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In reporting on changes to school lunches last week, the new federal recommendations include offering more fruits and vegetables with the daily meals. And schools will be offering more than celery sticks and oranges each day. One of the new directives is the idea of eating a “rainbow” of fruits and vegetables each week.

When you’re surfing the Internet for the latest in news, celebrity gossip or curious bits of trivia, remember that “clicks have consequences.” The information you find on the Web can have a big influence on your opinions, your thoughts and even your behavior. That’s why we at MHAT-19 recommend that, just as you should eat junk food in moderation for the sake of your physical health, you should also consume “junk information” in moderation for the sake of your mind.

It is history’s best-documented story of genocide, the attempt to extinguish a whole people: the Holocaust.

Being single isn't for wimps. It's tough out there in the dating world. So tough, in fact, that I've found myself becoming more and more comfortable with my single status.

Last Sunday marked an anniversary of infamy for American freedom. That sunny day in the South Valley marked 70 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the U.S. military broad powers to force 120,000 American citizens to leave their homes and possessions to be relocated behind the barbed-wire fences of concentration camps in desolate locations. I consider Roosevelt's decision on Feb. 19, 1942 to sign Executive Order 9066 one of the most atrocious failings by a U.S. president in upholding America's traditions of freedom and democracy.

I'm not sure how it happened, but apparently I have failed as a parent just by virtue of being American. According to the latest parenting trend, many cultures are better parents than Americans - ergo, I am a parenting failure (and yes, in case you were wondering, I have been waiting years to use the word "ergo" in a column).

Golden State Warriors second-year big man Ekpe Udoh started at center against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. And after the way he played, many Golden State fans will be hoping it's permanent.

The Oakland A's agreed to terms with free-agent designated hitter Manny Ramirez on a minor league contract Monday, tying themselves to one of baseball's most productive - and controversial - sluggers of all time.

Candice Hooper continues to turn in a rock-solid job performance as San Benito County district attorney as she has since her election in June 2006 when it was reported that her predecessor, in a classic example of sour grapes, immediately dumped his entire criminal caseload on her following his failed reelection bid. D.A. is a job where the best performers often get the least credit because the public approaches the justice system on an emotional basis while a good D.A. has to approach it on both a legal and practical basis.

A couple dozen residents gathered in the Veterans Memorial Building Feb. 16, in hopes that their names would be among the first 30 called in a lottery for the second phase of a self-help housing developing on the west side of Hollister.