Ancient calendar locates High Holy Days
Sept. 8 will mark the beginning of a 10-day period so sacred in
Imus Controversy Centers on Racism, Sexism and Free Speech
"Free speech is meant to protect unpopular speech. Popular speech, by definition, needs no protection."
Around Town: Oakwood School’s NyanSat team honored by local nonprofit
Oakwood School’s small student-built satellite, NyanSat that is preparing to be launched to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, was honored recently by the Edward Boss Prado Foundation.
The Morgan Hill-based nonprofit presented a Certificate of Dedication to the Oakwood...
“Dirty Dancing” – A little dusty and tired
A tired and a little worse for wear stage production of ”Dirty Dancing” limped into the Golden Gate Theatre – any resemblance to the 1987 box office hit movie with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray is purely, as they say coincidental.
Suggestions help prepare for Easter
Easter is the most important day of the year for Christians, and it arrives relatively late this year: April 20. However, it is preceded by the preparatory season of Lent, which begins on March 5 for most Christians (and March 3 for those following the traditional Eastern Orthodox calendar).
Canine flu a potential problem for dogs
I heard there is a new canine flu virus that attacks dogs and is
When picking your Thanksgiving turkey, choose wisely
Thanksgiving is approaching and, as usual, I am hosting family
New library hours coming and let’s get that bumpy U.S. 101 stretch fixed
Seriously, no time like the present for a rousing rendition of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Nights and nights in the 20s. The garden is a mess and when I left the cut Christmas tree outside for one night and filled the red bucket with water, it froze solid as a hockey rink. Good thing we didn’t shell out for any front-porch poinsettias. Always hiccup on the poinsettia pronunciation ... poins easy, it’s the setia or setta part that’s the stumble.





