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April 7, 2026

Cats and fishing tackle don’t mix

We’ve talked about some of the seasonal hazards of spring and summer. Add to that list one more item that rarely gets any mention. We’re talkin’ fishing ... or at least preparing for that fishing trip. Your tackle box has a lot of goodies that will attract your dog or cat. So keep it closed and latched. Those hooks and lures can do a lot of damage if your pet gets one in his or her mouth.

Most wines should be consumed within year or two

Have you ever saved a great bottle of wine thinking it would get better with age and then opened it a few years later - only to discover that it was past its prime? That’s because the vast majority of wine is meant to be consumed now or within one to two year’s time at the most. The wines that tend to age well are the more expensive Cabernet Sauvignons and other highly tannic, red wines. Through time, the tannins (which have a bitter flavor) will soften with the wine becoming smoother, richer and more balanced. Whenever in doubt, ask the winemaker or shop manager for advice on if and how long to age the wine.

When two super-shoppers hit the (auto) mall

Few stereotypes have perpetuated longer than that of gal-pal shoppers who love going to the mall. Now kick that stereotype up a notch. Yep, I’m talking New Car Shopping.

GOLF: Ellis fails to advance at U.S. Open sectional qualifier

John Ellis shot back-to-back even rounds of 72 and failed to advance in Monday’s U.S. Open sectional qualifier at Lake Merced and TPC Harding Park golf clubs.

BOXING: Guerrero chooses Lake Tahoe for training camp

Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KOs) set out for South Lake Tahoe to begin training camp in preparation for his July 28 World Boxing Council Interim Welterweight World Title bout versus Selcuk "Mini Tyson" Aydin (23-0, 17 KOs), Guerrero’s team announced through a press release Monday.

Arbitrator rules NFL commissioner has authority to discipline those in bounty case

AKRON, Ohio – When Browns linebacker Scott Fujita met with reporters two weeks ago after a practice in Berea, Ohio, he acknowledged his fight to have his three-game suspension overturned and his name cleared would be "an uphill battle."

Gilroy loves a parade … and would like to embrace its firefighting ‘heroes’

Jumped out of the office Monday in the midst of putting together the newspaper in order to catch the Memorial Day parade with my family. Grandson Jackson intently loves a parade and Tyler Grace, who’s under a year old, trained her wide eyes on each passing performance.

FOOTBALL: Bakhtiari, Jim Harbaugh reunited

In 2003, redshirt freshman Eric Bakhtiari was on a panel of University of San Diego players responsible for interviewing head-coaching candidates.

GOLF: Woods heading west with momentum

Of all the sweeping dramas we follow in sports, one stands above the others, far beyond LeBron's annual quest, or the interminable Mayweather-Pacquiao saga or the matter of whether there ever will be another American male tennis star.

Should voters give Proposition 28 a try?

The harm that California’s extremely short legislative term limits have done has never been more obvious and extreme than today.          

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