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March 24, 2026

COLUMN: Giants had to sign Cain

The San Francisco Giants had to sign Matt Cain to a long-term contract, so it wasn't a surprise Monday that the championship-oriented franchise and its valued pitcher agreed to a historic five-year, $112.5 million deal.

School lunches just aren’t what they used to be

To all the parents who have braved the cold, cruel world of making your child’s lunch, I salute you. The truth is, we live in a world where it is no longer tolerable to slap a piece of mystery meat between two slices of white bread, stuff it into a brown paper bag, humiliate your child by putting his name and grade on it and then toss it into the bottom of a backpack where it will grow mutant bacteria and be stepped on by 29 other children before it is finally eaten at recess.

Mysterious apparitions can strengthen faith

A recent story in the Gilroy Dispatch, Morgan Hill Times and

The Cost of Coyote Valley Could be Higher Than Planned

Many worry San Jose is not leaving enough money to compensate

Pushed by Pride

Although they grew up far from the South Valley, FC Gold Pride's

‘Mockingbird’: A lesson in tolerating intolerance

When Harper Lee wrote her Pulitzer Prize winning bestseller

Summer jobs broaden a student’s scope

Our summer vacation is just about over now which gets me

Dr. Pete’s closing advice: ‘Give your pet a hug’

It's been more than 18 years since I penned my first column for this newspaper. The response from readers has been phenomenal; I've hardly ever made a trip to the store without running into someone who wants to talk to me about their pet. Because of this, I've never had a shortage of topics. We've talked everything from dermatitis to dementia, indigestion to insecurity, even laryngitis, lick-sores and leptospirosis. Your letters have fueled my fire and made this column easy to write. And I'll always be grateful for that.

Plan B Sought for BART

Half-cent tax measure means VTA won't have its own initiative;

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