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SCHOOLS & KIDS
New special ed PTA helps parents, teachersIt isn't easy raising a child with a learning disability. Nor is it a simple task to teach one. Mountain View resident Christine...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2010Last comment by Common Sense, on Nov 28, 2010 at 10:32 am | 2 comments | 5543 Views
OTHER ISSUES
And finally, it's moving dayAfter 14 years of moving between temporary locations it was a big day for the Day Worker Center of Mountain View. On Wednesday,...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2010Last comment by Raging Grannies, on Nov 27, 2010 at 5:52 pm | 3 comments | 4055 Views
AROUND TOWN
Toughness just part of the job at Planned ParenthoodWhen Linda Williams applied for the top local job at Planned Parenthood, which operates a clinic in Mountain View, it took...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2010Last comment by Kooky, on Nov 27, 2010 at 9:54 am | 20 comments | 7377 Views
AROUND TOWN
MV resident tapped for state's redistricting boardLocal education official Elaine Kuo is one of the first eight people chosen to serve on the newly created California Citizens...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2010Last comment by Jes' Sayin', on Nov 27, 2010 at 1:26 am | 5 comments | 5323 Views
RESTAURANTS
Room for improvementSometimes that first date is magical. You think a long-term relationship could develop. The object of attention, though,...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2010Last comment by A. Reader, on Nov 26, 2010 at 3:53 pm | 2 comments | 6452 Views
OTHER ISSUES
El Camino clinical trial aims to catch lung cancer earlyA new El Camino Hospital study, launched at the beginning of this month, aims to use a genetic test to determine which smokers...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2010Last comment by A. Reader, on Nov 26, 2010 at 3:37 pm | 2 comments | 3823 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school district plans WiFi upgradeThe local high school district is laying the groundwork for what it predicts to be an increasingly wireless future, and plans...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2010Last comment by A Proud Black Man, on Nov 25, 2010 at 12:04 pm | 4 comments | 6809 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Million-dollar bail in alleged drug-rape in Castro barBy Jon Wiener Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=1110 posted Friday, March 3, 2006, 12:00...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2010Last comment by mark anthony, on Nov 24, 2010 at 7:55 pm | 2 comments | 6560 Views
ELECTIONS
Three MV council members eyeing Kniss' seatA trio of Mountain View City Council members -- Margaret Abe-Koga, Laura Macias and Mike Kasperzak -- said this week that...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2010Last comment by AgnosticAl, on Nov 24, 2010 at 2:05 pm | 10 comments | 8832 Views
AROUND TOWN
January 29th: Annual Rotary Club of Mountain View Crab FeedYou are invited to the Rotary Club of Mountain View Crab Feed 2011 Saturday, January 29, 2011 from 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM Mountain...
Original post made by Rotary Club of Mountain View on Nov. 23, 2010There are no comments yet. 3741 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fury fuels Ideafarm's campaignsWo'O Ideafarm, 55, has been fixture on the streets of Mountain View for years. He is embraced by some and derided by others...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2010Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Nov 23, 2010 at 8:35 am | 122 comments | 23877 Views
SPORTS
Sticky budget scenario for MV WhismanWith little hope for more support from Sacramento, state educators at all levels of instruction are again planning for a...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2010Last comment by Reluctant Realist, on Nov 22, 2010 at 10:15 am | 2 comments | 6375 Views
OTHER ISSUES
A teacher's lament: I'm no SupermanI realize Davis Guggenheim's recent documentary film "Waiting for Superman" wasn't intended to bash teachers. Read the full...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2010Last comment by Someone who knows, on Nov 21, 2010 at 8:23 pm | 1 comment | 4158 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Hangar One saved, almostIn a move that seems to make the restoration of Hangar One all but a done deal, NASA officials have agreed to spend $20 million...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2010Last comment by local yokel, on Nov 21, 2010 at 7:55 pm | 3 comments | 3733 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Minton's -- going, going, goneMachines and supplies were sold for pennies on the dollar as the city's oldest business was liquidated, lot by lot, at an...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2010Last comment by Shelby Morgan, on Nov 21, 2010 at 1:55 pm | 5 comments | 7733 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Be a mentor and change a kid's lifeA study says that deterring one at-risk youth from a life of crime saves an estimated $2.6 million to $5.3 million. In that...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2010Last comment by Cliff, on Nov 20, 2010 at 6:13 pm | 1 comment | 5207 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Facebook CEO: 'Messages' = way of the futurePredicting people will call it "the way the future should work," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the Palo Alto social-networking...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2010Last comment by A. Reader, on Nov 20, 2010 at 12:38 am | 1 comment | 5712 Views
OTHER ISSUES
New heart care technology getting trial at El CaminoA new technology, intended to cut down on unnecessary, costly and potentially dangerous heart procedures, will begin trials...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2010Last comment by A. Reader, on Nov 20, 2010 at 12:32 am | 2 comments | 6695 Views
RESTAURANTS
Plenty to savorWith the zillions of Chinese restaurants on the Peninsula, how do you go about finding the place that makes the mark? When...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2010Last comment by A. Reader, on Nov 20, 2010 at 12:25 am | 1 comment | 7418 Views
OTHER ISSUES
'Friends' seek to avert Caltrain demiseWithout funding to stabilize Caltrain's operating costs, commuters could find themselves without the rail line on the Peninsula...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2010Last comment by I. Ron Ically, on Nov 19, 2010 at 4:28 pm | 7 comments | 4309 Views
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