Opinion

Playwright Katori Hall takes us to Memphis on a stormy, thundering evening on April 3, 1968, where fate brings us to the last night of the outstanding journey in the life of the brilliant Martin Luther King Jr.

San Francisco Bay joins forces with the city skylines, the fog and the bridges to create one of the world’s most dramatic metropolitan settings. For many of us, that is where our thinking about the bay itself ends.

“Music has charms to soothe a savage breast.” We have heard this old adage many times, but how many of us really think is it true? I don’t know about soothing the savage breast, but what I do know is that music is something that can be appreciated by everyone. Even those like my friend Jim who claims that he is not a “music fan.” “That’s my wife’s department,” he says. Well, if he had been with me last Saturday afternoon when South Valley Symphony presented a concert at Gavilan College Theater, I think he would have changed his mind.

Tomorrow marks the saddest anniversary in Morgan Hill’s history.  One year has passed since Sierra Lamar disappeared.  

Two members of an oversight board for the dismantling of the city’s Redevelopment Agency controlled by the County of Santa Clara were just summarily dismissed without cause.

Since 1865, Gilroy's St. Mary Roman Catholic Church has had an important role in the life of the South Valley through its parochial school and numerous other ministries. With the retirement in December of longtime pastor and community icon Father Dan Derry, a new pastor was appointed to lead the huge parish (with 4,000 registered members and eight Masses each weekend). Due to his background and talents, The Rev. Robert Brocato seems well-suited for this challenging position.

“What do you do after you finish being Pope if you aren’t dead yet?”

One of our neighbors was looking for part of his car on the side of the road last evening, so I went to see if I could help out. He was looking for a small piece of his bumper.

For many of a specific age and older, we vividly picture the scene of two individuals: one eating a chocolate bar and one eating peanut butter from a jar. Upon colliding, one exclaims, “You got your peanut butter in my chocolate,” while the other instantly replies, “No, you got your chocolate in my peanut butter.” Advertisers would lead us to believe that this happy accident is what inspired the creation of the peanut butter cup. It would come as no surprise that many years later, another two equally favorite, but unconventionally paired items would come together: Chocolate and bacon!

To succeed in life, many people believe they need luck.