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Death Valley is the earth bare bones and naked. The light smattering of creosote bushes and cacti does not begin to disguise, even to a beginner’s eye, some of the simple features of the valley’s construction.

Gavilan College’s baseball team committed four errors on its way to a 9-6 home loss to Monterey on Thursday.

Connie Cooklin's Hollister home has been full of family members since her daughter Ashley Adams arrived for a visit with her quadruplets at the end of March. The babies – Samantha, Rylie, Braelynn and Wyatt – are 7 months old and they are beginning to scoot around their grandmother's house.

Conventional wisdom has it that our local political leadership needs our support the most when economic times are bad, but I see it the other way around. History shows that we have made our biggest mistakes during the good times because that’s when the public often loses interest in what’s going on. I believe the political leadership needs more support during the good times so they can tackle our long-term economic problems and refrain from making bad decisions brought on by the euphoria of temporary riches.

Can the allure of olive oil possibly lead to festival gold for San Benito County?

Residents of the Mabie Skilled Nursing facilities planned to represent many rural residents in need of care at a press conference Wednesday in support of a state assembly bill that aims to keep a planned deduction in the Medi-cal reimbursement rate for such facilities from going into effect.

Augusta National chairman Billy Payne announced Wednesday that winners of all fall PGA Tour tournaments – including the Frys.com Open from Oct. 10 to 13 at CordeValle – will receive an invite to the 2014 Masters.

On April 22, we observe Earth Day. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day has grown into an international movement whose goal is to raise awareness of the need to take action to sustain a healthy, sustainable environment. You can do your part through recycling and other measures, but you can also apply some of the lessons of Earth Day to your financial situation – and, in particular, to your approach to investing.

Before I formally begin this edition of The Flavor Chronicle, I would like to share with you that Sunday is the 53rd annual Morgan Hill Haru Matsuri (spring festival), which starts at 11 a.m. This is one of my favorite local festivals where you are surrounded by an abundance and variety of wonderful Japanese foods. Some of the food items include udon, sushi, manju and, of course, the much sought after and well-known chicken teriyaki boxes. If you don't already have plans for this Sunday, consider a visit and bring your appetite.

Tierra Bella 2013 hosted by the Almaden Cycle Touring Club is set to begin at 6:30 a.m. Saturday at the Gavilan College Student Union in Gilroy.