I am a small town girl, born and raised. I grew up in the tiny blink-and-you’ll-miss-it town of Robbins, California — population 100. Home of a general store, a post office, a volunteer fire department and a John Deere and Robbins Elementary school, K-8 with 70 kids…
New Laws for 2012 According to a document released by the California legislature, 745 bills were enacted in the 2011 regular session effective in 2012. Here are some highlights: Internet Sales Tax Law This law states that Internet retailers must collect California sales tax…
When Greg Lahann and his wife began looking for a piece of property 10 years ago, they were looking for land to build a house on, somewhere away from the hustle and noise of the Silicon Valley. In 2002, Lahann, who works in the venture…
For some college students, the cliché phrase, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas,” seems to be overshadowed by the looming stress of finals and the end of the school year. Visions of candy canes, gorging oneself on Christmas dinner and mountains of beautifully wrapped…
Like many students, Nathan Villanueva experienced his first crush in elementary school. In his kindergarten class, one student would be selected as the “student of the day," he said and the lucky child would get to pick a treat out of a special bag. When it was…
The raw power of the the San Jose State Marching Band can be heard both on and off the field at SJSU home football games. Morphing and spinning, the band floats across the field four or five times each semester, each time performing an original…