Portable facilities need cleaning
I'm calling about all the Porta-Potties in city parks. They are
“Retail therapy”: Emotional spending is bad for your bottom line, experts say
So, your boss yelled at you, you had a fight with your husband and your kids are being jerks. Time to go shopping, right?
Blow the whistle, time out – it’s almost Thanksgiving
My Aunt Joan sent me an e-mail this week that reminded those on
South Valley’s Coldest Brew
It's coming. Though the South Valley has already had a couple of
The art of the real estate offer
Every buyer wants the home of their dreams for the lowest possible price. Every seller wants the most amount of money with the least amount of hassles or obligations. Often this difference of viewpoint and personal goals can collide during a buy-sell negotiation. It is the job of the Realtors to coach, guide and advise both sides so that nobody gets offended and everyone can come out a winner. It is often said that either everybody wins or nobody wins.
A first time for everything
After her Gilroy school let out for the summer, 9-year-old Taylor Langdon's grandfather took her out to Coyote Lake to try her hand at fishing. Here is the net gain of a day that Grandpa Jim described as 'Glorious!' adding, 'I think we have another true fishergal in our family.'
Driving—You’re Responsible
It’s almost too easy to drive a car these days. Everybody used to have to drive a manual transmission, coordinating the clutch, gas, and brake pedals in addition to the gear shift: you had to pay attention. And before power steering became a standard feature, drivers were forced to keep their hands at “10” and “2” because you had to actually steer the car and hold on with an iron grip or the lousy shocks and bumpy roads would tear the steering wheel out of your hand. But today, it’s child’s play to handle thousands of pounds of steel and horsepower with a single hand—even no hands at all if you prop your elbows just right so that your fingers can manipulate the keyboard on your cell phone. Once you get it down, driving a car is super easy; the hardest thing these days is learning how far you need to reach to hit the cup holder without looking. These days there aren’t enough distractions involved with driving the car; therefore, many people occupy their free time at the wheel by manipulating their own distractions.
Is it More Than a Conversation ‘Peace?’
One of the most precious commodities on Earth is peace, yet very















