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Feb 28, 2021 5:46 am
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Mini-splits are the multi-tools of HVAC. They can heat, they can cool, and they are very modular -- you can put in as few or as many as you want, where you want.... More
Feb 21, 2021 9:39 am
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Given the awful power grid mess in Texas, it’s interesting to look at the ongoing electricity planning discussions for the Upper Midwest. In the summer of... More
Feb 14, 2021 5:45 am
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I recently tuned into a city discussion about reducing local emissions. Senior Resource Planner Jonathan Abendschein was giving a progress update on his team’s... More
Feb 7, 2021 5:49 am
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Sunshine Gardens Apartments in Mountain View is a modest two-story 44-unit complex, with ten 1960s-vintage buildings circling a small pool. Tenants at this complex... More
Jan 31, 2021 5:42 am
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Back in the olden days, when we used to go places, I enjoyed travelling to visit my sister in Minneapolis. I would take lots of scenic pictures -- lakes! -- but... More
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Specialty's Cafe and Bakery comes back to life in Mountain View (cookies included)
By Elena Kadvany | 3 comments | 18,039 views
Kill two birds with one ... mini-split!
By Sherry Listgarten | 12 comments | 3,203 views
Couples and Premarital: How Do You Define Love?
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 2,784 views
March Madness for Seniors
By John Raftrey and Lori McCormick | 0 comments | 1,960 views
Whoof! Our problems have all disappeared
By Diana Diamond | 11 comments | 1,734 views
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