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A $19 million state training grant will help nearly 2,500 residents in 13 counties receive training for new careers, including 50 residents of San Benito County.

The drawn-out saga of who Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight next could be nearing a close, and all signs in the boxing world point to Gilroy native Robert Guerrero being his opponent.

Gavilan College’s baseball team committed five errors on its way to a 10-2 loss at San Joaquin Delta on Thursday.

Conventional wisdom says that we learn life’s lessons in the school of hard knocks, and I suppose that is true. But I have learned many of life’s most important lessons during my outdoor wanderings.

Conventional wisdom says that we learn life’s lessons in the school of hard knocks, and I suppose that is true. But I have learned many of life’s most important lessons during my outdoor wanderings.

Thank God for California’s sinners. I don’t mean sinners in the biblical sense. I mean sinners in the political correctness sense – people who smoke, drink alcohol, spend easily, eat too much, drive vehicles that get only few miles per gallon, and use a lot of energy, among other nasty habits that are all perfectly legal. If it were not for these societal sinners, our public institutions would be flat broke because the state has built a tax system that often relies on those sinners for income. In FY 2010-2011, the California Board of Equalization (BOE) racked up total revenues of $53.7 billion from the taxes they administer.

San Juan Oaks Golf Club named its new head golf professional this month, promoting Professional Golf Association member Scott Adams to the position.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus told his followers: “A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I love you, so must you love one another.” A scholar has estimated that there are some 34,000 separate Christian denominations, and so this commandment seems to have been broken 34,000 times.

After back-to-back losing seasons, the Gavilan College softball team has a bright outlook on 2013.

Although spring is a month away, we have plenty of cold days ahead. Hot soup can be a good cure for those brisk evenings still ahead. I enjoy many varieties of soup, but one that will always hold a place in my heart is Italian Lentil Soup.