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ENGAGEMENT: Flores/Anderson: Melissa Ann Flores and James Oscar Anderson are excited to be planning a June 15, 2013 wedding.

Standing Water, Dark Clothing Magnets for Mosquitoes

Everything is shaping up for a horrendous mosquito season. Not

What’s In a Name? Everything

As a member of a large family and the last addition to that

County pushes for sales and use tax

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will discuss and vote on placing a proposed county sales and use tax measure on the November ballot during a special meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday on the 10th floor of the County Government Center, located at 70 W. Hedding St. in San Jose.

New Year’s resolutions and willpower

Every year about this time, I write a list of New Year’s resolutions. It’s the usual stuff: Work out three times a week, cut back on coffee and alcohol, floss daily, relearn Spanish, watch less television, etc. I then put the list in the drawer of my bedside table, where it remains until I take it out a year later and laugh at my lack of progress.

Protecting Your Pets

Lucky dog! That may have been your first thought when you heard

People, pets and perspectives

Last month we finally got away. Peg and I left it all behind us

New Journey for the ‘Biking Vikings’

A year to reflect on the life of our friend, uncle and father,

Nothing flat about latest coffee drink

Recently I began my Facebook status with the cryptic, “Oh-oh” and a cell phone photo of a cup of specialty coffee. For once in my life, I was rendered speechless.

Priest returns to Gilroy’s St. Mary Church

Each spring, Bishop Patrick McGrath formulates a list of priests who will be assigned to different churches in the Diocese of San Jose. Then in July these priests must pull up stakes and move to a new parish. The process may be painful, as they leave behind familiar surroundings, friends and colleagues to face the unknown in a new rectory, church and community.

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