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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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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
'Ignoring what's wrong has never made anything right'
Sep 15, 2020 4:34 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 13,304
For months I have talked to a number of people who said they are zoning out on this election -- they can't stand all the politicizing of every issue, they can't... More
Sep 15, 2020 4:34 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 13,304
For months I have talked to a number of people who said they are zoning out on this election -- they can't stand all the politicizing of every issue, they can't... More
Terribly mixed messages about COVID-19 -- who to believe and how careful should we be?
Sep 10, 2020 1:38 pm
Comments: 22 | Views: 20,274
I am very confused because of the mixed messages I've been getting about the coronavirus. On Tuesday, the NYT reported that studies show that we all should continue... More
Sep 10, 2020 1:38 pm
Comments: 22 | Views: 20,274
I am very confused because of the mixed messages I've been getting about the coronavirus. On Tuesday, the NYT reported that studies show that we all should continue... More
Is the City of Palo Alto transparent enough -- or is information being kept from the public?
Sep 2, 2020 7:53 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 14,952
Eighteen-plus months -- that's how long it's taken so far for Palo Alto to choose a new auditor, a position required in the city charter. Residents still haven't... More
Sep 2, 2020 7:53 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 14,952
Eighteen-plus months -- that's how long it's taken so far for Palo Alto to choose a new auditor, a position required in the city charter. Residents still haven't... More
I am bored. Are you?
Aug 25, 2020 1:29 pm
Comments: 31 | Views: 23,046
It's been five months now of self-isolation, thanks to the coronavirus. And I am bored.
It's not that I am not doing things -- like four or five zoom meetings... More
Aug 25, 2020 1:29 pm
Comments: 31 | Views: 23,046
It's been five months now of self-isolation, thanks to the coronavirus. And I am bored.
It's not that I am not doing things -- like four or five zoom meetings... More
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