Opinion

It's May again: Warm and sunny, and a perfect time to visit Gilroy's Interim Center for the Arts to view the ongoing Gilroy Arts Alliance Young Artists Exhibit. Since opening in April, families and art lovers have visited the exhibit, smiling at the delightful work of local young artists and casting their votes. Fifty-five entries were submitted and visitors were asked to vote for their favorite entry in each age category.

Your chair's contact with the floor is the foundation of that desirable balance between mobility and stability.

The Roman Catholic Church established a formal procedure to declare holy men and women as “saints” in the 16th century. Since then, some 921 people have received this coveted title. Previously, however, sainthood depended on various local processes, so no one knows the exact total number of Catholic saints who have been canonized.

Many families that start 529 college savings plans have done their “homework” about these programs. Missteps may be made, though, often with the distribution of 529 plan assets. Here are some of the major gaffes, and the major factors anyone should think about before enrolling.

Welcome to the first edition of our new column – Decorating Den – on interior decorating tips and beautiful dream room makeovers. We are Janet Cunningham and Pamela Ryalls-Boyd, interior decorators with more than 14 years of combined experience who live and work in Morgan Hill. We are both Decorating Den Interiors (DDI) business owners and our passion is making this city and surrounding areas more beautiful, one room at a time. We've created this column as a way to share this passion with our community, and we encourage readers to connect with us - e-mail or call with your questions and comments and we will respond to the best of our ability and as space permits. Our goals are to share helpful tips on a wide range of topics, highlight the latest products and trends in the home furnishings industry and to have some fun showcasing remodeled rooms. Today's first column, however, is all about us! Pamela and I would like to tell you a little about ourselves.

I’ve been getting dizzy trying to come up with adjectives for “Billy Elliot the Musical” and it all simply comes down to “wow.” Taken from the Oscar winning movie directed by Stephen Daltry and written by Lee Hall, the musical soars to new theatre heights. The same team that made the movie created the less gloomy musical version, with the addition of Elton John's music. Nothing has been spared to recreate the heart wrenching theme with a tragically comedic thread, which weaves through the plot and brings a more human element to the musical.