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Lauren Goodkind's last name may reflect noble human qualities, but when it comes to playing chess, she says she can leave...

Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017
Last comment by Member, 20 hours ago | 2 comments | 1425 Views

Please consider seeking out American made products and services. A lousy dime or quarter more for a tee shirt pays dividends...

Original post made by Made in America on Jul. 21, 2017
Last comment by Gator Goo, 21 hours ago | 4 comments | 96 Views

San Mateo County has filed a lawsuit against 37 oil, gas and coal companies, claiming they are responsible for global warming...

Original post made on Jul. 18, 2017
Last comment by Scott Lohmann, 21 hours ago | 26 comments | 1600 Views

San Mateo County supervisors have authorized spending more than $1 million in response to the wave of complaints made about...

Original post made on Jun. 29, 2017
Last comment by Rational, on Jul 18, 2017 at 11:27 am | 40 comments | 5139 Views

Two men and a child were rescued Saturday evening from the San Francisco Bay after their boat capsized near the Dumbarton...

Original post made on Jul. 17, 2017
Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jul 17, 2017 at 7:26 pm | 3 comments | 1212 Views

Celebrate the Voyage of the Sailboat the Golden Rule, for a Nuclear-Free Future The 34’ wooden ketch arrives at the...

Original post made by Judy Adams on Jul. 14, 2017
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You may have noticed the much ballyhooed roll-out of 70 Strong with the February 1st “70 STRONG LAUNCH PARTY” at Box...

Original post made by Jack Hickey on Mar. 16, 2017
Last comment by Yet More Of The Same, on Jul 12, 2017 at 5:04 pm | 23 comments | 886 Views

This week will mark the 37th time House Republicans have tried to repeal Obamacare. If Republicans really wanted to do away...

Original post made by Potomac Fever on May. 17, 2013
Last comment by E Lake Palmer, on Jul 12, 2017 at 8:04 am | 29 comments | 6063 Views

Wrapping up 48 years with the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, including 36 years as a firefighter, Rex Ianson is stepping...

Original post made on Jul. 6, 2017
Last comment by Resident of District, on Jul 10, 2017 at 9:26 am | 3 comments | 1108 Views

Here are the Senate Jewish Democrats in support of the Iranian nuclear deal. — Michael Bennet [D-CO] — Barbara Boxer...

Original post made by Former Democrat now Independent on Sep. 6, 2015
Last comment by Schmidt, on Jul 9, 2017 at 3:59 pm | 39 comments | 1613 Views

Anne Hartwig Flegel, a former first-grade teacher at St. Joseph's School in Atherton, an active member of Peninsula Volunteers,...

Original post made on Jul. 3, 2017
Last comment by P. Bardina, on Jul 3, 2017 at 5:25 pm | 3 comments | 2074 Views

Famed San Francisco criminal defense attorney J. Tony Serra may attempt to demonstrate that the arrests and prosecution of...

Original post made on Jun. 27, 2017
Last comment by Holly L., on Jul 2, 2017 at 6:21 pm | 14 comments | 2735 Views

In the age of e-books and Amazon, how can a community bookstore thrive? Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2017/06/30/keplers-literary-foundation-announced...

Original post made on Jul. 2, 2017
Last comment by pearl, on Jul 2, 2017 at 1:34 pm | 1 comment | 1705 Views

The current Occupy Wall Street movement is the best illustration to date of what President Barack Obama's America looks like....

Original post made by Occupy Wall Street Critic on Feb. 12, 2012
Last comment by He is a lulu, on Jul 1, 2017 at 1:32 pm | 84 comments | 5337 Views

Sequoia Healthcare District CEO Lee Michelson says: “Community-based health care districts…are a tremendous value…with...

Original post made by Jack Hickey on Dec. 5, 2014
Last comment by Ancient Technology?, on Jun 30, 2017 at 10:15 pm | 7 comments | 1079 Views

There is hope for the unemployed. There is money out there. Witness the mind-boggling raise given to Sequoia Healthcare...

Original post made by Jack Hickey on Oct. 11, 2012
Last comment by Jack Hickey, on Jun 30, 2017 at 2:44 pm | 4 comments | 4638 Views

Blasting air at up to 185 mph, leaf blowers can whip up hazardous particles and contaminants from the ground at speeds greater...

Original post made on Aug. 31, 2015
Last comment by Sebastian Vale, on Jun 29, 2017 at 8:54 pm | 19 comments | 9110 Views

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation is ramping up grants to nonprofit organizations devoted to advising and ensuring...

Original post made on Jun. 26, 2017
Last comment by home front, on Jun 27, 2017 at 8:54 am | 6 comments | 1148 Views

State legislation introduced Wednesday would allow Caltrain to seek voter approval for a new sales tax to help cover capital...

Original post made on Jun. 22, 2017
Last comment by Bob, on Jun 27, 2017 at 7:17 am | 22 comments | 1983 Views

Low-income renters who are displaced from their homes tend to experience many adverse impacts in other areas of their lives,...

Original post made on Jun. 22, 2017
Last comment by Hmmm, on Jun 23, 2017 at 12:53 pm | 12 comments | 2186 Views

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