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December 29, 2025

Taxes, taxes, fees and more taxes

They are everywhere and I'm sure you've seen them too: Newspaper articles, billboards, yard signs and mailers, all telling us to vote yes on Measure A. After all, it's only $33.66 per home and it supports our local libraries.

Gavilan men’s soccer standout named student-athlete of the year

The Gavilan College Board of Trustees, The Department of Kinesiology & Athletics announced Josh Gonzalez was the 2012-13 Gavilan College Student-Athlete of the Year.

County jobless rate stays under 10 percent

San Benito County's unemployment rate remained fairly steady in July at just under 10 percent, according to figures released Friday from the California Department of Employment Development.

Mabie centers to retain funding

Skilled-nursing facilities operated by Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital are no longer in danger of closely after a reversal from the state on reducing MediCal payments.

Getting Out: Wilder Ranch has something for everything

Wilder Ranch State Park is two state parks in one. Just north of Santa Cruz, Highway One divides this state park into two distinctly different landscapes. Coastside, the Ohlone Bluff Trail traces a twisting path along the crest of seaside cliffs. A fog free sunset here would surely send poets into a creative frenzy guaranteed to empty their inkwells.

For trainer Charles Perales, boxing is a counter punch

About four years ago, Charles Perales ended a journeyman professional basketball career that took him to teams in Greece's second division, the Mexican League and a short stint in the revamped American Basketball Association.

Notes on naming beneficiaries

Neglecting to name names, forgetting to change names, or naming the wrong names, could potentially create a lot of grief and/or costly mistakes. Please take a moment to consider the following:

Looking at the world with his heart

Born in 2003, our dog came to live with us just a couple of days after his second birthday. Given a fancy real name by our friends who bred him, our little guy had earned the moniker “Puddin’” before he came to live with us. And Puddin’ he’s stayed to this day.

Do you have a quiet cat or a chatty catty?

One of my friends mentioned a magazine article about how cats communicate and he asked me what I thought. Everyone agrees that most cats try to talk to us, especially when they’re hungry and it’s dinner time. Researchers have spent huge amounts of time and money trying to get inside the minds of domestic felines. (What a great job that must be; imagine getting paid to analyze kitty-cat conversations.)

What do a neck and a nutcracker have in common?

Hands-free phone use isn't only for driving. In the office and at home many of us do other things while we're on the phone: computer work, household chores and more. When we multitask while on the phone without a headset, we often “clamp” the phone in place by assuming a position that makes the neck look like it's trying to crack nuts - the shoulder is raised and the neck is bent to the side. This can eventually lead to significant pain in the neck and upper shoulder.

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