Author: Miles H Barber, Publisher
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Milestones – Go Up Not Out – Opinion
January 29, 2026
For some years, the City of Santa Clara has been kicking around the idea of relocating City Hall. Some have proposed...
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Milestones – A Great Year – Opinion
January 21, 2026
Congratulations to the San Francisco 49ers. Defying odds and injuries that would have caused most teams to stay in the...
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Milestones – Super Bowl Insights – Opinion
January 15, 2026
Soon, Santa Clara hosts the year’s biggest U.S. sporting event. Super Bowl 60 will be battled out at Levi’s Stadium....
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Milestones – With Gratitude – Opinion
January 8, 2026
A few readers have inquired if my column was done or if it was ever coming back. As many of you...
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Milestones – Rosen’s New Constitution – Opinion
October 30, 2025
Back when you and I went to school, we learned about the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. We learned...
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Milestones – Gillmor vs. the Wrong Goliath – Opinion
October 9, 2025
Folks, the Super Bowl is coming, so let the Gillmor Games begin. Mayor Lisa Gillmor is doing her media rounds,...
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Milestones – The Other Santa Clara Way – Opinion
October 2, 2025
“The Santa Clara Way.” It’s a phrase we’ve heard uttered far too often at Santa Clara City Council meetings, most...
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Milestones – Gillmor’s Assured Loss – Opinion
September 4, 2025
Lately, you can’t open a newspaper without seeing something about how San José Mayor Matt Mahan is preparing San José...
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Milestones – A Bad Penny – Opinion
August 21, 2025
The latest attack on Santa Clara, its budget and residents, is not a surprise. In the real world, employees who...
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Milestones – Santa Clara’s Slime Report – Opinion
August 14, 2025
Enough of Robert Haugh. The self-appointed sultan of slime has demonstrated that the vicious pit of his poison pen has...









