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This year's heavy rains have made allergy season worse than

By Edwin Diaz

Book-launching party Thursday in honor of Dave Keane

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DeRose Vineyards, Hollister

I have joined the 21st century. In fact, I have embraced it. I have learned to text message. Yes, I realize most people do this everyday. But I'd never even received a text message, let alone sent one, so I figured that none of my friends or family text messaged. Turns out I was wrong.

I had a truly memorable experience last week. For months, a group of friends had been talking about getting together for some wine tasting and food pairings, and last week, we finally found the time to make it happen. We decided to keep the group small, so there ended up being six of us. Another person had been invited but could not join us. Boy, did he miss out!

For Buddhist monks and nuns, meditation is a way to step back

With the recent debates surrounding immigration, it can be easy to forget that those who travel here from other countries have stories, families and beliefs that have molded them into who they are today. But Morgan Hill resident Ivano Franco Comelli has made it his goal to share the personal histories of Italian immigrants who sought their American dream on Santa Cruz's northern coast.

It's kind of comforting the way nearly every holiday, both