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November 12, 2025

Getting Out: Spots to savor before spring is gone

When I watch our spring green hills begin to turn brown each

A good aerator can make all the difference

According to the Persian legend of King Jamshid, wine was discovered about 8,000 years ago. The story goes that the king banished one of his harem girls after she had angered him. The harem girl became so distraught that she searched for something to end her life. Finding a box of old, rotten grapes, labeled “poison” in the kitchen cupboard - she took a deep drink. To her surprise, she started to feel quite happy and no longer wanted to end her life. The harem girl took her discovery to the king - who also tested the grape liquid. After he, too, became quite cheerful, he proclaimed that from that day forward, all grapes grown in his kingdom would be grown for the sole purpose of making wine.

Cuban cuisine, Cottonwood and South County showcase

When Reed Campbell, of Morgan Hill, begged me to put his

Growing Communities, Growing Issues

The South Valley is losing open space to growth and development.

Direct from Walt Disney Studios to a Barbecue Grill Near You

Since I am not a professionally trained gourmet chef, I am

Water Board Passes on New Hiring Process

Antsy job prospects have inspired overseers of the Santa Clara

‘In-between Season’ a Gardener’s Friend

The calendar says it's September, but our weather is still

SEPT. 11: Sports helped us move on

The head coach of the New York Jets said he would forfeit, quit,

Speak-to-text isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Recently I discovered that I have thumbs. Wait. I mean I always knew I had thumbs, obviously, but I recently discovered that my thumbs were terrible at texting. I think it’s because my thumbs aren’t 17. They haven’t spent their entire existence clicking away on a phone. So when I text, I use a painstaking method called “hunt and peck” with one finger.

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