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January 1, 2026

Trials of buying the family car

It seems we can ignore this fact no longer: It's time to sell

Time to clear the air

Nothing I've written at The Dispatch has created more of a stir

Emissions have nothing to do with burrito night

Poor Kermit. He has had a tough time being green - just like me.

What Do You Think about When Running?

Recently, I started reading What I Talk about When I Talk about Running by Haruki Murakami, the Japanese novelist. The book is about how running informs Murakami's writing and how writing informs his running. If you are a runner or a writer, or both, you will enjoy the insights that he provides, which are part running thoughts, part writing thoughts, and part philosophical musings on both. But at one point near the beginning of the book, he mentions that people often ask him what he thinks about as he runs. He says, "I don't have a clue." Of course, he says, if it's cold outside, he is thinking about that, or if he's sad, he might think about sadness, or if he's happy, he might think about happiness. But, overall, he says, "I don't think much of anything worth mentioning."He just runs in a void; more precisely, he runs "to acquire a void." This sounds to me as if he uses running as a form of meditation, a moving meditation where he tries to stay in the moment and not really think at all.

Remembering pieces of history

Most objects can perform a function or purpose, but only a rare few can serve as a portal into the past. What if a piece of fabric could take you back in time?

Fired Up Over Fired Volunteer at Bonfante Gardens

How do you fire a volunteer?

One and a two and a …

Why does the city allow three families to live in one house? The

Giants’ Sandoval won’t be charged

SANTA CRUZ – San Francisco Giants' third baseman Pablo Sandoval will not be charged with sex assault, Santa Cruz District Attorney Bob Lee said Monday.

New Jersey hands San Jose a 5-2 defeat

SAN JOSE – New Jersey put a dent in San Jose’s plan to create some space between the Sharks and the two teams trailing them in the Pacific Division by powering past the hosts 5-2 at` sold-out SAP Center.While the loss left the Sharks with 54 points in seventh place in the Western Conference, a three-point game between the Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames moved Calgary to 53 points, the KIngs at 52.San Jose takes on the Kings Wednesday night in the club’s final game before the All-Star break.New Jersey came into the game as the seventh-place team in the Metropolitan Division and missing Jaromir Jagr for the third straight game. The Devils shook off the underdog label by scoring the final three goals of the game.The Sharks’ offense mustered two goals for the eighth time in the past nine games.Joe Pavelski, 21st among NHL scorers coming into play, gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead 3:59 into action. Pavelski and Joe Thornton traded passes in the offensive zone before Pavelski lined a low shot inside the right post past a screened goaltender Cory Schneider. Thornton moved into a tie for 21st place all-time in the league with 878 assists.The Devil regrouped to score twice within a 35-second span, taking a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. Jordin Tootoo chipped the puck over goaltender Alex Stalock from the front of the crease at 15:29 for the equalizer. Steve Bernier gave the Devils a 2-1 cushion when he jammed home a feed from behind the net from Scott Gomez at 16:04.The Devils lost the lead at the four-minute mark of the second period. Tyler Kennedy’s cross-ice pass allowed Matt Nieto to pocket his fourth goal of the season.New Jersey, though on the short end of a 36-34 edge in shots on net, sliced through the Sharks’ defense to come away with the three-goal margin.Mike Cammalleri whipped a low shot off a blocked shot at 14:45 of the second period for a power-play goal. The Devils followed with a goal from Travis Zajac at 11:12 of the third period. Jacob Josefson added a short-handed goal at the 14:32 mark.        

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