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January 3, 2026

Your financial life: Getting started

A few months ago I wrote an article on preparing for a time of loss and the importance of having your affairs in order. Since then, in talking with readers and clients, many have expressed that they simply don't know how to get started and/or don't have a clear idea of what the end result should look like. Today I'd like to address these questions.

Church seeks to build the kingdom of God

Pastor Shalea Adams has a strong connection with Morgan Hill, where she has been involved in ministry for 17 years. In 2002, she was director of the Lighthouse Outreach Center, a facility on Main Street housing an amazing array of free services for adolescents, including refreshments, tutoring, a pool and video games. As teens and their families came to know the Lord Jesus Christ, Adams planted Lighthouse Christian Church in 2003 to accommodate the socio-economically and ethnically diverse surrounding neighborhoods.

Now, my house has ‘a record’

There are radical changes going on at my house: Now you can get

Red Phone goes to the dogs

Little ones need leashes: "Hey Red Phone. I'm calling in response to your question about dogs off leashes. I think even small dog owners need to be responsible and keep their dogs on leashes. I'm on the other side of the coin. I have a large dog who, if dogs are off leashes and come up to her, she gets a little aggressive. And that's a liability for me. There's a ton of people around town who keep their small dogs off leashes because they don't think they can do any damage. ... I can control my dog if she's on a leash, but I can't control the little dogs coming up to her."

‘Dummy points’ a valuable asset

We now explore an interesting hand that is a little short on high card points (HCP's), but holds a valuable asset called “dummy points,” which is shortness in a side-suit. Dummy should value a side-suit doubleton at one extra point, a singleton at three extra points and a void at five extra points. The reason shortness in a side-suit is important is that dummy is able to convert some of declarer's losing tricks into winners by trumping them in dummy - a pretty good feature to have.

Callers Have Their Say on Scavengers

More on scavengers

Miss High Society Works the Back Alley

Not all jobs are dirty. Collecting garbage in Gourmet Alley at the Garlic Festival is. The grease on the plastic wrap from the 50-pound blocks of butter gets smeared all over your hands and arms. I know about this; I worked the alley.

Tried and true – from people to politics to game shows

Two Gilroy tried-and-true favorites celebrated their 40th

Heroes, Victories and Mysteries

There's terrific news over at ABC and NBC. The alphabet network

BOXING: Robert Guerrero says he wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. But are people listening?

The thing about ghosts is, even though you may not see them, you have a sneaking suspicion that they are around. The thought alone sends chills down spines.

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