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Privilege is no protection for teens, says author
An overflow crowd of 550 people recently flocked to hear Madeline Levine speak at Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park, eager for advice from the author of the book, "The Pric... |
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on Apr 17, 2008 at 6:01 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Menlo Park cops to get big pay raise
Menlo Park police officers are set to get a 25 percent pay increase over the next three years.
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on Apr 15, 2008 at 12:46 pm by J, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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Kepler's Weekly Bestsellers - April 13, 2008
Hardcover Fiction
1 Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri
2 Our Story Begins - Tobias Wolff
3 Mudbound - Hillary Jordan
4 Time & Materials Poems 1997-2005 - Robe... |
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on Apr 14, 2008 at 1:00 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Train hits, kills pedestrian in Menlo Park
A Caltrain train struck and killed a pedestrian this morning between Encinal and Glenwood avenues in Menlo Park. The pedestrian has not been identified.
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on Apr 11, 2008 at 10:43 am by Angela, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Kepler's Best Sellers - 4/6/08
Hardcover Fiction
1 Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri
2 Our Story Begins - Tobias Wolff
3 Mudbound - Hillary Jordan
4 Lush Life - Richard Price
5 10 Year... |
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on Apr 7, 2008 at 11:07 am by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Bio of candidate Dr. David Morris
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 6:49 PM |
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on Apr 2, 2008 at 9:51 pm by Kristin Olson, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Ceramics teacher shows works at gallery
Eliza Wilson Thomas, a ceramics teacher for 28 years at Peninsula School in Menlo Oaks, is among nine artists showing their works for the home at the Coupa Cosas shop/boutique... |
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on Apr 1, 2008 at 9:28 am by Susan and Sandy Carnahan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Opening Weekend and Ranger-led Hike at Daniels Nature Center
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District will welcome spring and visitors of all ages to the Daniels Nature Center on the edge of Alpine Pond on Saturday, April 5, 2008 and S... |
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on Mar 28, 2008 at 4:06 pm by Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, a resident of the Woodside: Kings Mountain/Skyline neighborhood |
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Lowest Gasoline Price: Can You Beat This?
With gas prices approaching or exceeding $4.00 per gallon, and expected to go higher this summer, it behoves us to find the lowest gasoline prices in town. In Menlo Park the a... |
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on Mar 26, 2008 at 11:04 am by Out Smart Them, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Sudden Oak Death
Last year it was the tanoaks; this year it's the live oaks. Oak trees are dying by the dozens in the woods of Woodside, Portola Valley and up across Skyline.
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on Mar 20, 2008 at 9:10 am by Agrifos, a resident of the Menlo Park: Stanford Weekend Acres neighborhood |
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Domestic worker sues Atherton couple for wages, allegedly illegal practices
A 69-year-old housekeeper has filed a federal lawsuit against an Atherton couple, charging them with illegal employment practices for making her work for long hours at far bel... |
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on Mar 18, 2008 at 10:16 am by Aghast, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Kepler's weekly best sellers - March 16, 2008
Hardcover Fiction
Mudbound, Hillary Jordan
Appeal, John Grisham
People Of The Book, Geraldine Brooks
Lush Life, Richard Price
Age Of Shiva, Manil Suri... |
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on Mar 17, 2008 at 4:53 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Accident causes huge gusher in Menlo Park
Jim Lewis submitted this photo (taken by Todd Temple of Menlo Park) to The Almanac. Mr. Lewis said an accident Monday at the corner of Santa Cruz Avenue and University Drive i... |
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on Mar 17, 2008 at 10:36 am by Darin Duncan - Cal Water, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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High-speed trains could be headed this way
Imagine boarding a train in the Bay Area, and two and a half hours later, you're in downtown Los Angeles. This may be a dream come true for transit officials and travelers. Bu... |
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on Mar 12, 2008 at 3:45 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Gang of youths attacks pedestrians in Menlo Park
A gang of six young men and boys are in police custody in connection with two attacks on pedestrians and a robbery at the Safeway store on El Camino Real in Menlo Park.
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on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:08 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Developing open space: Should voters decide?
A broad coalition of environmental groups wants to qualify an initiative in Redwood City to require two-thirds of city voters to approve any new development in the city's ope... |
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on Mar 10, 2008 at 5:04 pm by Let The People Decide, a member of the Oak Knoll School community |
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Father Egon Javor, founder of Woodside Priory School, dies at 91
Father Egon Javor, 91, monk, educator and founder of Woodside Priory School in Portola Valley, died early Sunday morning at 91, the school has announced.
A viewing and praye... |
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on Mar 10, 2008 at 2:08 pm by Carmen Sandiego, a resident of the Atherton: West of Alameda neighborhood |
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Kepler's Best Sellers - 3/9/08
Hardcover Fiction
Palace Of Illusions, Chitra Divakaruni
Mudbound, Hillary Jordan
Age Of Shiva, Manil Suri
Lush Life, Richard Price
Appeal, John Grisham
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on Mar 10, 2008 at 11:57 am by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Atherton: John Johns loses legal round
The saga of Atherton's ex-finance director added some new twists last week, as a judge told John Johns he had to decide between suing the town and avoiding incriminating himse... |
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on Mar 6, 2008 at 5:28 pm by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
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Kepler's Best Sellers - 3/2/08
Hardcover Fiction
1. Mudbound, Hillary Jordan
2. People Of The Book, Geraldine Brooks
3. Senator’s Wife, Sue Miller
4.Beginners Greek, James Collins
5. Be... |
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on Mar 3, 2008 at 11:42 am by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Kepler’s Weekly Bestsellers 2/24/08
Hardcover Fiction
1. Appeal, John Grisham
2. People Of The Book, Geraldine Brooks
3. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
4. Reserve, Russell Banks
5. Incomplete Revenge,... |
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on Feb 25, 2008 at 3:59 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Judge sentences driver in Halberstam fatality
A University of California-Berkeley journalism student who was driving during a 2007 Menlo Park crash that claimed the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberst... |
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on Feb 15, 2008 at 11:34 am by Joanna, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Kepler’s Weekly Bestsellers 2/10/08
Hardcover Fiction
1 People Of The Book, Geraldine Brooks
2 Appeal, John Grisham
3 Senator's Wife, Sue Miller
4 World Without End, Ken Follett
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on Feb 11, 2008 at 12:13 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Voters approve $165 million high school bond measure
Voters strongly approved Measure J, the proposal to borrow $165 million through bond issues to pay for new facilities in the Sequoia Union High School District, which includes... |
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on Feb 10, 2008 at 11:48 pm by objective view, a resident of another community |
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Super Tuesday in Portola Valley, Atherton
Barack Obama supporters in Portola Valley applaud his speech on TV on election night, Feb. 5. They are, from left (seated on the couch) Joan Polinsky, Samira Amid-Houzour, Noo... |
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on Feb 8, 2008 at 8:23 pm by theopaul, a resident of another community |
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