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April 2, 2025

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How should you respond when someone asks ‘the question’?

“Where are you from?” It’s a common question, and one that can be quite loaded for people of diverse ethnicities. On its face, it’s a plain...

Let’s create community by patronizing our fabulous Los Gatos Theatre

According to Merriam-Webster, a “community” is a unified body of individuals with common interests living in a particular area. My mother taught me as a...
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Utility: Just the ‘hard water’ facts

In nature, water always contains dissolved minerals and nutrients. Water “hardness” is determined by the concentrations of minerals present in a particular water source—specifically...
Along the Shore

Banks of Lexington Reservoir scoured by volunteers on National River Cleanup...

As avid rowers of the Los Gatos Rowing Club, we frequently encounter trash floating in the Lexington Reservoir during our practices. The scope of...
Los Gatos Civic Center

Van Nada: 4 Town officials responsible for flood of Builder’s Remedy...

Four Town officials—Town Manager Laurel Prevetti and former mayors Maria Ristow and Rob Rennie, along with Councilmember Rob Moore—have been responsible for the failure...
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Never criticize your boss

Contributor Jeffrey P. Blum is a family law mediator. Robert Greene’s book “The 48 Laws of Power” instructs us to never criticize our boss. Avoiding...
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Alliance: Leaders need to do better job on housing plan

I mentioned in the article, “Group says Town needs to add more sites to housing list” (Los Gatan, Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2023), that I...
Jeffrey Blum

The worry wart surfaces

Most conscientious attorneys are worry warts/party poopers. We’re paid to consider all potential scenarios. Thus, it came as no shock to me that I...
Jeffrey Blum

Blum: My ideas for attracting new members to Rotary

Somehow through my years as a volunteer in many different endeavors I’ve gotten the notion that I know how to generate interest about the...
Jeffrey Blum

A rewarding challenge

Timing is everything, right? Somehow, in some way, I find myself serving as the chairperson of the Community Health and Senior Services Commission as...

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