‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving
With apologies to the original and to its author (either Clement
‘Puh-lease’ let’s have more common sense
This week I've compiled a natural disaster-themed roundup of
Take the high road at Calero County Park
On my previous visits to Calero County Park, I have always walked the lower portions of the park nearer the reservoir. This terrain bobs and rolls over round hills dotted with coast live oaks, valley oaks and bay trees. As you move away from the lake toward the park's southern boundary, the Bald Peaks ridge leaps 1,000 feet above the reservoir. From that high perch, the full sweep of the Bay Area spreads out beneath you.
Anniversary of infamy for American freedoms
Last Sunday marked an anniversary of infamy for American freedom. That sunny day in the South Valley marked 70 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the U.S. military broad powers to force 120,000 American citizens to leave their homes and possessions to be relocated behind the barbed-wire fences of concentration camps in desolate locations. I consider Roosevelt's decision on Feb. 19, 1942 to sign Executive Order 9066 one of the most atrocious failings by a U.S. president in upholding America's traditions of freedom and democracy.
Burning for you
All marriages have their struggles, but women whose husbands are running toward flaming danger while everyone else is running away face special struggles.
Red Phone: Making New Avenue new
"Hi, I'm wondering if the lines on the road on New Avenue past the outlets are going to get repainted this winter. I drive the roads every day, and they are really hard to see especially in the rain. I'm just wondering if something is going to be done about them to make them more visible."
BASEBALL: Posey earns NL Rookie of the Year
Posey became just the fifth National League Rookie of the Year
San Martin church partners with school
A new church in San Martin literally announced its presence with


















