♫ And frolics in the autumn smoke…too pollute you and me…. ♫ It might soon be illegal to smoke cigarettes and medicinal joints in most Palo Alto Parks. Last night, City Council’s Policy and Services Committee said it wants the full council to consider a law that would ban smoking in all parks under...
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Well, as the Holidays wind down and the new year begins, I find myself as usual “waxing philosophical.” I also find myself waxing the car. Yes, just thinking how the New Year will be now that I am pushing sixty and a third of my life is over. It’s time to review my life,...
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I am passing this on to you because it definitely worked for me and we could all use a little more calmness in our lives. By following the simple advice I heard on the Dr. Phil Show, I have finally found inner peace. Dr. Phil proclaimed, “The way to achieve inner peace is to...
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I was thinking about Christmas this year and thought back to my forty-seventh one. Which was not long ago and yet, far away.  I was thinking of that year because it was the year that I decided to “not”celebrate Christmas. I intended on by passing the whole affair. I was going to be an...
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AP | By Jillian Berman NEW YORK — Hostess Brands Inc. plans to ask for a judge’s approval Thursday to give its top executives bonuses totaling up to $1.8 million as part of its wind-down plans. The maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos says the incentive pay is needed to retain the...
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Palo Alto vehicle dwellers received a reprieve at last night’s Policy and Services Committee meeting not to ban vehicle dwellers in a 3 to 1 vote. Instead choosing a 6 month pilot program modeled after the Homeless Car Camping Program in Eugene, Ore. Seriously absent throughout all discussions were the Palo Alto Human Relations...
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“I don’t vote. Two reasons. First of all it’s meaningless; this country was bought and sold a long time ago. The shit they shovel around every 4 years *pfff* doesn’t mean a fucking thing. Secondly, I believe if you vote, you have no right to complain. People like to twist that around – they...
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 (An Open Letter to Ms. Liz Kniss) (The following was inspired by a conversation with Aram James wherein we both realized what we had just witnessed.) Ms. Kniss: On Saturday (9/14/12) you really hit the s**t at the League of Women Voters’ candidates’ debate. (But you are no Mrs. Robinson. I saw The Graduate...
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What gang do you belong to? Does it sometimes seem to you that our own government behaves unfairly, often illegally, maybe like a gang? Who does Government represent ? Let’s take a look. Federal and State Governments are in violation of their role as our first line of defense (of borders) and as servant...
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Molly Stump, Palo Alto City Attorney: Public Records Request-Government Code 6250-6270-Vehicle Habitation Ordinance: Given the lack of transparency and cooperation by City Staff in regards to the Vehicle Habitation Working Group I fear that City Staff will recommend that the Vehicle Habitation Ordinance be submitted to City Council for a vote this coming September 2012...
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