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I began writing this column nearly five years ago. Since then, when I meet someone new, while we are shaking hands, they sometimes say, "Oh, you're the guy who likes to hike." I smile and nod in agreement, but in the back of my mind, I realize that's not quite true.

Last Sunday marked an anniversary of infamy for American freedom. That sunny day in the South Valley marked 70 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the U.S. military broad powers to force 120,000 American citizens to leave their homes and possessions to be relocated behind the barbed-wire fences of concentration camps in desolate locations. I consider Roosevelt's decision on Feb. 19, 1942 to sign Executive Order 9066 one of the most atrocious failings by a U.S. president in upholding America's traditions of freedom and democracy.

The sound of the Tabla Drums sets the mood as

Summer vacation is already half over; woe is me! I love

Shiver me timbers. Thar sure be plenty o' pirates here in the

Mitch L. Mariani II – a self-taught amateur chef – is back with his new food column, The Flavor Chronicle. See his first column, with a recipe for Roasted Chicken Amogio, in Friday's newspaper.

In July, members and friends of the Hollister United Methodist Church (521 Monterey St., Hollister) welcomed the Rev. Martha Milk.

Things could be worse is the message we often hear when it comes

The ripple effects of high gasoline prices have been clear for decades, ever since the Arab oil boycott of the mid-1970s temporarily forced a form of gas rationing on California.