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Today is my nephew’s birthday. We would likely be gathered around Ryland sitting in his high-chair with his face and little hands covered in cake and celebrating his first year - had we not lost him in May.

Despite a 0 for 7 effort on the power play, the San Jose Sharks pulled out a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in the season opener for both clubs Thursday night at SAP Center at San Jose.

New healthcare exchanges under the federal health care law, the Affordable Care Act, opened to the public Tuesday in California and San Benito County. In California, the program is known as “Covered California,” and local officials in San Benito County are gearing up for the rollout.

The holidays are coming up and with them come many requests for charitable donations. Americans are generous, but some charities and nonprofits (I’ll simply call them all charities) exist mostly for the benefit of those who run them or do fundraising. In many cases only a small amount of your donation goes the charity and even less goes to helping those in need. My advice is be generous, but first be careful.

I think Pinterest has ruined the world. And possibly it's quite evil.

Next year is really not too far away. Fall is the time of year when the financially savvy start to look for ways to reduce their taxes and make year-end moves in pursuit of key financial objectives.

It may be a cliché, but that makes it no less true: Every religion is only a generation away from extinction. One local church that is not about to let that happen is Gilroy's Foothills Church (8335 Church St.).

San Benito County Public Health is offering a free flu vaccine clinic Nov. 7. 

Fall is upon us and soon, the familiar chill I have missed will set in. Around the beginning of October, I think about fresh apples and comfort food. On their own, they are delicious, but have you ever considered putting them together? This week, I feature a recipe where I have done just that.