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Baby Face: Almaden resident Toni Hird holds her 7-month-old granddaughter, Taylor, on the eve of celebrating her first Mother's Day as a grandmother.
Celebrating Motherhood
By Anne Ward Ernst
On March 13, Linda Marino became a grandmother, giving further meaning to Mother's Day this year, which falls on May 9. Marino succinctly sums up her feelings about her newly achieved title. 'It's the best,' she says.  More
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Well test Backpack donations White House visit
A one-paragraph letter sent out April 26 by priority mail from the city's planning department caused more ripples in San Jose's urban reserve neighborhoods than a tsunami. The letter told residents that a well test on the proposed site of the sports complex on McKean Road would be conducted from May 4 to May 6, but gave no details.  More Alex and Ben Greer have already begun thinking about what school supplies will be needed for the fall. They figure they'll need about 150 backpacks filled with paper, pens, pencils and calculators. And that's just to get them started.  More After spending three days in the nation's capital, more than 20 San Jose movers and shakers, including Almaden Valley residents Jim Cunneen and Vice Mayor Pat Dando, glad-handed President George Bush April 26.  More
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Celebrating Motherhood: A special day for appreciating moms (and new grandmas, too)
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Plans for hushed well test raise concerns

Brothers to outfit underprivileged students with backpacks, supplies

San Jose civic and business leaders greet president on White House lawn

Photo: Prominent men totter along in high heels

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Letters & Opinions

Editorial: A lifetime represented in a dash

Cartoon: DeCinzo

Neighbors

Almaden Styles: Tacky, just tacky

Neighbors

School Briefs

Summer project becomes winning entry in technology championship

Bret Harte student hooks up with winners at annual Tech Challenge

Sports

Sports Briefs

Pioneer boys run to division crown

Branham takes over first all alone in Santa Teresa circuit

Widgren will continue her hoop career at Holy Names

Leland can control its own destiny in baseball title race

Leland girls suffer tough loss to Leigh, slip into 2nd place

Mustangs get no help from the Bruins, finish 2nd in net race

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