The Hero of Allemand Raceway
It was a young guy from Hollister, Johnny Lomanto, who dominated our area’s roadster races. Many “hot rods” used Ford’s flat-head V-8, but Johnny raced a cut-down pickup with a hopped up GMC Six.
A holiday fruitcake Californians can love
This is a very busy time of year for those, who like myself, are the chefs of the family. We are busy reviewing our notes from last year, making our checklists, procuring the ingredients and developing our timelines. Because it is at the top of my timeline, I present a recipe for California Inspired Christmas Fruitcake.
Students make sweet music
“Oh, music, sweet music, thy praises we sing. We tell of the pleasures and gladness you bring. Music, music, gladness you bring.”
‘Priscilla Queen Of The Desert’: An over-the-top experience
What do you get when you use 295 ostrich feather plumes, 24 pairs of eyelashes at each performance, 175 tubes of lipstick, 75 pots of eyeshadow, two pounds of glitter and 65 wigs? “Priscilla Queen Of the Desert,” of course!
‘Warrior Class’: A glance at politics today
Playwright Kenneth Linn takes us on a journey behind the scenes of the bumpy road of politics. It probably tells us what we already know, but “Warrior Class” gives us a clear picture.
Entering the Yellen years
Janet Yellen - currently the vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve - has been nominated to succeed Ben Bernanke at the helm of the world's most important central bank. A former UC Berkeley and London School of Economics professor and San Francisco Fed president, Yellen is a globally admired economist with many fans on Wall Street. The way it looks now, in January she will become the most powerful woman in the world.
We must preserve Coyote Valley
The South County is growing by leaps and bounds. Many residents commute to jobs in San Jose and parts north. Why not build new homes and businesses in the Coyote Valley, that empty stretch of U.S. 101 between here and there?
School marks 50 years
Morgan Hill is a very different place today than it was 50 years ago. Then it was a farming community with a population of some 4,000 residents. The sick were treated in 50-bed Wheeler Hospital in Gilroy; north-south traffic passed directly through downtown on Monterey Highway; the largest employers were a signal flare maker, a travel trailer builder and animal feed processors.
