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Sustainable Agriculture Expert John Jeavons To Appear at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
John Jeavons, Executive Director of Ecology Action of the Mid-Peninsula, will speak about Peak Farmland at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Sunday, April 19, at 9:30 am. The p... |
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on Apr 6, 2009 at 9:28 pm by Linda Hubbard Gulker, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Kepler's Best Sellers - Week of March 29, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1 Fault Line - Barry Eisler
2 Help - Kathryn Stockett
3 Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society -Mary Ann Shaffer
4 Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter & S... |
Pam Grange |
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on Mar 30, 2009 at 4:05 pm by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Editorial: Time for Portola Valley to adopt fire map
In the last few years, California has been plagued with wildland forest fires, many in populated areas, that have caused billions of dollars in property damage and in some cas... |
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on Mar 17, 2009 at 1:14 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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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... |
Pam Grange |
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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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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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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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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... |
Pam Grange |
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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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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... |
Susan Lider |
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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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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 |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - February 1, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
2. Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter & Sweet - Jamie Ford
3. Piano Teacher - Ja... |
Susan Lider |
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on Feb 2, 2009 at 8:10 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - January 25, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Piano Teacher - Janice Lee
2. Going to See the Elephant - Rodes Fishburne
3. Lark & Termite - Jayne Anne Phillips
4. Guernsey Literary & Potato Pee... |
Susan Lider |
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on Jan 26, 2009 at 11:56 am by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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PV holds hearing on adopting green plan
The Portola Valley Town Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a proposal to add a sustainability element to the town's general plan. The meeting starts at 8 p.m. in ... |
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on Jan 25, 2009 at 3:56 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Steve Levy to speak to Sustainable Menlo Park
Steve Levy, director of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, will speak at a meeting of the group, Sustainable Menlo Park, on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
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on Jan 25, 2009 at 3:54 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Locals plan to soak up the big event in Washington
Several local residents are among the hundreds of thousands swarming Washington, D.C., this week for the inaugural of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States.
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on Jan 25, 2009 at 3:48 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - January 18, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Lark & Termite - Jayne Anne Phillips
2. String Of Lights - Dominique Renda
3. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
4. Mer... |
Susan Lider |
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on Jan 19, 2009 at 1:07 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Plans for the Inauguration?
If you have plans for the inauguration -- either in D.C. or locally -- The Almanac wants to know about it. Send an e-mail to showell@almanacnews.com with information or photo... |
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on Jan 15, 2009 at 3:03 pm by Sean Howell, a resident of another community |
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Noted Expert on Growing and Showing Camellias
Growing and Showing Camellias: Camellia Expert and former American Camellia Society President Bob Ehrhart is the speaker for the San Francisco Peninsula Camellia Society meeti... |
Caroline Beverstock |
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on Jan 14, 2009 at 11:16 am by Caroline Beverstock, a resident of another community |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - January 11, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
2. Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri
3. Lark & Termite - Jayne Anne Phillips
4. Mer... |
Susan Lider |
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on Jan 12, 2009 at 1:04 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - January 4, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. String Of Lights - Dominique Renda
2. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
3. Our Story Begins - Tobias Wolff
4... |
Susan Lider |
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on Jan 5, 2009 at 12:55 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Grants provide $3 million for food, shelter
Forty-seven nonprofit organizations will receive $3 million in grants from Silicon Valley Community Foundation to help provide food and shelter in San Mateo and Santa Clara co... |
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on Dec 31, 2008 at 1:08 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - 12/28/08
Hardcover Fiction
1. Mercy - Toni Morrison
2. Latke Who Wouldnt Stop Screaming - Lemony Snicket
3. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
4. Sto... |
Susan Lider |
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on Dec 29, 2008 at 12:06 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Kepler's Bestsellers - December 21, 2008
Hardcover Fiction
1. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
2. Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri
3. Mercy - Toni Morrison
4. Netherla... |
Susan Lider |
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on Dec 22, 2008 at 1:49 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Kepler's Weekly Bestsellers 12/14/08
Hardcover Fiction
1. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
2. Deciding The Next Decider - Calvin Trillin
3. Goodnight Bush - Eric Origen
4. Mer... |
Susan Lider |
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on Dec 16, 2008 at 3:47 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Ask the deputy
Deputy Stephanie Josephson, who patrols locally for the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, answers your questions about law enforcement. To submit a question, send an e-mai... |
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on Dec 12, 2008 at 10:31 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |