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Wednesday: Atherton may adopt resolution opposing high-speed rail project
The Atherton City Council will consider Wednesday a resolution putting the town government on record as opposing the California high-speed rail project as currently configured... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Aug 17, 2010 at 1:27 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 17, 2010 at 10:28 pm.

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Letter: Gateway should watch out for rising tides
If the Menlo Gateway project is built, it will be submerged under water when global warming causes sea and Bay levels to rise. For details, check the map in Al Gore's book, A... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Aug 11, 2010 at 1:58 pm
There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 13, 2010 at 10:05 pm.

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CHP reopens U.S. 101, traffic remains heavy
The California Highway Patrol has reopened U.S. 101 in San Mateo this morning after downed lines prompted full closures of north and southbound lanes for more than an ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 15, 2010 at 7:25 am

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Hundreds march in May Day parade
The town of Woodside continued its 88-year-old tradition of parading through the streets on May Day in a colorful display of homegrown pageantry on Saturday, May 1. Read the ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 6, 2010 at 7:29 am

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'Where do Stars and Galaxies Come From?'
Stanford University physics professor Tom Abel will give a free talk at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, on "Where do Stars and Galaxies Come From?" The Cafe Scientifique program wil... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 13, 2010 at 2:43 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2010 at 2:43 pm.

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Kepler's Bestsellers - March 28, 2010
Hardcover Fiction 1 Help Kathryn Stockett 2 Man From Beijing Henning Mankell 3 Major Pettigrew's Last Stand Helen Simonson 4 Too Much Happiness Alice Munro 5 Unnamed Josh... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Mar 29, 2010 at 12:28 pm

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Kepler's Bestsellers as of March 21, 2010
Hardcover Fiction 1 Spellwright Blake Charlton 2 Help Kathryn Stockett 3 So Much For That Lionel Shriver 4 Lacuna Barbara Kingsolver 5 Too Much Happiness Stories Alice... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Mar 22, 2010 at 11:50 pm

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Kepler's Bestsellers - Week ending 2/7/10
Hardcover Fiction 1 Where The God Of Love Hangs Out Amy Bloom 2 Unnamed Joshua Ferris 3 Help Kathryn Stockett 4 Lost Books Of The Odyssey Zachary Mason 5 Bloodroot Amy... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Feb 8, 2010 at 4:06 pm

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Free flu shots in Woodside, Menlo Park
Looking ahead to flu season, the San Mateo County Health Department is offering free vaccinations to eligible residents over coming months in Woodside and Menlo Park. Read... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 29, 2009 at 8:58 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 29, 2009 at 12:30 pm.

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Fire board candidates respond to flap over ads
With a contract dispute unresolved and an election looming, the union that represents 93 firefighters in the Menlo Park Fire Protection District has provoked the ire of one bo... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 21, 2009 at 10:45 am
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 22, 2009 at 1:20 pm.

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Kepler's Best Sellers - Week of October 11, 2009
Hardcover Fiction 1 Bang Ditto Amber Tamblyn 2 Lost Symbol Dan Brown 3 Help Kathryn Stockett 4 Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson 5 Best American Short Stories 200... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Oct 12, 2009 at 2:21 pm

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Kepler's Best Sellers - Week of October 4, 2009
Hardcover Fiction 1 Lost Symbol Dan Brown 2 Help Kathryn Stockett 3 Hardball Sara Paretsky 4 Gate At The Stairs Lorrie Moore 5 Spire Richard Patterson 6 South Of Broad... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Oct 6, 2009 at 4:58 pm

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Two reports of mountain lion sightings
Two mountain lion sightings were reported in San Mateo County Wednesday afternoon -- one near Edgewood County Park and the other in Half Moon Bay, according to authorities... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 28, 2009 at 8:25 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 28, 2009 at 8:25 pm.

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The search for bigfoot goes on
A prominent researcher in the search for Bigfoot works out of Menlo Park. My immediate question: why Menlo Park? I think it goes back, way back, to Thomas Edison in Menlo ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Joe, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood, on Aug 20, 2008 at 4:07 pm
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 29, 2008 at 4:05 pm.

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Menlo Park hires full-time 'community engagement' director
Cherise Brandell, a 19-year employee of Battle Creek, Michigan, has been hired as Menlo Park's "community engagement" director -- a new full-time position formed to make the c... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 28, 2008 at 2:59 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2008 at 2:59 pm.

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Former MP city manager ousted from manager post in Scottsdale
Jan Dolan, Menlo Park's city manager from 1990 to 2000, has been ousted from her post as city manager in Scottsdale, Arizona, according to a news reports. The Scottsdale Ci... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 20, 2008 at 3:43 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 20, 2008 at 3:43 pm.

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Letter: Meat production has big role in warming
I was very impressed with Leonardo DiCaprio's powerful documentary "The 11th Hour." Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=4868 posted Wednesd... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Sep 11, 2007 at 3:09 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 11, 2007 at 3:09 pm.

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Uncle
Uncle The boy has little chance of becoming a man. Tall, gangly and uncoordinated, lacking neither emotional nor physical confidence, basic human goals appear out of his... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by The Mentor, a resident of the Atherton: West of Alameda neighborhood, on May 31, 2007 at 8:21 am

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Innocence - a work of fiction
Innocence Every Tuesday we would meet in the park. It wasn�t much of a park, but it was equidistant between our apartments, and the curved wooden bench proved a surpr... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Anonymous, a resident of another community, on Dec 22, 2006 at 11:38 am

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A walk into ... adventure, fame, love, heartbreak -- you be the guide.
This is the beginning of a story, but only the beginning. It is your role, if you choose to accept it, to add a paragraph or three (as a comment at the bottom), then let someo... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Mr. Man, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood, on Dec 15, 2006 at 1:15 pm
There have been 43 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2010 at 3:38 pm.

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