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Some 55 years ago, the Korean War raged and I was there as a Marine. I felt as most Korean War Marines did that the Navy medical Corpsmen who were by our side in battle performed admirably. In fact, one Corpsman, HM1 Billy Gene Cooper became my friend.

A Palestinian citizen heard recently on a National Public Radio

California has a new budget, and it even came in on time for a

Recently we enjoyed some gloriously balmy days in our corner of the world, which means it must be January. Well, no – all that glory and balm had nothing to do with the fact that it is January. Soon enough we got back to freezing off major body parts while begging our significant others to hoist the thermostat upward just one minuscule degree because doing so couldn't possibly cost more than, say, the federal budget deficit.

After attending our new superintendent's welcome reception last

This Labor Day is different. The old truths about a dynamic

The aim of "environmental strategies" in substance abuse prevention is to create an environment that prevents substance abuse. One strategy is to reduce access and availability to young people, who, studies show, increasingly drink to get drunk. Most of those underage drinkers access alcohol mainly at their own homes or the homes of their friends. Morgan Hill student responses to the California Healthy Kids Survey, taken every two years, show Morgan Hill students report lifetime use (asked "have you ever…?"), binge drinking (five or more drinks), and being drunk or high on campus at higher rates than the state averages. Adding to these discouraging statistics are the responses routinely heard from parents: "yes, they're drinking. It's better that they drink here at home where they have supervision."