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It’s next to me, the textured binding is tattered, the stamped, indented cover title “Willie” on the orange background has scribbled black crayon on it courtesy of my younger brother – boy I was mad about that at the time. But now, it’s just added to the history. Inside the jacket cover in my mother’s practically perfect in every way handwriting are my name, 5 Maple Ave. and phone, 325-9211. The book came to me as a birthday or Christmas present in 1966. It’s a first edition, and through the care of my mother who boxed it when I flew from the nest for college and beyond, it survived.

The Northern California Independent Booksellers Association

As shocking as this seems, I am now an executive

Connie Rogers' guest column and Chris Foy's article about the 700-plus-acre urban service area (USA) amendment request were very informative and quite disturbing. I, and most people I have talked to in Gilroy, treasure the small town character of our city. We hope for a focus on improving the town that we already have instead of growing it outward into the open space that we treasure as well.