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April 7, 2026

Cookie time: It’s the Girl Scout ‘gotcha!’

The powers that be at Girl Scout headquarters aren’t dumb. They know that, at about this time, New Year’s Resolutions we so devoutly made at the onset of January are becoming a bit threadbare. We’ve been to the gym, eaten carrot sticks, even gone to bed early (before dinner?) to avoid those late evening snacks. And then?

Holiday shopping isn’t for wimps

Well, it's over. Thanksgiving 2003 is gone, finished, out of

Oh, she may look cute now, but …

From time to time, I do stupid things. Oh, they don’t sound stupid before I do them—but they end up stupid. Take the last month or so, for example. We decided to paint the outside of our house, which would be awesome, except we have No-no Lulu, the dog from hell. Basically, if you don’t live with her, she will bark at you. And bark at you. And bark at you. Until you are deaf or until you leave, whichever comes first.

A wilderness experience

I shouldered my daypack and stepped onto the Grizzly Gulch Trail

Gearing up for the next great shake-up

If you visit this column somewhat regularly, you may recall a

Mix-up at Garlic Cook-Off causes a stink

When The Great Garlic Cook Off started July 28, the second day of the Gilroy Garlic Festival, Todd Antepenko was ready for the judges to taste his creation. Antepenko’s ‘Gilroy garlic asian inspired baby back ribs’ had been a recipe 10 years in the...

Living in an overly medicated society

Once upon a time there was heartburn.

Very Viognier

On a crisp, sun-laden day, I paid a visit to Sycamore Creek Vineyards, newly owned by Frank Leal of Leal Vineyards. The driveway was lined with Manzanillo olive trees whose ancient, gnarled trunks belied their recent plantings. The olive trees, strung with twinkling lights for evening magic, along with the lovely working women in the tasting room and the very solid wines—all trademarks of Frank Leal’s success in the business.

Volunteers make backcountry weekend run smoothly

Morgan Hill resident Stu Nuttall was definitely impressed by the

Unemployed encouraged to attend fair Thursday

The Santa Clara County social services agency is hosting a job

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