Water district to save $7.7 million through new contracts
On Tuesday, the Santa Clara Water District approved new agreements with three employee unions that will save $7.7 million over the life of the contracts.
Havlat bags OT game-winner as Sharks keep pace in playoff chase
SAN JOSE– Marty Havlat’s second goal of the game 3:23 into overtime lifted the San Jose Sharks past the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at sold-out HP Pavilion.
Don’t grip your putter the same as irons
If you're gripping your putter the same as the rest of your
About the ‘therapeutic lie’
I was a spectacular liar when I was a kid. I wrote on the couch with a black pen and blamed my little brother. I splashed on gallons of my mom’s Ambush perfume one day, and then denied that I had done so even when I could tell that I reeked of the heavy scent. Everyone I knew was born nearby in Boston, including me, and that seemed so pedestrian, so I told all my neighborhood friends one November that I was actually from Baltimore and would be flying there for Thanksgiving to spend the holiday with my aunt. Little did I know that a neighbor would call my parents to say that she had a relative who worked for Eastern Airlines and I could get a discount on my flight to Baltimore. My parents were livid that I would make up such a story.
A Barbecue and Wine Tasting at Martin Ranch
The mystical element guiding the adventurous drivers on Redwood Retreat Road may be the call of the oak barrels inside the gorgeously designed winery of Martin Ranch near the end of the lane. Last Saturday afternoon, Thèrese and Dan Martin hosted a wine tasting and barbecue on the patio of the barrel room overlooking the California-style change-in-season colors of the withering vines. The harvest is over and the press of juice on the cap is near complete; time to celebrate and clink the glasses of previous year's product.
NHL mulling proposals from players
PHILADELPHIA – Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players' Association, confirmed after Thursday's five-hour meeting that the league responded to proposals made by the players' union, but both sides were tight-lipped on the progress that was made.















