DELO’s DIVOTS: Leave ‘baseball grip’ on the diamond
Many beginners are inclined to use the 10-finger “baseball grip.” Unfortunately, if you want to improve as you play, the baseball grip will not allow you to do this as rapidly. The baseball grip puts equal pressure on the hand from the left and right (lower) hands. With most of us being right-handed the lower hand will take over. This will in effect shorten your club by six to eight inches, and essentially add brakes to your swing.
On the road again
Mario Bonfante, Jr. talks a lot about the ability to adapt, accepting circumstances for what they are and figuring out the best way to work around, or go right through, each situation presented.
School hours are too long
Dear Red Phone: "My daughter is in fourth grade at Eliot Elementary School. She starts at 7 a.m. For the last couple weeks they have made her stay an extra hour after school to prepare for the state test so she got out at 3:15 p.m. Basically I feel they are cramming. None of the other schools in Gilroy are doing this I believe.
St. Mary School honors Georgia Stern
Georgia Stern, a member of the class of 1967 at St. Mary School, received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the National Catholic Education Association on Jan 29.
Alarm dirt digging by Bracco: silly and unseemly
1. Councilman shot himself in the foot with public records request
3 letters: Voters please reject all new taxes
Why go backwards and let the Republicans ruin the economy again? We're gaining jobs
Chamber launches political action committee
The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce soon could be throwing its weight behind much more than local businesses.
City releases new batch of campaign statements
What happens to campaign cash in a non-election year? That depends on who's holding it.
A letter to remember
Dust settled everywhere as Company Commander Greg Wrubluski rose from the ground, sprinted toward a gaping dirt crater and screamed the name of his comrade.
School budget ax – deep cuts
Somber expressions and serious talk marked a lengthy portion of the Gilroy Unified School Board meeting Thursday night, where trustees discussed "the dismantling of public education as we know it."
