Park will celebrate their 20th anniversary from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Bill and Jean Lane Education Center at Edgewood Park, 6 Old Stage... |
Editor |
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on May 10, 2013 at 1:46 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Saturday: Raising mental health awareness
The Mental Health Awareness Project, founded by Lisa Pamphilon of Menlo Park, will hold an inaugural event on Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Menlo Park City C... |
Editor |
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on May 10, 2013 at 12:21 pm by Sheri, a resident of another community |
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Update: Mountain lion kills three goats
A mountain lion killed three dwarf goats in a fenced enclosure on Tripp Court in Woodside on Nov. 14, but the chances of the goats' owner finding and killing the lion have dim... |
Editor |
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on May 8, 2013 at 8:23 pm by C, a resident of another community |
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Six people injured in shooting
Six people were shot and injured in East Palo Alto on Sunday afternoon near a McDonald's restaurant on University Avenue, according to a fire official.
Read the full story ... |
Editor |
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on May 6, 2013 at 10:01 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Service Tuesday for man killed by train
A service for Stephen Lehane, the Menlo Park resident killed by a train last week, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church.
Read t... |
Editor |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 2:01 pm by Mew, a resident of another community |
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