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My perspective on Los Gatos’ electoral race
With the Nov. 3 Town Council election approaching, Los Gatos is experiencing something more consequential than an ordinary contest for three council seats. The...
My senior year came with a new lesson: how to use...
There is something fitting about spending my year of “lasts” grappling with so many “firsts.” My fellow seniors and I have already started counting...
Guest View: Beyond the diploma
Walk into almost any high school classroom today, and you will find students asking variations of the same transactional question: "Is this going to...
The handmade look is back, but the skills behind it are...
After more than a decade of matched, monochrome interiors, decorating across the country is turning in another direction. Rooms are becoming layered again: mixed...
Would an Attorney Committee help or hurt Los Gatos?
Like many municipalities, the Town of Los Gatos constantly wrestles with how to manage a complex, high-stakes legal landscape without draining public coffers.
As State...
Sugar Shock
Diabetes, one of the most common health conditions worldwide, is rapidly increasing in prevalence among young people. Recent data from the Centers for Disease...
Independence Day reflections
On Memorial Day weekend in 2003, after attending a convention, my husband Carman L. Smith and I toured our nation’s capital. My last visit...
Beyond technology and innovation
Silicon Valley is not just the epicenter of high technology and global innovation; it is a unique cultural mosaic that has inspired generations of...
Mt. Rigi Kulm: Enjoying a symphony of mist and mountain
Mt. Rigi Kulm, known affectionately as the "Queen of the Mountains," is more than just a geographic landmark in central Switzerland; it is a...
Our firefighters are facing a silent threat: PFAS
Gearing up every morning for a job built on danger just comes with being a firefighter. Yet for thousands who hold this job in...
