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MV Reads Together goes greenMountain View Reads Together is going all out this year. Not only are participants asked to read Bill McKibben's book, "Earth,"...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2011Last comment by Bruce Karney, on Oct 28, 2011 at 4:58 pm | 3 comments | 5413 Views
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Books: The horrifying, and wonderful, complexities of parenthoodChara Burnett and Helen Waters are close friends, professionals, Palo Alto mothers and authors of the new book, "If Only...
Original post made on May. 13, 2015Last comment by Uh-Huh, on May 13, 2015 at 5:10 pm | 2 comments | 5368 Views
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Downed power lines lead to apartment fireMountain View firefighters extinguished a one-alarm fire at a two-story apartment building in the 400 block of Escuela Avenue...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2017There are no comments yet. 5326 Views
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District attorney endorses judge facing recallSanta Clara County Judge Aaron Persky, the embattled judge whose controversial sentencing of former Stanford University student...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2017Last comment by psr, on Apr 11, 2017 at 8:27 pm | 4 comments | 5156 Views
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Photo essay: A rare find in the Bay Area, chestnuts grow in the hills above Palo AltoAbout 2,500 feet above Palo Alto in the Santa Cruz Mountains, there's a 20-acre farm that nurtures a hard-to-find crop for...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2019There are no comments yet. 5149 Views
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Diplomat still leads dramatic lifeWhen former President Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea last month to negotiate the release of two American journalists,...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2009Last comment by John Stephens, on Sep 3, 2009 at 9:04 pm | 1 comment | 5141 Views
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Real Estate MattersWe have all heard the expression, "Good fences make good neighbors." Nevertheless, there are countless bitter disputes between...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2016Last comment by , on Jan 29, 2016 at 4:46 am | 1 comment | 5078 Views
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The power of sexySome local environmentalists are deploying a new weapon in the fight against global warming: the female figure. Read the...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2008Last comment by Rhonda H., on Dec 10, 2008 at 9:40 pm | 6 comments | 5045 Views
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Laundry room fire displaces one residentMountain View fire crews quickly extinguished a fire Saturday afternoon in a home on Gladys Avenue. Read the full story...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2016Last comment by Reader, on Feb 28, 2016 at 5:51 pm | 2 comments | 4925 Views
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Trump officials to visit StanfordTwo high-ranking members of President Donald Trump’s administration, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Secretary of...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2018Last comment by Jim Neal, on Jul 25, 2018 at 12:07 pm | 7 comments | 4885 Views
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'Bat Boy: The Musical'The tabloid-inspired story of a half-bat, half-human creature trying to fit in with civilized life (set to a beat-driven...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2016Last comment by umam, on Sep 23, 2016 at 10:27 pm | 2 comments | 4767 Views
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Actor John Heard died of natural causesActor John Heard, whose body was found in a Palo Alto hotel room in July, died of natural causes, the Santa Clara County...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2017There are no comments yet. 4753 Views
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Local book release: 'Beneath the Seams'Palo Alto resident Peyton H. Roberts, who is a sustainable fashion ambassador with the Bay Area nonprofit Remake, takes a...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2021Last comment by , on Jun 10, 2021 at 2:38 pm | 1 comment | 4601 Views
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Crittenden to hold special education fairA free education resource fair for parents of students with special needs — from the mildly dyslexic to the severely autistic...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2015There are no comments yet. 4508 Views
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College coronavirus testing varies by system, campusWith sometimes competing public health guidelines coming from the CDC and state and local sources, colleges and universities...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2020Last comment by RalphJStinson, on Oct 12, 2020 at 2:18 am | 1 comment | 4402 Views
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Schools win Google tech education grantsTwo of Google's 25 winners for this year's Home, Sweet Home initiative are Castro and Theuerkauf schools. The grant allows...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2015There are no comments yet. 4391 Views
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Stopping the flight of the bumblebeeLandscape designer Juanita Salisbury is determined to start a movement in Palo Alto that would help bring back bee-friendly...
Original post made on Dec. 25, 2016There are no comments yet. 4366 Views
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Award-winning Stanford math professor diesStanford mathematics professor Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal, mathematics' leading award, has...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2017Last comment by Farhad, on Jul 16, 2017 at 10:47 pm | 1 comment | 4311 Views
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Love and Terror in Middle EastLOVE AND TERROR IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 3rd Ed., by Dr. Frank Romano: author event Saturday, Sept. 22nd, 1-4 pm, Barnes &...
Original post made by Dr. Frank Romano on Sep. 6, 2012There are no comments yet. 4295 Views
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As Foothill reopens its campus, a quarter of the students return in personClasses are back in session on Foothill College's campus this fall, but the majority of students are still learning remotely...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2021There are no comments yet. 4243 Views
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