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Most of us, perhaps all of us, can think back to a time when we needed a second chance to get something right. Whether it was a first attempt at love, a driving test, or a term paper we wrote over, we needed a second chance to get things right. Heck, even the national pastime doesn't record an out on the first strike - they give each batter three. So why is it that we are so quick to throw our personal possessions away at the first sign of wear? Doesn't our stuff deserve a second chance too?

The members of the first graduating senior class of Ann Sobrato High School will receive their diploma Friday. Principal Richard Knapp is proud of the Class of 2007 because those seniors have established a welcoming culture and have set a positive tone for the growing student population.

A new pejorative sentiment has taken root and is flourishing in

A U.S. Supreme Court Justice once said that the quality of 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.

Our interest in water stems from never-ending increasing costs

The Morgan Hill Times is undertaking a new "Accountability in Community Leadership Project" in 2007. The newspaper is implementing the project by capturing the goals of community leaders and having its readers, members of its editorial board and elected officials grade goal accomplishment.

Are you ready, people? Time to strap on your aprons!

The idea of Georgia inmate Troy Davis lying on a gurney in an