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 The many negative stories represent aberrations, revealing nothing at all typical about public employees in California. But they have turned public opinion against civil servants so severely that it will be difficult to pass any of the current spate of tax increase proposals, no matter who might back them or bankroll them.

HONORS: Ayoung Kim: Ayoung Kim of Morgan Hill, a Northeastern University student majoring in pharmacy, was recently named to the university's dean's list for the fall semester, which ended in December 2011.

It's a story too seldom told, the story of a life well-lived,

Quiet please. One-hundred and 56 players are taking arguably golf’s toughest test of the year.

Bright as the gold that lured the settlers to the New World, a dandelion thrusts its shaggy head from the embrace of the gnarled paper mulberry roots in Colonial Williamsburg.

Monte Verde Vineyards is small family-run winery owned by Todd and Alexia Johnson. What started as a backyard hobby in 2000 with 300 Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon vines has culminated into an award-winning winery today. Alexia was born and raised in Spain and so naturally, the focus is on Spanish wines. They produce an Estate Tempranillo as well as their flagship Estate blend of Merlot, Cab and Tempranillo, called Tres Amigos. They also carry a Spanish white varietal, Albarino. Using only French barrels, their wines are produced in small lots and production is kept to less than 500 cases per year.

St. Mary School’s 5th Annual Walk-a-Thon will be held on the school field from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 4.