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February 24, 2026

Getting Out: Take in the sights of Brokeoff Mountain

In May of 1915, after a 27,000-year nap, Lassen Peak blew ash, rock, and pumice 30,000 feet into the air. But Lassen Peak is only the largest lava dome that has formed around the base of the long gone and much larger Ancestral Brokeoff Volcano. At its largest, Brokeoff Volcano (aka Mount Tehama) was fifteen miles wide at its base and 11,000 feet high. Six hundred thousand years ago, it erupted in an explosion fifty times greater than the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.

Connected by common roots

Sometimes when you absent-mindedly make a wish, the universe

Avian Cholera

by Colleen Grzan, [email protected]

Jumping to conclusions can result in many bad falls

Jumping to conclusions can lead to some uncomfortable landings.

Spice up holiday traditions

Traditions of Christmas can be hard to change. New traditions may face some resistance. I have been caught between the old and new before. With the easygoing nature of my family, anything new or different has been completely embraced as part of the celebration.

Gilroy veteran’s remains return home after 74 years

Gilroy resident Frank Louis Masoni died in combat just two days after landing with the U.S. Marine Corps at Tarawa Atoll in the South Pacific in November 1943. Nearly three-quarters of a century later, in the summer of 2017, his remains were positively identified...

Baron overcomes boo-birds in Warriors win

Baron Davis heard boos every time he touched the ball, right up

Dated Condo Wins Case for Lawyerly Makeover

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Worthwhile Motherly Advice

Shocking as this seems, the other day, in the middle of the

Rain just keeps washing away our common sense

Received a very weird email from a reader saying that Monterey

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