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January 16, 2026

Scientific literacy made the American Revolution

As you and your friends and family get set for the Independence Day celebrations here in the South Valley, I hope you’ll take a moment to think about the great American experiment we are a part of today. The word “experiment” to describe our republic is a fitting one. Many of the leaders who founded our nation were scientifically astute and understood the principles of carrying out tests to prove or disprove revolutionary ideas – including political ideas.

Fire up the grill, save a good dog and buy, buy, buy

It's great when you hear from former Dispatch newsroom folks who

Ever Wonder?

Q: I've noticed that some famous people don't go by their real

Mally: Mally and me

Hello my name is Reyna Padron and I am 7 years old. Two months ago I got my puppy Mally. She is a Maltion. She is half Maltese and Papillon. She loves me a lot. She sleeps in my room every night inside a crate. That makes me feel safe.

A Mom’s Life: Eleven rules of the road – for the teen-age driver

As many of you know, I am teaching Junior to drive. If you have

GOLF: Justesen likely done after second round at Frys.com Open

The Live Oak graduate finished 2-over-par 73 Friday at

VTA general manager: Redirect funding for Caltrain

The general manager for the Santa Clara County Valley

South Valley tidbits

These days I'm not so much the fly on the wall but more the egret in the pond trying to catch as many tidbits as possible to feed my readers a meal of what's going on. Here's this week's menu …

Rustic Charm at Inn at Tres Piños

I don't know where I've been lately, but it seems that Tres

‘Peter and The Star Catcher’: A flight of imagination and joy

Created from the inspired best-selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, “Peter and the Star Catcher” is imaginatively transferred to the stage by Tony Award-winning writer Rick Elice, with award-winning directors Roger Rees and Alex Timbers. Twelve actors play some 50 characters, telling the story of how and why Peter Pan came to be the boy who never wanted to grow up.

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