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Gilroyans love their garlic and they love their festival devoted

In 1992, Pope John Paul II instituted a new feast day for Roman

When Superintendent Dr. Alan Nishino was first hired, he went

Ah, Thanksgiving: My favorite holiday is nearly here. I love

Thanksgiving Day is an occasion to mark an American myth. This

Conventional wisdom says that we learn life’s lessons in the school of hard knocks, and I suppose that is true. But I have learned many of life’s most important lessons during my outdoor wanderings.

Bright as the gold that lured the settlers to the New World, a dandelion thrusts its shaggy head from the embrace of the gnarled paper mulberry roots in Colonial Williamsburg.

In a previous column, I detailed the rights and responsibilities

I adore pizza. Not just any pizza, but traditional wood-fired Neapolitan style. Although I have never been to Naples to truly experience what many feel is a life changing pizza, I do enjoy similar styles that can be found at a few restaurants here in the South Valley. Making similar pizzas at home was a difficult task because I lacked the correct equipment, but I recently rediscovered a work around, which produces acceptable results.