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With the start of a new year, the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council is asking for new contributions to their fire prevention and protection programs.

Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman talks with Bill Christopher

Lauretta Barsi-Avina lived in Italy until she was 8, when her

Voters who would like to receive an absentee ballot by mail must submit a written request to the Registrar of Voters' Office no later than 5 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 31. Absentee applications are available on the back cover of the sample ballot and online at www.sccvote.org. Requests may be mailed to P.O. Box 1740, San Jose, 95109 or faxed to (408) 293-6002.

Good things really do come in small packages, especially when your best friend can fit in the palm of your hand.