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More than three-fourths of San Benito County adults are obese or overweight compared with the rest of the state, and youths are more at risk to become addicted to smoking or use alcohol because of increased access to those products, according to new data released last week.

San Benito County's unemployment rate increased month over month as expected, but continues showing gradual improvement when compared with prior year statistics.

In a few months, San Benito County will start using a new data management structure with the implementation of its $1 million enterprise resource planning system. According to the county: “The technology infrastructure planned for the project has the capability to store terabytes of fiscal and personnel data. In lay terms, this is enough storage to meet the needs of the County and its partner agencies for the next ten-plus years.” So, what is it?

With shaky finances and a move toward online sales, Staples announced Thursday it plans to close up to 225 stores by the end of 2015.

I can shout with great joy, "We have rain!" It is fantastic news because it will help the drought. Almost as important, there are a few foods that seem better when it rains. Of course, rainy comfort foods take many forms. This week, I feature one of my all time favorites: French onion soup.

Pastor Shalea Adams has a strong connection with Morgan Hill, where she has been involved in ministry for 17 years. In 2002, she was director of the Lighthouse Outreach Center, a facility on Main Street housing an amazing array of free services for adolescents, including refreshments, tutoring, a pool and video games. As teens and their families came to know the Lord Jesus Christ, Adams planted Lighthouse Christian Church in 2003 to accommodate the socio-economically and ethnically diverse surrounding neighborhoods.

Somewhere around middle school something horrible happens to our sons. Yes, they discover … Axe Body Spray.

When was the last time you did any people-watching at the airport? If you've done it lately you'll have seen an increase in the number of travelers using “spinner” suitcases.

Unable to find any repeatable, significant or sustained progress in the scores of federal and state education programs costing billions of dollars, evaluators have taken to looking for an iota of hope. Any improvement will do to justify the effort, expenditure and the employment of unending legions of policy wonks, analysts and administrators - none of whom go anywhere near a classroom.

The theatre season is rolling along into 2014 and 2015 with a menu of shows that will have something to please everyone. Here is an overview of what will play in San Jose and San Francisco.