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Kepler's Best Sellers - Week of March 15, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1 Fault Line - Barry Eisler
2 Cutting For Stone - Abraham Verghese
3 Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society-Mary Ann Shaffer
4 Help - Kathryn Stock... |
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on Mar 16, 2009 at 11:43 am by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Bury the high-speed train rails, say local officials
When it comes to deciding how high-speed trains will shoot up the Peninsula, officials in Atherton and Menlo Park have pretty much one request: put them underground, and out o... |
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on Mar 14, 2009 at 5:20 pm by Jay Tulock, a resident of another community |
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Rail officials ask critics to hold on
In several meetings held with Peninsula residents over the past two months, high-speed rail officials have found themselves in the position of explaining why they wouldn't rev... |
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on Mar 12, 2009 at 8:25 pm by my view, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - Week of March 8, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter & Sweet - Jamie Ford
2. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
3. Cutting For Stone - Abraham Ve... |
Pam Grange |
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on Mar 9, 2009 at 11:21 pm by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Raids target major drug dealers in Menlo Park, EPA
Nearly half of the members or known associates of the "Taliban" street gang arrested in a series of raids on Saturday lived in Menlo Park, or have family here -- including the... |
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on Mar 9, 2009 at 10:51 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Will locals have a seat at the table?
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 2:28 PM |
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on Mar 5, 2009 at 10:40 am by Francesca, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - Week of March 1st, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
2. Women - T C Boyle
3. Cutting For Stone - Abraham Verghese
4. Girl With The Dragon T... |
Pam Grange |
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on Mar 3, 2009 at 5:44 pm by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Protestors march against high-speed rail
Comparing high-speed rail along Palo Alto's transit corridor to the Berlin Wall, more than 50 protestors marched from Lytton Plaza to City Hall tonight to protest the Californ... |
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on Mar 3, 2009 at 1:15 pm by Spokker, a resident of another community |
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Condoleezza Rice returning to Stanford Monday
Condoleezza Rice will return to Stanford University Monday (March 2), returning to her office in the Hoover Institution.
[Web Link... |
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on Mar 2, 2009 at 8:10 am by Move the Hoover, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Residents demand tunnels for high-speed rail
Anger, confusion and frustration over California's proposed high-speed rail system dominated a tense meeting in Palo Alto, where dozens of people demanded underground tunnels ... |
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on Mar 2, 2009 at 6:46 am by Jeff, a resident of another community |
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Kepler's Best Sellers - February 22, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. The Women - T. C. Boyle
2. Drood - Dan Simmons
3. Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter & Sweet - Jamie Ford
4. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie So... |
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on Feb 24, 2009 at 11:02 am by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Armed robbers hit Middlefield Road market
Police are seeking three people involved in the armed robbery of a market in unincorporated Redwood City on Sunday.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Feb 24, 2009 at 5:07 am by scout, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: Jellins says time constraints pushed his decision
Menlo Park Mayor Nicholas Jellins said he feels good about his recent decision not to run for a third term on the City Council in November.
Read the full story here http://... |
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on Feb 23, 2009 at 8:45 pm by Maggy, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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School bullying: Upcoming lectures, workshop
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 7:26 PM |
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on Feb 22, 2009 at 9:35 pm by Michael Dreiblatt, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Line dancing with soul
To see an audio slide show of Juanita Croft's Soul Line Dance class, click the link below.
Read the full story here Web Link |
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on Feb 22, 2009 at 9:26 am by Luther, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Multi-Handed Ragtime Blast Mar. 11 in Menlo Park
Menlo Park’s Nan Bostick, a consummate ragtime pianist and historian, will be joined by Mystic, Connecticut’s Ivory and Gold Trio for a multi-handed ragtime performance March ... |
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on Feb 20, 2009 at 2:43 pm by Nan Bostick, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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At Filoli in Woodside: Bringing life to landscape sculpture
Workshops, lectures, garden tours kick off Filoli's new season. Sculptor DJ Garrity will come to Filoli's opening event Daffodil Daydreams on Feb. 27 for a lecture about how t... |
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on Feb 19, 2009 at 3:28 pm by Christina Syrett, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Hannah Steuer, 8, wins poetry award
Hannah Steuer of Menlo Park, age 8, received honorable mention in the October 2008 Cricket children's magazine's poetry competition.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Feb 19, 2009 at 3:19 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
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Foreclosures mount in Belle Haven
The number of houses foreclosed upon in Menlo Park over the past year has ticked over 100, and there doesn't seem to be much the city can do about it.
Read the full story her... |
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on Feb 19, 2009 at 1:13 pm by Supporter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Winter Arts Festival!
Winter Arts Festival
Date: February 21st and 22nd
What: Friday the 21st 6:30 to 9:30PM will be a cabaret night. Saturday the 22nd from 11AM to 4PM will include comedy... |
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on Feb 17, 2009 at 6:24 pm by M-A Thespians Society, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community |
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Ron Newdoll's enterprises go solar
For Ron Newdoll of Woodside, going solar is a no-brainer.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 12:00 A... |
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on Feb 17, 2009 at 1:39 am by Bill Golden, a resident of another community |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - February 15, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Cutting For Stone - Abraham Verghese
2. Vagrants - Yiyun Li
3. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
4. Associate - John Gr... |
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on Feb 16, 2009 at 11:43 am by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Shoes on Overhead Wires, Highway 101 eyesore
Anyone else notice the sneakers on the overhead wires on HY 101 southbound before Marsh?
Caltrans has a "Maintenance Service Request" web page at:
Web Link... |
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on Feb 15, 2009 at 2:10 am by get a life, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Caltrain to add bicycle capacity
Caltrain has made a concession to commuters who have long complained about the lack of space for bicycles on trains, pledging to add room for eight bicycles to each train.
Re... |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 9:22 am by Josh Moore, a resident of the Woodside: Kings Mountain/Skyline neighborhood |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - February 8, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Cutting For Stone - Abraham Verghese
2. Associate - John Grisham
3. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
4. Vag... |
Susan Lider |
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on Feb 9, 2009 at 1:18 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |