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Coldest Gilroy Fourth of July in my memory. Geez, it felt like early November with the wind whistling over the west mountains with chilly gusts rustling the trees. Meanwhile, most of the nation sweltered in 100-degreeish heat and awful humidity. The cool breeze didn’t stop the illegal fireworks dumbkopfs who were out in seemingly greater force than usual. Something unfortunate is going to happen – an apartment building on fire, or a child hit with an errant bottle rocket – and that will be the flashpoint argument for those who want to ban fireworks altogether in Gilroy. And, again, the minority will tyrannize the majority who enjoy the legal fireworks and the show at the high school.

You invested in an ergonomic office chair that was supposed to have great back support. But all you feel is a great divide - between your back and the chair's backrest. Or, perhaps, you're making do with a repurposed chair from the dining room and constantly find yourself “perching” on the front edge of the chair. What's the problem?

"I would love to find out about what is going on on Center Road. It has been closed between Masten and Church streets for at least five months and maybe more. They were reconstructing a small bridge overpass. I would like to know how much longer they expect it to be closed. It is a true inconvenience when you live on Center Road and you are trying to get to Church Avenue. It is a very small bridge, and I don't know why it was necessary to have it done in the first place. Seems like a waste of money."

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