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New Deputy Fire Chief Starts in Menlo Park

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District is bringing men out of retirement to manage operations while Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman recovers.

New Deputy Fire Chief Starts in Menlo Park
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Stanford Students Capture Bird Flight on Very High-Speed Video

Stanford mechanical engineering professor David Lentink and his students capture slow-motion video from the fastest wings in the bird world, with an eye toward building flying robots that take design cues from Mother Nature.

Stanford Students Capture Bird Flight on Very High-Speed Video
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Kids Eat More Vegetables After Nutrition Lessons

Stanford scholars created food-themed storybooks that taught preschoolers about nutrients, the importance of eating different foods and how food fuels the body.

Kids Eat More Vegetables After Nutrition Lessons
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Computer Mouse Inventor Dies

Doug Engelbart was known as a big-picture thinker and visionary whose pioneering work changed the way people interact with computers.

Computer Mouse Inventor Dies
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Car Collides With Dog in Atherton

Accident at intersection of El Camino Real and Atherton Avenue leaves one animal injured.

Car Collides With Dog in Atherton
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4th of July Potluck Ideas

Our friends at Honeysuckle Catering made a special menu for Fourth of July.

4th of July Potluck Ideas