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Hue Jackson, who presided over one of the NFL's most improved
‘The Lorax’ teaches ecological, economical balance
The library at Hollister’s Sunnyslope Elementary School was packed with second-graders that rainy afternoon recess period. In all the racket and ruckus, I found a quiet corner to peruse a book I’d discovered on the shelves. It featured a funny little orange fellow with an oversized walrus mustache – a creature dreamed up by author Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. Upon finishing my first reading of “The Lorax,” a simple tale teaching the importance of good stewardship of our planet’s natural resources, my child’s mind had learned some environmental truths: All life is valuable. All life is fragile. All life is connected in a great tapestry of creation.
Ride along with local cops
For several weeks I’ve been thinking about starting a new series profiling local police officers. “Our Officers” will begin March 13 with the profile of an officer I joined recently during his graveyard shift patrolling the streets of Gilroy.
