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One of his clergy colleagues refers to the Rev. Don Skow as “Hollister's Town Pastor” because of the close connection he has had with the community for decades. Skow explains that the success of his ministry has been due to his motto: “Don't compete, cooperate.”

Q: When our dog hears a funny noise, he tips his head sideways to listen. We think it's adorable, but why does he do this?

It's time to start thinking about holiday decorating. If that makes your palms sweat or gives you a headache, take a deep breath and don't worry! Decorating for the holidays doesn't need to be a huge or expensive production. Craft and grocery stores are great places to pick up inexpensive ingredients for your seasonal decorating. Here are some easy ideas that will make your autumn decorating simpler, less expensive but still seasonal and fun.

Maybe I'm clutching at straws here, but I've got a hunch that

The strangest of all this fall’s intense initiative battles may be the small-money one being waged over Proposition 31, whose innocuous title (“State Budget. State and Local Government. Initiative constitutional amendment and statute”) gives only a faint clue as to what it’s about.

As I finish this column on the Monday after the Connecticut school shooting tragedy, I just dropped my daughter off at her school with more nervousness and trepidation than ever before. Like most people, I am filled with the sadness and sickness that comes with this horror.  And, like most parents, I am terrified by a thought too horrible to completely manifest, but one that we have all had in the last few days.  

It's that time of year again when holiday music fills the air, decorations abound everywhere, and young and old await the traditional Downtown Gilroy Tree Lighting and arrival of Santa. I visited Tracy Dalke's Studio Three last week and couldn't help but get into the holiday spirit as her young dancers polished their

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Gone are the days when you only had the choice of a desk and chair for your home office.  Today's home office furnishings options are all but endless.  So, first things first!  As with any decorating project, you first need to determine what you want to accomplish in your new home office, and then match those needs with the right furnishings.