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An Alternative View

By Diana Diamond

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About this blog: So much is right — and wrong — about what is happening in Palo Alto. In this blog I want to discuss all that with you. I know many residents care about this town, and I want to explore our collective interests to help ...  (More)

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The clothes we wear: Cool, chic, casual -- or just plain sloppy?
Nov 29, 2022 12:48 pm
Comments: 40 | Views: 6,611

I love clothes! It was important to me since I turned 13. My mother told me at the time (and evermore) that when people meet you, they first judge you by not only... More
'Working from home’ — a new work world creates societal problems.
Nov 21, 2022 4:42 pm
Comments: 55 | Views: 8,137

I am envious – maybe a bit jealous – of all the high-tech employees today who can decide when and where they work, how much vacation time they want,... More
Down with the dinosaurs!
Nov 13, 2022 1:02 pm
Comments: 30 | Views: 7,400

About 15 years ago, my oldest son, Bruce, took his three sons, 3, 5 and 6, to visit the American Museum of Natural History in NYC to see its fantastic dinosaur display.

All... More
Daylight concerns
Nov 6, 2022 4:55 pm
Comments: 22 | Views: 5,836

Did you fall back on Sunday morning? Gently? Or are you one of the70 percent of Americans, according to polls, who no longer want to switch from daylight savings... More
Our politics – and our elections – are running amok
Nov 1, 2022 4:38 pm
Comments: 33 | Views: 6,629

What is happening to the people in our country? Why are the partisan fights and arguments escalating? Why is the far right so fiercely fighting their self-defined... More
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