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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)
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 do the right thing. My goal with this blog is to help the public better understand what really is happening, and more important, how residents living here may be affected by these local decisions. I've been a journalist most of my life, first as a reporter and then managing editor of a Chicago newspaper, followed by a wonderful year at Stanford as a recipient of Knight Journalism Fellowship. I then went to the San Jose Mercury as an editorial writer and columnist. I also worked for the State Bar of California as the first editor in chief of "California Lawyer" magazine, and then spent a decade at Stanford involved in public issues affecting the university. In the late 1990s, I sequentially wrote columns for all three local newspapers here in Palo Alto. Born in a small community on Long Island, I attended Middlebury College, graduated from the University of Michigan, got married, had four boys in four years, and then started working. I moved to Palo Alto in 1979, and have been involved in the community on several nonprofit boards. (Hide)
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My many questions after such a close election
Nov 5, 2020 9:28 am
Comments: 51 | Views: 15,387
As I write this, the election itself is over, the results are almost in, no one has been declared a presidential winner yet, and I am left with a series of questions... More
Nov 5, 2020 9:28 am
Comments: 51 | Views: 15,387
As I write this, the election itself is over, the results are almost in, no one has been declared a presidential winner yet, and I am left with a series of questions... More
Why I wasn’t walking in the Women’s Marches
Jan 24, 2019 12:50 pm
Comments: 28 | Views: 15,385
I have been a feminist for years – not the bra-burning type – but a strong advocate for women’s rights, equality in the workplace and in our country, and have... More
Jan 24, 2019 12:50 pm
Comments: 28 | Views: 15,385
I have been a feminist for years – not the bra-burning type – but a strong advocate for women’s rights, equality in the workplace and in our country, and have... More
Nov. 3 -- a critical election -- and now your comments on the first debate
Sep 29, 2020 8:28 am
Comments: 33 | Views: 15,365
LET ME INADD TO THIS ORIGINAL BLOG HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES OUR COUNTRY HAS EXPERIENCED -- THE FIRST SEPT.... More
Sep 29, 2020 8:28 am
Comments: 33 | Views: 15,365
LET ME INADD TO THIS ORIGINAL BLOG HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES OUR COUNTRY HAS EXPERIENCED -- THE FIRST SEPT.... More
Union demands too many:
Open up the schools now!
Feb 21, 2021 5:28 pm
Comments: 27 | Views: 15,350
Should teachers be prioritized over others to get the coronavirus vaccine? Most of us would probably say yes, BUT… and there’s usually a “but” about most... More
Feb 21, 2021 5:28 pm
Comments: 27 | Views: 15,350
Should teachers be prioritized over others to get the coronavirus vaccine? Most of us would probably say yes, BUT… and there’s usually a “but” about most... More
What I will remember about Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sep 21, 2020 5:24 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 15,249
During my junior year in college, I decided to take a course on the Supreme Court, knowing too little about this branch of government. The very first question the... More
Sep 21, 2020 5:24 pm
Comments: 5 | Views: 15,249
During my junior year in college, I decided to take a course on the Supreme Court, knowing too little about this branch of government. The very first question the... More
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