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I’m proposing a new public observance by presidential proclamation – Government Shutdown Week. It would be in addition to 51 special days, 23 special weeks and 46 special months already on the books including National Dairy Goat Awareness Week. Every year about the start of the fall season, the U.S. government should be required to shut down for a whole week as if they were dealing with a budget impasse. The last few shutdowns have revealed some advantages, so much so that we should institutionalize the practice and reap the benefits annually.

I placed the $2 one-day parking pass on my dashboard then looked up from the Ohlone College parking lot at Mission Peak looming overhead. Holy cow, I thought, that thing is way up there. It crossed my mind that maybe today was a good day to rearrange my sock drawer instead.

The Gavilan College men's basketball team compiled a 1-2 record

The under-11 girls Hollister Aftershocks, a competitive travel team from the Hollister Tremors Soccer Club, continued its offseason roll in preparation for the next fall season over the weekend in Santa Cruz.

In a small shack made of corrugated iron, a group of kids are

Hunter Pence, still in transit, was not in the Giants' lineup Tuesday. Nor was Shane Victorino, similarly dealt that morning by the Philadelphia Phillies, starting for the Dodgers.

A white jewel enclosed in a frame of dark cypress, the Taj Mahal

I finished my holiday baking last weekend, just in time to get a package of cookies in the mail to a friend and so that my family members could bring trays in to share with coworkers during the holiday week. We added in molasses spiced cookies, white chocolate cherry cookies, snickerdoodles, and my favorite butterscotch chip cookies to complete the mix.