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Time to boost your IRA balance. In 2013, you can contribute up to $5,500 to your Roth or traditional IRA. If you will be 50 or older by the end of 2013, your contribution limit is actually $6,500 this year, thanks to the IRS’s “catch-up” provision. The new limits represent a $500 increase from 2012 levels.

Last time we talked about opening the bidding when partner does not have a five-card suit. The bridge gurus came up with an interesting convention to handle just this situation. Called the “convenient minor” convention, partner would open one club or diamond, bidding the longer and stronger suit. If partner is 4-4 in the minors, then partner opens one diamond - this allows partner to respond two clubs at the next opportunity. And, if partner is 3-3 in the minors, then partner opens one club. This allows YOU to bid one diamond if that is your best suit.

Gilroy’s Robert Guerrero will train in Las Vegas for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., and plans to leave for camp in mid-March.

It wasn’t the first time Wade Jacobson thought his days of playing football were over when he took off his Washington State jersey in December. Stepping off the field at Andy Hardin Field his senior year at San Benito High, he never thought he would play the sport again.

The traditional understanding of the Bible is hostile to homosexuality. Passages in the Old Testament, like the story of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) and Leviticus 18:22 come to mind. And although Jesus didn’t address the topic directly, St. Paul condemned the practice in his letter to the Romans.

Robert Guerrero had publicly campaigned for a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. for months.

The other day, while Junior was sitting around doing homework, he asked a question about the Japanese internment during WWII. And as I proceeded with an explanation and comments about how horrible and shameful it was, he turned to me solemnly and said, “Were any of your friends sent away?”

The typical American spends more than 34 hours a week viewing live television, according to a Nielsen Rating survey done last year. In addition to that, your average American spends three to six hours a week watching video-recorded programs. More people are watching video content on their smartphones, too, as these devices become popular.

The California Homeowner Bill of Rights became law Jan. 1, 2013 to ensure fair lending and borrowing practices for California homeowners. The laws are designed to guarantee basic fairness and transparency for homeowners in the foreclosure process. Key provisions include:

AMBAG, the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, recently published its Preliminary 2012 Regional Growth Forecast of the population, housing, and employment situation through 2035. It’s important for San Benito County because we cannot afford a study of our own – we use these projections in our key plans such as the county’s general plan. A critical issue is what comes first – the people, jobs or houses – and what effect that will have on the way we grow.