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Patrons enjoy the food May 3 at The WilmingtonTea Room at 224 Water St. in Wilmington.

Spring is one of my favorite times of year. Flowers are blooming, leaves are budding and temperatures are mild.

It takes two to tango and it takes two parties to produce an allergy-the allergen and an immune system .

According to Dr. Kristin Woodbury, an OtolaryngologistA at the North Bay Medical Center, the pollens that have come with this early spring have also brought the early sniffles, sneezes and headaches for Solano County residents.

Yes, I would prefer 500 days of scorching hot summers or a year of wet winters over a season of spring.

A couple of weeks ago, news broke out about "new scientific studies suggesting that poultry on factory farms are routinely fed caffeine, active ingredients of Tylenol and Benadryl, banned antibiotics and even arsenic." I read half a dozen reports on the subject and wondered if I should write something about it.