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Reversing the California Gold Rush

On Jan. 24, 1848, James Wilson Marshall found gold at Sutter's

Confidence in life begins with developing an eternal perspective

Webster's Dictionary defines confidence as

From bullets to fireworks, we’re makin’ progress

Definition of progress: A few years ago our community worried

Perfect holiday gifts for the wine aficionado

With the holidays fast approaching, my thoughts turn to family gatherings, gift-giving and sparkling wine - not necessarily in that order. Since the topic of family gatherings would far exceed the limited word count of this column, I will focus on gift ideas for the wine lover on your list and sparkling wines that can be essential to getting through family gatherings.

CHP to conduct St. Patrick’s Day checkpoint

The Hollister-Gilroy office of the California highway Patrol will conduct a DUI and driver license checkpoint on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2019, within an unincorporated area of south Santa Clara County.

EPA Sets Perchlorate Cleanup Level

Level set at four times higher than public health goal

Help spread the word about the arts

“Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.” - Plato

Slumber party survival

Slumber parties have never been for the faint of heart, but a

Sportsmanship, Super Bowl and local prep playoffs

Wanted to quickly address the near-brawl during last Friday night's basketball game between Christopher High and North Monterey County. As I reported before, the benches cleared after a hard foul was committed on Christopher's DJ Campos midway through the second quarter of a Cougars 67-25 win. (Read the story) Players from both teams began pushing and shoving one another and the situation was about to be sorted out when the benches emptied – an obvious no-no – and fans went wild, hooting and hollering. Luckily no punches were thrown - at least I didn't see any - and the game continued fight-free the rest of the way.

All things Christmas: bring on the cheer

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed the parallel of the term “Christmas decorations” to words like “Titanic” or “Hindenburg?”

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