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April 2, 2025

Tag: Jeffrey P. Blum

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Everybody needs a lifeline in the blood bank

For two years, I’ve organized blood drives, transforming St. Luke’s Church in Los Gatos into a hub of hope, in partnership with the American...
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LETTERS: Did Blum’s column fill a pothole?; readers decry discontinuation of...

Did Blum’s comedic Los Gatan article fill a pothole? My recent Los Gatan piece, a brief foray into levity after a series of my more...
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Navigating the social landscape

Have you ever wondered how prominent figures like Benjamin Franklin achieved remarkable success? One key factor in his rise as a writer, publisher and...
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A Fortunate Life: Reflections on gratitude and growth this Thanksgiving

As Thanksgiving arrives, I reflect on the many things I am thankful for. I’ve managed to survive to age 73. Along the way, I’ve...
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Cawing crows and community service

The loud and obnoxious squawking of crows used to bother me. I am generally a quiet person who likes to grab a book, find...
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Blum: How can I shape the future?

Is your current definition of “community center” a dusty gym with dodgeballs older than your grandma’s knitting needles? Fear not, fellow Los Gatos residents....
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The paradox of progress

News cycles spin with relentless negativity, bombarding us with stories of conflict, division and environmental woes. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the volume...
Jeffrey Blum

Help us craft a community center that rocks

Ever feel like Los Gatos is missing a certain...spark? Do you observe, as I and many others have, that our town revolves around adorable...

The chill town and its cheerleader

In Morgan Hill, there are no roads looking like a pockmarked moonscape and no tumbleweed rolling across the open spaces. The city’s drama level...
Jeffrey Blum

Columnist lauds compassion in action

On a recent rainy Saturday morning, I attended a Rotary meeting in Cupertino. My purpose in going was to learn more about the state...

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