Another View: Fruit of family’s labor became Casa de Fruta
Paralyzed by a surfeit of choice, I stood glazed-eyed and slack-jawed before the almost obscene bounty and variety of almonds spread out before me.
Families find ‘new norm’ after diabetes diagnosis
On a recent day after school, David Talavera, III and his sister, Maya, 12, enjoyed some time at Valley View Park with their family. The twins are active Spring Grove seventh-graders who enjoy participating in triathlons, with Maya also spending time on dance and David active in baseball. They enjoyed strawberries, peanut butter, celery and carrot sticks for an afternoon snack, but they also like to splurge on an ice cream sundae every now and then.
Lewis: Clear your head, hit with confidence
You don’t hear much about how important it is to work on your attitude while golfing, but it’s just as important as the swing.
GOLF: Love is latest to commit to Frys.com Open field
Davis Love III, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain, has committed to play in the Frys.com Open Open at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin.
Baseball: Oakland’s Colon suspended 50 games
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Bartolo Colon has been suspended 50 games without pay after testing positive for testosterone, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, the league announced Wednesday.
School lunches just aren’t what they used to be
To all the parents who have braved the cold, cruel world of making your child’s lunch, I salute you. The truth is, we live in a world where it is no longer tolerable to slap a piece of mystery meat between two slices of white bread, stuff it into a brown paper bag, humiliate your child by putting his name and grade on it and then toss it into the bottom of a backpack where it will grow mutant bacteria and be stepped on by 29 other children before it is finally eaten at recess.
JFK’s San Luis Dam speech inspires vision
Fifty years ago this month, President John F. Kennedy visited Pacheco Pass and gave a speech I wish every American politician today might take to heart. He gave it to a crowd of Californians who met on Saturday, Aug. 18, 1962 for the groundbreaking ceremony of the San Luis Dam site in the eastern hills of the Diablo Mountain Range. The words Kennedy spoke that hot, dusty, summer day are not well-remembered now, but I believe they offer wise advice on what good governing is all about.
Graniterock workers protest labor talks outside quarry
Graniterock workers claiming unfair labor negotiations picketed outside the A. R. Wilson Quarry in Tres Pinos Monday as part of a protest established by the Operating Engineer’s Local 3.
