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Superintendent: No ban on homework

Contrary to some television, newspaper and Web site reports, "neither the district nor Oak Knoll School has banned homework,"...

Original post made on Oct. 23, 2008
Last comment by none of yours, on Oct 23, 2008 at 10:28 am | 1 comment | 1939 Views

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Children's Health Initiative website highjacked!

Yesterday, I had occasion to visit the Children's Health Initiative(CHI) website smcchi.com, from a link on the Sequoia Healthcare...

Original post made by Jack Hickey on Jun. 19, 2015
Last comment by big ol' park, on Jun 19, 2015 at 4:30 pm | 1 comment | 1939 Views

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Gallup: republicans suddenly favor keeping electoral college - do you?

Currently, 19% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents favor basing the winner on the popular vote, down from...

Original post made by Rainy day pal on Dec. 10, 2016
Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Dec 11, 2016 at 5:57 pm | 5 comments | 1937 Views

AROUND TOWN

The silent victims of CalTrain tragedies

Sadly we have experienced a number of recent tragedies on the CalTrain right of way in Palo Alto and Menlo Park in recent...

Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Mar. 10, 2015
Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Mar 10, 2015 at 5:58 pm | 1 comment | 1937 Views

MENLO PARK

What M Does

WHAT M DOES Places reasonable limits on offices 100,000 sq. feet per Project Mirrors the Plan’s Environmental...

Original post made by Beth Martin on Oct. 31, 2014
Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 31, 2014 at 1:34 pm | 2 comments | 1935 Views

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Wall St Journal poll of economic advisors - surprise

The Wall Street Journal this month reached out to all 45 surviving former members of the White House Council of Economic...

Original post made by Alice on Aug. 27, 2016
Last comment by Republicans horrified by Trump, on Sep 2, 2016 at 12:05 pm | 2 comments | 1935 Views

AROUND TOWN

Requested Supervisor Don Horsley Recuse Himself from agenda item 7 7/12/16 BOS Meeting

There were many reasons for my request the main reason was to avoid a Conflict of Interest or the Appearance of a Conflict,...

Original post made by Michael G. Stogner on Aug. 5, 2016
Last comment by Michael G. Stogner, on Aug 9, 2016 at 2:57 pm | 4 comments | 1935 Views

MENLO PARK

Menlo gymnastics team finishes second in tourney

The Level 4 & 5 Menlo Park Boys gymnastics team competed Feb. 8 in the Gold Country Classic in Oakland. Combined scores...

Original post made on Mar. 6, 2014
Last comment by Elizabeth Ouren, on Mar 6, 2014 at 12:27 pm | 2 comments | 1932 Views

MENLO PARK

MPCSD funding

As a parent and taxpayer in the Menlo Park City School District, I am writing to express my support for Councilmember Ray...

Original post made by MPCSD PARENT on Mar. 1, 2018
Last comment by Come on Stanford Your Elitism is showing, on Mar 1, 2018 at 11:04 pm | 5 comments | 1932 Views

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A message from Embarcadero Media's CEO

Adam Dawes, CEO of Embarcadero Media, the parent company of the Almanac, explains why the 44-year-old news publisher is becoming...

Original post made on Nov. 15, 2023
Last comment by Francesca Segre, on Nov 18, 2023 at 2:23 pm | 4 comments | 1930 Views

MENLO PARK

“Jerry Brown’s Train Wreck”

An especially illuminating article “Jerry Brown’s Train Wreck” --“The California Governor doesn’t want anyone...

Original post made by morris brown on Oct. 4, 2016
Last comment by morris brown, on Oct 4, 2016 at 7:45 am | 1 comment | 1929 Views

MENLO PARK

Palo Alto to cut back on parking permits for workers.

Thank you Palo Alto for pushing your problem into my neighborhood. Dozens of cars owned by Palo Alto workers are parked on...

Original post made by Doss Welsh on Mar. 4, 2018
There are no comments yet. 1928 Views

AROUND TOWN

Summer Learning at Your Library

Between the months of June and August, children and teens can visit their local library to pick up their learning log. The...

Original post made by Atherton Library on May. 29, 2014
There are no comments yet. 1927 Views

MENLO PARK

Has MP gov't and city council had any secret talks with Arrillaga over MP land issues like the PA council did?

In light of the recent Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report and this weeks admissions by PA Council members regarding...

Original post made by whatever on Sep. 10, 2014
There are no comments yet. 1925 Views

AROUND TOWN

Pedestrian Safety

At about 5:30pm last night, my daughter and I were driving South along Alameda de las Pulgas in Menlo Park. As we approached...

Original post made by pogo on Dec. 15, 2014
Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 15, 2014 at 1:13 pm | 4 comments | 1925 Views

AROUND TOWN

Measures A and C - Thank you

It has now been 80 days since the MPCSD Board voted to place these two Measures on a Special Election ballot. I would...

Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Apr. 23, 2016
There are no comments yet. 1923 Views

MENLO PARK

Why I'll be voting against the Menlo Balance initiative

A group named Menlo Balance formed by residents of Suburban Park has been in the news recently because of a ballot initiative...

Original post made on Aug. 12, 2022
Last comment by Menlo Lifestyle, on Aug 16, 2022 at 7:54 am | 5 comments | 1922 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

La Entrada Lockdown ?

Any specifics available?...

Original post made by parent123 on May. 7, 2018
Last comment by Julia Brown, assistant editor, on May 7, 2018 at 9:31 am | 1 comment | 1922 Views

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Local private school students return to campus

A teacher guides kindergartners into classrooms at Woodland School on Oct. 21 in a video posted on the Portola Valley school's...

Original post made on Nov. 27, 2020
Last comment by , on Nov 27, 2020 at 3:15 am | 1 comment | 1922 Views

AROUND TOWN

Mozart and Mahler!

Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra will perform Mozart and Mahler (soloist soprano Amina Edris) at St. Bede's Episcopal Church,...

Original post made by Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra on Mar. 10, 2015
There are no comments yet. 1922 Views
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