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Post your views on the inauguration
Please post your views in the comment box below on the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama.
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on Jan 20, 2009 at 6:12 pm by Frank, a resident of another community |
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Letter: City should not be in the housing business
It's bad enough that the city is losing money in the child care business, but now former Mayor Andy Cohen and the Almanac are pushing the city to become a large-scale landlord... |
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on Jan 20, 2009 at 11:40 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Bill would direct feds to buy Lehman bonds
Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, and Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, introduced legislation in Congress Friday that would direct the secretary of the treasury to purchase Lehma... |
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on Jan 19, 2009 at 4:27 pm by Ole, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Bail remains for doctor in death of MP student
A San Mateo County Superior Court judge Wednesday morning declined to eliminate bail for a Colorado doctor accused of illegally prescribing anti-depressant pills to a Menlo ... |
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on Jan 14, 2009 at 2:52 pm by clotho, a resident of another community |
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Woodside's Kathleen Scutchfield gives conservation easement to POST
The Toto Ranch, 952 acres along Highway 1 south of Half Moon Bay, won't be developed into luxury homes thanks to the generosity of its owner, Kathleen Scutchfield of Woodside.... |
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on Jan 12, 2009 at 4:21 am by Roger, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Obituaries
Frank Waters
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Jan 10, 2009 at 7:42 pm by Burt Huddleston, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Snowpack 76 percent of normal, officials say
The first snow survey of the 2008-09 winter season indicates that California's snow-water content, or the volume of water contained in the snowpack, is only 76 percent of n... |
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on Jan 5, 2009 at 6:56 pm by Chuck Bernstein, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Letter: Chairman Slocum gets it right at commission dais
Gail Slocum of Menlo Park, chairman of the San Mateo County Planning Commission, had just heard reports from staff and Gail Strickland, president of the Board of Governors of ... |
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on Dec 29, 2008 at 5:01 pm by J. Stalin, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Letter: Habitat for Humanity should consider neighborhood group's plan
I am writing this letter to respond to Jennifer Doettling's recent commentary about the proposed Habitat for Humanity housing project in the Menlo Park community of Belle Have... |
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on Dec 25, 2008 at 7:52 pm by who pays, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Water pipeline upgrade meeting Wednesday
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission will hold a community meeting in North Fair Oaks at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, to discuss the local impacts of the program to upg... |
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on Dec 9, 2008 at 11:43 am by Richard Daybell, a resident of another community |
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Letter: Break the big box habit; shop close to home
I recently drove past a beautiful toy store right here in Menlo Park to get to Target's toy department to purchase some toys for holiday guests. The thought occurred to me how... |
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on Dec 8, 2008 at 2:40 pm by Joe, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Scott Alonso adds to political career.
Scott Alonso, a 2004 graduate of Menlo-Atherton, recently completed a stint with the California Democratic Party in San Francisco. President-Elect Barack Obama's message of ch... |
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on Dec 7, 2008 at 1:20 pm by Julia, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Letter: Why it pays to shop with local merchants
As our budgets are stretched thinner these days and as many of us are pondering how we will manage through the holidays, it's a good time to reflect on how and why our shoppin... |
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on Dec 6, 2008 at 3:15 pm by shopper, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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It's the Economy!
I am amazed that the most important single news item in the world, does not register on this web site. It’s the ECONOMY!
The State is $28 billion in the hole for this curr... |
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on Dec 2, 2008 at 7:25 pm by James, a resident of another community |
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Spare the air day - fines for burning wood
The Bay Area Air District has issued a Winter Spare the Air Alert for Monday, November 24, 2008, which bans wood burning both indoors and outdoors through noon tomorrow.
Ai... |
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on Nov 24, 2008 at 11:12 am by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
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Guest opinion: High-speed rail takes dollars from real transit
The Almanac carried an editorial about the high-speed train last week. It points out the challenges facing Menlo Park if and when the construction teams take over the swath of... |
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on Nov 18, 2008 at 5:06 pm by G, a resident of another community |
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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 ... |
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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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Rally opposing Prop 8
Several community leaders in San Mateo County, including Supervisor Rich Gordon, will speak at a rally to oppose Proposition 8 at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Redwood Cit... |
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on Nov 13, 2008 at 12:32 pm by Pledge, a resident of the Atherton: Lloyden Park neighborhood |
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Students remember classmate who took her life
Grief-stricken friends, relatives and teachers mourned and lamented the death of 16-year-old Ophylia Mona Lisa Afuhaamango Mataele on Friday, March 3, at a tearful standing-r... |
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on Nov 12, 2008 at 1:50 pm by <3, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Golden Gala marks 50 years for Boys & Girls Clubs
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula will celebrate 50 years in style with a "Golden Gala" on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Sun Microsystems Campus, 1601 Willow Road in Menlo P... |
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on Nov 6, 2008 at 5:45 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Voters can vote early at elections offices
The San Mateo County Elections Office invites voters to vote early -- by mail or at elections offices in Redwood City or San Mateo.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Nov 3, 2008 at 11:36 am by Susie B., a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Superintendent: No ban on homework
Contrary to some television, newspaper and Web site reports, "neither the district nor Oak Knoll School has banned homework," said Superintendent Ken Ranella of the Menlo Par... |
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on Oct 29, 2008 at 2:07 pm by Bobby, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Editorial endorsements on Propositions 5 to 8
The Almanac's positions on ballot Propositions 5 to 8
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Oct 29, 2008 at 8:25 am by MP resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Sustainable living sage talks in Portola Valley
Amory Lovins, MacArthur Fellow and noted spokesman on tackling global warming by living more efficiently, spoke about sustainable living to an overflow crowd at Portola Valley... |
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on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:14 am by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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FPPC BART Complaint
Isn't the Measure B complaint the same problem with CalTrain's advocacy for High Speed Rail's Proposition 1A? |
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on Oct 26, 2008 at 9:11 pm by M. Fruth, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood |
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