Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
AROUND TOWN
Is fire district carrying fight too far?<I>The following letter by Brian Schar was published in the Almanac's March 21 print edition:</I> <B>Editor:</B> First,...
Original post made by Renee Batti on Mar. 20, 2007Last comment by RoverII, on Mar 23, 2007 at 5:14 pm | 2 comments | 5510 Views
MENLO PARK
Council should have at least delayed the tax<I>The following letter by W.C. Brown was published in the Almanac's March 21 print edition:</I> <B>Editor:</B> I am extremely...
Original post made by Renee Batti on Mar. 20, 2007Last comment by Deja Vu, on Mar 23, 2007 at 2:08 pm | 2 comments | 5682 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Doing several things at onceMulti-tasking is antithetical to life as an intelligent and conscientious human being. Discuss ... ...
Original post made by Mr. Man on Mar. 22, 2007Last comment by Slow Flow-er, on Mar 23, 2007 at 10:06 am | 1 comment | 5696 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hillview boy competes in state geography beeKurt Kessler of Atherton, an eighth-grader at Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park, has qualified to represent the school...
Original post made by Newsboy on Mar. 23, 2007There are no comments yet. 6335 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford professor has theory for improving grades, study habitsA group of junior high school students were able to markedly increase their grades and study habits after being told that...
Original post made by Richard Hine on Feb. 8, 2007Last comment by Academic411.com, on Mar 22, 2007 at 8:59 pm | 2 comments | 5711 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo-Atherton High School Robotics: Rack ‘n RollFollowing is a press release from JoAnne Goldberg, spokesperson for the M-A High Robotics Team: Menlo-Atherton Robotics...
Original post made by Newsboy on Mar. 22, 2007There are no comments yet. 6273 Views
WOODSIDE
Village Church to install new pastor on SundayAfter two years without a permanent leader, the Woodside Village Church is installing its new full-time pastor, Mike Harvey,...
Original post made by Andrea Gemmet on Mar. 22, 2007There are no comments yet. 6196 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sequoia UHSD Visioning Session 3/24 in East Palo AltoThe Sequoia UHSD has been holding community visioning sessions with All our communities.The last 2 sessions will be this...
Original post made by sally stewart on Mar. 22, 2007Last comment by , on Mar 22, 2007 at 1:50 pm | 1 comment | 5520 Views
ATHERTON
Ice Cream Social at Atherton library 3/24Atherton library is hosting an ice cream social on Saturday, March 24, from 1-3 p.m. Bring a book to swap, or just come for...
Original post made by I Scream on Mar. 22, 2007There are no comments yet. 7548 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside man guards trails from the saddleWoodside resident Rob Krensky, a member of the county parks' Volunteer Horse Patrol, was just featured in a newspaper story:...
Original post made by Park user on Mar. 22, 2007There are no comments yet. 6315 Views
MENLO PARK
Foster City approves lowering speed limit for NEVs (neighborhood electric vehicles)In an article in The Examiner dated 3/21/07, Jason Goldman-Ham reports that Foster City approved lowering the speed limits...
Original post made by Marianne Quarre Dean on Mar. 22, 2007Last comment by , on Mar 22, 2007 at 6:53 am | 1 comment | 6022 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Woodside-Carolmont robotics team wins seven of eight matchesThis report is from the Sequoia Union High School District: Team 100, Woodside/Carlmont Robotics Teamrobot performed extremely...
Original post made by Newsboy on Mar. 21, 2007There are no comments yet. 5796 Views
MENLO PARK
Mayor explains need for utility tax<I>The following guest opinion by Menlo Park Mayor Kelly Fergusson was published in the Almanac's March 21 print edition:</I> <B>By...
Original post made by Renee Batti on Mar. 20, 2007Last comment by Menlo Park resident, on Mar 21, 2007 at 10:55 am | 3 comments | 5471 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Flawed thinking on both sides of Caltrain debate<I>The following guest opinion by Martin Engel was published in the Almanac's March 21 print edition:</I> <B>By Martin Engel</B> The...
Original post made by Renee Batti on Mar. 20, 2007There are no comments yet. 5527 Views
MENLO PARK
General plan, zoning need attention too<I>The following guest opinion by Brielle Johnck was published in the Almanac's March 21 print edition:</I> <B>By Brielle...
Original post made by Renee Batti on Mar. 20, 2007There are no comments yet. 5453 Views
MENLO PARK
Acknowledge spirit of warming task force<I>The following letter by Sam Perry was published in the Almanac's March 21 print edition:</I> <B>Editor:</B> Regarding...
Original post made by Renee Batti on Mar. 20, 2007There are no comments yet. 5526 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Council members right to question Caltrain<I>The following letter by Bruce Balshone was published in the Almanac's March 21 print edition:</I> <B>Editor:</B> Recent...
Original post made by Renee Batti on Mar. 20, 2007Last comment by , on Mar 20, 2007 at 3:37 pm | 4 comments | 5804 Views
SPORTS
Menlo-Atherton Boys Vasrtity Lacrosse Defeats SerraThe boys varsity lacrosse team beat Serra 7-2 on Monday afternoon. Scoring for the bears were Will Hyrne with 2 goals, and...
Original post made by Alison Blank on Mar. 19, 2007There are no comments yet. 6822 Views
ATHERTON
Should Atherton curtail large basements, or ease up on the restrictions?When is a basement big enough? In recent years, Atherton has put some restrictions on basement construction, prohibiting...
Original post made by Richard Hine on Mar. 10, 2007Last comment by Amy, on Mar 19, 2007 at 5:11 pm | 1 comment | 6296 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton poetry event for kidsDeAnn Okamura of the Atherton library released this announcement: Gary T and his PoetTree at the Atherton Library The...
Original post made by Andrea Gemmet on Mar. 19, 2007There are no comments yet. 6139 Views
Stay informed.
Get the day's top headlines from Almanac Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.
Analysis/paralysis: The infamous ‘Palo Alto Process’ must go
By Diana Diamond | 21 comments | 2,888 views
Common Ground
By Sherry Listgarten | 5 comments | 2,828 views
Planting a Fall Garden?
By Laura Stec | 5 comments | 1,347 views
