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April 16, 2026

Earthweek: A Diary of a Planet

Rising Tide Warning

You are what you drive, so I’m an old gray truck

Earlier this week I was driving down San Benito Street in my 2001 Ford truck unwillingly going below the speed limit behind a distracted driver behind the wheel of a Dodge Viper sports car.

Mom for governor

Truth be told, I like living in California. Sure, go ahead and

South Valley Poised to Share in the Riches of Clean Energy

Lots of really smart folks are now turning Silicon Valley

Fed up with gas prices and airlines? Learn about local travel at your library

Rising gas prices and airline troubles may have you rethinking

Sandwich generation needs to avoid financial squeeze

Are you a member of the “Sandwich Generation?” This designation - which applies to people caring for their aging parents while supporting their own children - may be applicable to you if you’re either a younger Baby Boomer, born in the late 1950s or early 1960s, or an older member of “Generation X,” born in the mid-1960s. But any way you slice it, being in the “Sandwich” group is probably going to present you with some challenges, particularly of the financial kind - so you’ll need to make the right moves.

A little bit of yesterday today

Close your eyes and imagine the Santa Clara Valley before the

Home for the holidays …

This time of year, as family members gather for the holidays, is a great opportunity to hold an annual family meeting.

GETTING OUT: Effort yields rewards well worth it

Apparently, hell has frozen over. I do not have first-hand knowledge of this – not yet anyway. But recently, something so incomprehensible happened that there is little doubt in my mind about the frigid conditions down below.

The Musings of a Young Astronomer

When I was quite young, I remember looking up at the night sky

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