Francisco Dominguez for state Assembly? It’s intriguing
It's usually a big plus to have a favorite son in a political
Some advice to all the graduates moving on in life
About 50 years after my high school graduation back in New York, I read some of the best advice I know for those embarking on something new and unchartered. I’ll get to more about that best advice a bit later. In the meantime...
The art of cursive is being lost
Amidst current discussions and controversy about the merits and challenges of the new “Core Curriculum,” a less dramatic yet equally important issue is the trend away from teaching “cursive” in our schools. As a retired teacher and current voter, genealogist and sports fan, I think the loss of the ability to write (and therefore read) cursive is another step in the increasing “depersonalization” of our culture with potentially disastrous consequences. I was further reminded of this as I went to vote by mail, where, on the envelope, you are told emphatically to sign your name (not print it) for your vote to count.
New 7-square-mile city near Gilroy?
At first glance, the potential problems associated with building
CordeValle compromise: par for the course
Golf, like life, is replete with compromise. So it is with the










