Opinion

Oh joy. It’s Christmas shopping time again. I so look forward to Black Friday, I can barely contain myself. Truth is, I rarely leave home from Thanksgiving until the following Tuesday. I went to the Gilroy Outlets one year and spent the entire day driving around looking for a parking place. The only thing I remember getting was gas.

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.

EDITOR: I was shocked to see you publish the whole address of

It was discouraging to hear school board trustee Peter Mandel

EDITOR: To start off I do not have a child playing football for

RRecently, our community has been hammered by several highly

Dear Editor, On behalf of the South County Council of the United

Depending on when you’re reading this, you’re either in the last throes of Thanksgiving dinner prep or in a coma from too many helpings of turkey. But if you’re still with me, I’m thinking a bit of reflection this time of year is good.

Dear Editor, Walking out of the Live Oak/Gilroy game, I saw two

The Governor's plan to close 70 state parks