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An open letter to Megan Fluke Medeiros, conservation and development manager for the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter:

Former San Benito High and Gavilan College football player Wade Jacobson might have left the Washington Redskins after a three-day mini camp tryout without a contract Monday, but that doesn’t mean one might not be coming.

Q: I'm a regular reader of your column and usually like hearing about the problems other people have with their pets. But lately (no offense) your column has gone to the dogs. Literally, it's all dogs and cats. Why don't you ever talk about my favorite animals, cows?

The investment world can be complex – so you may not want to navigate it alone. But when it comes to getting professional advice, you certainly have an abundance of choices. How can you know which approach is right for you?

Perhaps it was the perfect removal of crust on your sandwich, the cheerful way she had six dozen cookies ready for the bake sale or the sneaky way she was able to “encourage” you to eat another serving of vegetables. Many of us have such memories of mom. Some of mine are seeing my mom at my elementary school’s Thursday hot lunch, the secret sundae stops on the way to the grocery store and the sound of her “he, he, he” style laugh.

One of the important precepts of Christianity (indeed, of many major religions) is to “Love they neighbor as thyself.” Of course, this sentiment is easy to preach, but more difficult to practice.

After 10 years of trying to become a National Football League cheerleader, Hollister’s Susie Sanchez’s dream came true as a member of the Oakland Raiderettes in 2011 as a 37-year-old grandmother. After missing the cut for the team in 2012, Sanchez thought her days of a cheerleader were over. 

Pauline Amstutz of Golden Eagle Mortgage in Hollister was recently acknowledged for being in the top 1 percent of mortgage originators in the U.S. by Mortgage Executive Magazine.