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Morgan Hill
February 3, 2026

South County fire protection up in the air

Lately there seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the future

Newfangled turkey dinner and a martini can take care of the shopping sting

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.

Letter: I had seven teachers in eighth grade science 

Eighth grade science was a disaster. I can’t tell you the name of our first teacher that year at Martin Murphy Middle School in South San Jose, as she barely made it through September before declaring we were too difficult to handle. I’ll admit,...

Perfect salad for summer – and the Garlic Fest

This is truly a wonderful and historic day for the South Valley! Right in our own backyard, we celebrate 35 years of one of the premiere food festivals in the entire world: The Gilroy Garlic Festival. The festival is the inspiration this week for a classic West Coast salad, which features beautiful grilled garlic shrimp.

Indoor rec center, new library are possible

After the state failed to grant our city matching funds to build

Proposition 1C Will Shelter the Most Vulnerable

When Karen Delaware left her alcoholic, abusive husband, she and her five children didn't even have a car to sleep in. They moved from shelter to shelter so often that Karen's daughter told her, "I only know one game - the packing game."

Editorial: What’s needed is earmark transparency

Sure, voters sent a message in November to stop reckless

Opposition to mosque ignores core values

The shockingly un-American and depressingly shortsighted

Empty nest not always so empty

Last August we sent Junior off to college. It was horrible. I spent the entire day trying to be cheerful and happy, when all I really wanted to do was cry. Junior looked like all he wanted to do was get rid of his mother. I honestly think Harry could have stayed because the entire time he was helping Junior assemble the $3 million worth of useless dorm organization crap I bought*, he kept talking about how fun college life was and giving helpful advice on what co-eds to avoid and how keep track of your red Solo cup at a party.

Guest View: Morgan Hill celebrates Chanukah after tragic terror attack in Sydney

The South County Jewish community was shaken to its core after waking on the morning of Dec. 14 to the tragic news of a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, where a terrorist attack targeted a Chanukah Menorah Lighting. The horror of the...

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