Of Potbellies and Pills: One Pet Pig’s Overdosing Episode
According to Teresa Praus-Choe of Las Vegas, Nevada, her pig Crispy Bacon is quite a ham. Though she and her husband Ian joke that Crispy is their little "rock star," they never expected the potbelly pig to take that notion to the extreme. After overdosing on human medication while his owners were at work, Crispy has earned the title of "Most Unusual Claim of the Month" by Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI).
TERAJI: Running Man, faithfully persistent
My fellow columnist Bill Flodberg was known around Gilroy and
9/11 first major event in journalism career
It's one of those events that seems to beg the question: Where were you? And, undoubtedly, just about everyone can answer it without thinking twice.
A different kind of loving
I was pleased to be part of the 2015 Valentine’s Day celebration when asked to read January’s column about my 24th wedding anniversary at Live Oak Adult Day Services.
Change of season signals visit to the pumpkin farms
October launched into South Valley this year bringing with it the mother of all Indian summers. The first days produced August-like temperatures, and nobody around here was talking about frost on the pumpkin!
Scrapbook July 20-26, 2014
BIRTHDAY:Â Margaret Tortorelli:Â Margaret Tortorelli was born July 10, 1914 and recently celebrated her 100th birthday. She has lived in Hollister for 96 years.
Red Phone: Trash thieves making a mess
"It may be an old story, but it is one that just yesterday reached a boiling point with me – recycling thieves. These thieves are making a huge mess and stealing from the city. Yesterday morning two bags of trash from my gray waste bin had been removed and put in the street by the thieves to make room for sorting the contents of my blue recycling bin. The end result was that feral cats had torn the bags of garbage open and strewn it all about. I had to spend 25 minutes cleaning the mess up before going to work. This is simply unacceptable."
















