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March 24, 2026

God’s Prescription For The Brokenhearted

Have you ever been on the receiving end of a phone call from a loved one or friend whose world has just been turned upside down by tragedy? Have you ever groped for the right word to comfort someone whose grief is beyond words? In times like this, many of us opt for a conventional caregiving approach that first tries to settle them down emotionally, then moves to the "fix-it"/"make it better" stage where wise counsel is offered. With this accomplished, it is assumed that with the passing of time, the sorrowing person will return back to normal.

GETTING OUT: El Corte de Madera is full of ‘treats’

High in the peninsula hills, above Redwood City and Woodside, El Corte de Madera Open Space Preserve is another peaceful sanctuary along Skyline Boulevard. El Corte de Madera Creek and Lawrence Creek, both born from springs near the road, descend through the preserve's 2,821 thickly forested acres on the way to San Gregorio Creek and the Pacific Ocean.

Their love radiates

The Gilroy Downtown Business Association announced winners of its second annual “Downtown is for Lovers” essay contest and promotion. Alyssa Sutton wrote the winning essay about her continuing romance with husband Levi. The winner was selected by judges at the Gilroy Dispatch from multiple entries. The...

Barnstormers must get by Bucs to keep title hopes alive

Many of the players who have established the Central Coast

With warm weather comes dangerous foxtails

Last weekend, I visited some friends with a litter of English

Stealth Open Season with 14-11 Loss

The San Jose Stealth opened their fourth season in National

The Hawaiian island of Maui: Where civilization and Eden merge

Think Hawaii and images of romance, blue skies and glorious weather float by the conjured thoughts. Midway across the warm Pacific lies a chain of islands called Hawaii, 2,000 miles of ocean from our mainland with no continental coast between. These small bits of land appear offered to the sky by water and pressed to the earth by stars. Here civilizations of Occident and Orient merge under the tropical influence of the Polynesian culture.

NHL: Sharks pound Avalanche

SAN JOSE–San Jose celebrated a return from a 3-3-1 roadtrip by turning back the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 at a sold-out SAP Center Wednesday night.

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When women go from ‘miss’ to ‘ma’am’

There comes a time in every woman's life when she is called “Ma'am.” For some of us (ahem, me) that time comes early. Much, much earlier than any of us expect (again, that would be me).

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