Monthly Archives: September 2012
GOLF: Europe turns tide, stuns U.S. team
MEDINAH, Ill. – The remarkable Ryder Cup victory that will ring through Europe for years ended where it began – in the shadows on Medinah's 18th green. On Saturday evening, with the United States a punch away from turning the Ryder Cup into a knockout, Ian Poulter made the last of his five straight birdies at No. 18 to earn Europe a point it needed like a starving man needs food.
Crowds enjoy Taste of Morgan Hill
A few thousand Morgan Hill residents and visitors gathered downtown this afternoon to shop, browse, eat and dance at the 23rd annual Taste of Morgan Hill festival.
FOOTBALL: Mills scores four times, Cougars top Eagles in league opener
Rayshon Mills said he had been waiting for a night like Friday night - a night where he could just cut loose. And did he ever. Mills scored four times - three in the first half - as the Cougars set the tone and tipped its Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division opener in its favor with a 41-19 victory over Everett Alvarez on Friday night in Gilroy.
FOOTBALL: Salinas rolls past Gilroy
If there is one team that isn’t fazed by a less than glorious non-league record it’s the Salinas High football team.
Puppy killer and 12-time felon gets six years in prison
The 12-time felon and Gilroy man who killed his wife’s puppy by throwing it against a wall more than a year ago was sentenced Friday morning to six years in state prison, a much shorter sentence than the 25 years to life he was facing.
Nothing ‘shifty’ about this bike business or a pancake breakfast
Seems like things are improving economically, but it’s a slow boil recovery. Have always felt like the psychological aspect to recovery – or slide – is critically important. It’s almost as if you can “feel” whether the economy is moving. The numbers don’t lie, but they don’t tell the whole truth either. So, as Miss Jenny and I struggle to get the two daughters through college and the nation sputters to leave the Great Recession behind, I’m chagrined at the plethora of state, county and local tax measures dripping ink all over the upcoming ballot. There have been some reforms for public agencies in pension, benefit and pay structures. But honestly, it’s not nearly enough – not nearly enough to justify supporting all the tax measures on the ballot. One of our Community Pulse members answered a question about supporting the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s tax proposal with this: “No. On principle, voting no on all tax measures until agencies, counties, Sacramento get their wasteful spending practices in order.” That’s on the money, and it seems to me that until the clear majority of voters adopt that principle – despite general support for schools, dam re-building, public safety or whatever the purpose – serious and sustainable reform will not happen.
Community Pulse: Will you vote for or against the water district’s parcel tax measure?
THIS WEEK’S POLL: Will you vote for or against the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s 15-year, $548 million parcel tax measure on the November ballot?
Letters: What’s the difference between Fry complex and mosque?
Mosque size doesn’t matter, it’s all about who’s building and who has influence
Drop off prescription drugs at DEA locations
Dump prescription drugs off tomorrow at a Drug Enforcement Administration drop-off site in Hollister, Salinas, Los Gatos, Campbell or Santa Clara from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 29.
