Editorial

We’ve recently covered the passing of two of this community’s most involved and committed volunteers, Lee Lynch and Billy Russell. They represented an era when people helped out, not so they could get their name on a building, but because it was simply the right thing to do.

There’s a new generation of volunteers hard at work right now in this community who are carrying on their legacy. The level of involvement in the recent Los Altos Relay For Life event bears this out.

Letter to the Editor

Council members trying to exert control over MVLA

I am writing in response to the June 18 news article and editorial regarding the joint meeting with the MVLA School Board and the Los Altos City Council.

Taking It Personal

From infancy, humans evolve mentally and physically. We go from crawling to walking to running and jumping. But some of us jump farther than others.

Three years ago, I took a 10,000-foot jump from an airplane with a tandem master at Adventure Center Skydiving Inc. in Hollister to celebrate my 21st birthday.

The Pinhead Chronicles

In pre-Civil War New Orleans, a bank note valued at $10 was called a “Dix,” French for “10.” People referred to the notes as “dixies,” which ultimately became a sobriquet for the South, “Dixieland.”

• Every minute, 300 million body cells die and are replaced by new healthy cells.