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Eighth grade science was a disaster. I can’t tell you the name of our first teacher that year at Martin Murphy Middle School in South San Jose, as she barely made it through September before declaring we were too difficult to handle. I’ll admit,...

The Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) and the County of Santa Clara, in partnership with SVCreates and Poetry Center San José, announced a call for 2024-2025 Santa Clara County Poet Laureate applications.  The Poet Laureate is an honorary post that acts as an advocate...

Two more Santa Clara County residents died of COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing the total local death toll from the novel coronavirus to 10, according to the county’s public health department.

Old-school men’s club politics are alive and well in Morgan Hill and Mayor Pro Tem Yvonne Martínez-Beltrán is the latest target of their machinery of dismissal and silencing. Her “crime”? Daring to speak up, to challenge power, and to stand with the people this city’s...

Business micro-grant program The Morgan Hill Community Foundation and local chamber of commerce are teaming up to offer a “Business Relief Micro Grant” program for local small businesses. To be eligible, applicants must be operators of a permanent physical commercial storefront within the city limits...

The more people who get tested for Covid-19, the more accurately county health officials can track the spread of the virus. Perhaps more important to the average citizen, the increase in testing means a better chance more businesses and activities can resume. But it takes everyone...

I once saw a sign I have never forgotten. It read: “People can live weeks without food, days without water, and minutes without air, but they can’t live even a second without hope.” I have often thought about this. Is it true, I wondered?...

Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi inducts locals Nine Morgan Hill students and a San Martin student, all attending San Jose State University, were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, a collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. The students are David Bahar,...

Morgan Hill Police are investigating a shooting homicide that occurred Monday night at the intersection of Monterey Road and Spring Avenue. About 9pm July 19, officers responded to a report of a “man down” in the roadway on Monterey Road, next to Mr. Hong’s restaurant,...

When Binh Danh looks into the reflective surface of his daguerreotypes featuring America’s national parks, he sees more than sweeping vistas of Yosemite Valley or the Yellowstone Falls. He sees himself. The mirror-like surface of each photograph reflects the viewer back into the landscape, creating...