Opinion

VT Shootings Reveal Flaws in Mental Health Services

April 24, 2007

After the horrific shootings at Virginia Tech, the talking heads, pundits and blogosphere immediately began debating the divisive issue of gun control. Some said the episode demonstrates the need for stricter gun control laws, while others said it demonstrates the opposite.

Local Districts Must Do More to Attract Private School Students

September 1, 2006

This is a big year for us. After 10 years, we have rejoined the ranks of mainstream public school families. Although I knew them before, seeing the notable differences between private and mainstream public schools makes me sigh heavily every morning.

Religion: Summer and creation

July 14, 2022

Summer is my favorite season. Everything feels rich and lush. The days are long and the sunshine warms my soul. I see the beauty of so many flowers with vibrant colors. The sky seems a little bluer to me. Everywhere around me I am...

Telll us more about Rep. Pombo

November 4, 2003

EDITOR: Congressman Richard Pombo will be up for re-election

Gavilan Plays Hardball

December 20, 2005

Gavilan College President Steve Kinsella turned the tables on

Vallie Bishop and the lavender of heaven

April 5, 2011

My neighbor, Rich Devlin, asked me to write this week's column

Dog’s funky toenail needs to be trimmed, kept short

August 28, 2013

Q: Bratford, our Morgan Hill fieldhound (aka: mutt), broke a toenail two months ago. It really didn’t hurt him, but the new nail grew out crooked and it points up in the air. It looks goofy, and I’m more worried that it might get bumped or caught on the carpet when he runs around. Can this nail be trimmed and straightened to grow normally again?

Curtain rises on theater – will the audience come?

January 28, 2003

Well, the moment of truth is upon us. Questions of whether a

Eco-notes: It’s Fall and time to fall back

October 18, 2010

Fall is here. You know it, your plants know it, but does your

Michelle Paulson: An extraordinary-ordinary hero

December 18, 2014

Here at the height of the Christmas season, we’ve kicked it into overdrive. Since Thanksgiving, we’ve been decorating and organizing, gift-finding and wrapping, crafting and baking. House lights are up, stockings are hung, Christmas trees sparkle with magic, as if delivered by Santa himself. In the background we envision an appropriate accompaniment to our colossal efforts: the Boston Pops Orchestra’s playing of the “Hallelujah Chorus.”

Electronic Voting Machines Cause Problems

Shared Passions at 3am on the Streets of Barcelona

Charter School, district moving forward cooperatively on new facility

Former Bartender Says Characterization of Quail Inn Way Off Base

Calling All Angels

VT Shootings Reveal Flaws in Mental Health Services

Local Districts Must Do More to Attract Private School Students

Religion: Summer and creation

Telll us more about Rep. Pombo

Gavilan Plays Hardball

Vallie Bishop and the lavender of heaven

Dog’s funky toenail needs to be trimmed, kept short

Curtain rises on theater – will the audience come?

Eco-notes: It’s Fall and time to fall back

Michelle Paulson: An extraordinary-ordinary hero

SOCIAL MEDIA