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Despite the fact that it has been unseasonably warm in 2012, February is still the time of year for comfort food, and we're making soup. Rugged, simple and full of flavor.

One of the wonderful opportunities in our community is the chance to enjoy art at no cost. Exhibits are on display at the Gilroy Center for the Arts on Monterey at Seventh Street every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon and Saturday. This month's feature is a quilt show by local fiber artists. Don't miss this opportunity to view unique, meticulous and creative stitchery. If you're looking for a reasonably priced one-of-a-kind handmade gift or something for your home, visit the Center's Artisans' Gift Gallery.

Whether you're rooting for the Patriots or the Giants, or just tuning in to watch the multi-million dollar commercials, you'll no doubt be thinking about which wines to serve with your salty, spicy, cheesy Super Bowl snacks.

Ah, Super Bowl weekend. Let the parties begin! More importantly, let those television commercials begin! Last year, a pug with a passion for Doritos made the top 10 list for commercial success, along with a group of dogs throwing a party and serving Bud Light. This year, we'll have rottweilers and Doritos, and a chorus of dogs with Volkswagens. All designed to make us laugh while we go out and buy their brand.

It's the most wonderful time of the year. No, no, not Christmas, silly! Super Bowl Sunday is coming for crying out loud.

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Friday, Jan. 27:

There is probably no more popular law in California today than term limits, the result of a 1990 ballot proposition limiting state legislators to six years in the Assembly and eight in the state Senate.

In his State of the Union address to Congress, the very Democratic President Obama made good use of a thought from the first Republican President, Abraham Lincoln. As he transitioned from talking about education to an outline of his plans for energy and the environment, Obama said that "Government should do for people only what they cannot do better by themselves, and no more."

Located in a nondescript commercial building at 7455 Eigleberry St. is Gilroy's Pleasant Valley Church. The facility's modest exterior masks an amazing facility that allows the congregation to offer a wide variety of ministries to the community.

Each new year brings the introduction of new products at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. And several MHAT-19 members attended this year's show to see the latest in high-tech gadgets. What really stood out at the CES 2012 show was the amazing high-tech advances making television sets smarter and more Internet friendly electronic devices.