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AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Constantly coping with the virus: We need a total lockdown nowWe can't go on like this. Weeks go by, and then months, and instead of getting better, more and more of us have gotten the coronavirus -- or have died. The nationwide...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 11, 2020Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Aug 18, 2020 at 4:53 pm | 58 comments | 14405 Views
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When will this end?Who would have ever thought that a tiny little virus, a microorganism, would have the wherewithal to cause our entire world to come to a standstill? Hundreds of...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on May. 12, 2020Last comment by Resident, on May 25, 2020 at 11:25 am | 56 comments | 17485 Views
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The dual dilemma for students and adults – will working from home really work?The big conundrum facing us this summer and well into the autumn months is: a) should our kids go to school and risk exposure to the corona virus or can they be...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jul. 7, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Jul 23, 2020 at 9:10 am | 56 comments | 13496 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
Would You Support a Housing Bond in Palo AltoOn Tuesday the residents of Emeryville passed a $50 million dollar housing bond meaning that more than 2/3 of voters supported the bond. The details I could find...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Jun. 8, 2018Last comment by Sanctimonious City, on Aug 22, 2018 at 6:14 pm | 55 comments | 11842 Views
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Afghanistan: Why did this all happen?==I NOTE: American attention the past few days has focused on the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Many of our friends and neighbors are talking about what happened....
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Aug. 17, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Aug 26, 2021 at 9:06 am | 55 comments | 8614 Views
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Population GrowthThe state Department of Finance released population estimates for 2013 on December 12, 2013. Here are some of the key results relating to Bay Area growth. Since...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Dec. 15, 2013Last comment by Steve Levy, on Jan 3, 2014 at 3:21 pm | 54 comments | 31676 Views
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Persky's recall: a loss for our nation's judicial systemEmotionalism won; judicial understanding lost. By a 60-40 margin, Judge Aaron Persky was recalled from office Tuesday. That is an unfortunate loss for our judicial...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jun. 6, 2018Last comment by Revenge, on Jun 8, 2018 at 8:34 am | 54 comments | 12991 Views
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How Much More Growth Should Palo Alto Allow?To grow more, or a lot more: That is the question that Palo Alto voters will face in November, when a ballot measure will ask us whether we should cap this city’s...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jul. 25, 2018Last comment by @GM, on Aug 2, 2018 at 11:04 am | 54 comments | 11333 Views
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Absurdly long waits for doctors' appointments are an escalating health care problemI don’t know whether I should laugh out loud as I think about the iabsurdly long waits we now encounter in getting a doctor’s appointment -- or bury my head...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 19, 2022Last comment by Jesus, on May 6, 2022 at 2:21 pm | 54 comments | 9060 Views
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Are our elections unfair? Should we fix them? What will work?All it took was one sentence on p. 3 of Saturday's, Nov. 7, NYT to finally convince me that my long-held stance on eliminating the Electoral College in the U.S....
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 10, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 18, 2020 at 8:38 am | 53 comments | 14721 Views
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What ever happened to honesty in our country?Whatever happened to honesty in America. Is lying – or relying on so-called “alternative facts” becoming more acceptable? Why? The honesty issue...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by waasymoto, on May 10, 2020 at 10:49 am | 52 comments | 18290 Views
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I Will Vote No on Propostion 23I will vote no on Proposition 23. AB 32, which this proposition seeks to suspend, will help the California economy, as well as our health, air quality and national...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 25, 2010Last comment by stephen levy, on Oct 13, 2010 at 12:43 pm | 51 comments | 70479 Views
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I Will Vote No on Propostion 23I will vote no on Proposition 23. AB 32, which this proposition seeks to suspend, will help the California economy, as well as our health, air quality and national...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Sep. 25, 2010Last comment by stephen levy, on Oct 13, 2010 at 12:43 pm | 51 comments | 28067 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
If you do nothing else, do These Three ThingsThe bad news: The Earth is sick, and getting sicker. The good news: We know how to make it better, and we can all help! Earth Day is this Monday (April 22), so...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Apr. 21, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Apr 29, 2019 at 10:27 am | 51 comments | 14191 Views
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Are we too divided as a society? Even locally?Rigidity. A lack of willingness to change one’s views – or really listen to other people’s point-of-view. It’s happening here in Palo Alto, it’s happening...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Apr. 9, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Apr 27, 2019 at 5:30 pm | 51 comments | 12266 Views
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Such delightful city employee perks“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” William Shakespeare once proclaimed in “Hamlet.” I will soften that considerably, but suggest...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jun. 1, 2020Last comment by Concerned Palo Altan , on Jun 9, 2020 at 6:29 pm | 51 comments | 12995 Views
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My many questions after such a close electionAs I write this, the election itself is over, the results are almost in, no one has been declared a presidential winner yet, and I am left with a series of questions...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Nov. 5, 2020Last comment by TimR, on Nov 12, 2020 at 8:24 am | 51 comments | 9885 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Would you want a wind turbine in your backyard?After I posted about the use of eminent domain for power...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jun. 14, 2020Last comment by Dr. René Sternke, on Aug 4, 2020 at 8:16 am | 51 comments | 21677 Views
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Meeting the Federal Deficit ChallengeLast night we met the small dollar and ideologically charged challenge of passing a federal budget for the 2010-11 budget year. Now Americans face the challenge...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 9, 2011Last comment by stephen levy, on Jun 11, 2011 at 11:38 am | 50 comments | 18988 Views
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Meeting the Federal Deficit ChallengeLast night we met the small dollar and ideologically charged challenge of passing a federal budget for the 2010-11 budget year. Now Americans face the challenge...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Apr. 9, 2011Last comment by stephen levy, on Jun 11, 2011 at 11:38 am | 50 comments | 3009 Views
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