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The success of every civilization is the importance it places on literacy, culture and the arts. In Morgan Hill, one of the important commissions is the Library, Culture and Arts Commission. What is the purpose of this commission and how can it help you? The commission interacts with the Morgan Hill City Library, Santa Clara County Library and serves to advise the Morgan Hill City Council on matters pertaining to the library, culture and arts in Morgan Hill. We can best accomplish this by understanding how the city can best serve your interests.

The Santa Clara Valley Water District understands the

It's time for a periodic roundup of news items that make me roll my eyes, shake my head and utter a dramatic, two-syllable "Puh-lease."

The biggest losers in the state budget deficit battles that have

So here's what I think happened, and just trust me on this because it's a real breakthrough: On New Year's Eve, while everybody was celebrating the arrival of 2007 by consuming copious amounts of "spirits" and producing huge rackets with their noisemakers, Earth was walloped by a large meteorite from the planet "Sleazy and Bizarre Behavior." Tragically, cheerful party-goers were so occupied slurping down liquid merriment concocted from the book of "Bartender's Easy Entertainment Tips" that they missed the disaster entirely. Because how else can we explain all of these off-the-wall altered states of goings-on?

Congratulations to the Class of 2007 graduates of Live Oak, Ann Sobrato and Central Continuation high schools. As State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell stated when he came to visit Morgan Hill in January, each diploma this year will be worth more than any previous diplomas. This year, each diploma earned ties accountability to what we do in schools and we congratulate all of our graduates for not only completing the required coursework but for passing the California High School Exit Exam.