Dear Editor,
On June 8, our beloved, beautiful green, blue, and yellow parakeet accidentally flew out the garage door into the big outdoors of Morgan Hill! “Baby Bird” was hand raised from birth, hung out with and loved humans more than other parakeets, and carried on conversations with such phrases as: “Good Morning! How’s my big boy? Do you want some poppy corn? Hi Baby! Kiss!”
We immediately launched a frenzied search, walking the neighborhoods around our home, calling his name, posting and passing out flyers with Baby Bird’s picture, sharing our story with all we could engage! Every cloud has a silver lining! Though we are living through a heartbreaking experience, we have met so many wonderful people. People who gladly take our flyer and tell us they will look for Baby Bird, or that they have a bird feeder and will watch for him. As we stroll the neighborhoods, day-by-day, people call out to us, asking if we’ve found our bird. It is gratifying to be members of a caring community, working together for a common cause! A big thank you to all looking for Baby Bird and we truly hope to one day help you in time of need!
Janelle Cox, Morgan Hill
Taxpayers are hurting too; just stay within budget!
Dear Editor,
Headline in the MH Times: Money sought for street repairs – upcoming budget discussions will consider local tax, cutting services! Well, sure a tax would help, but will it spent on that? Can a vote be counted on?
First stay within the budget! When new areas are built, and everyone seems to want to build and expand, figure in the street repair, maintenance and infrastructure upkeep.
Besides that, I see a lot of streets, that are in great shape, being torn up due to various activities, and never repaired after that, only being patched. A lot of this is happening when new homes are built. The contractor at the end needs to fix them when the job is done to the original state we paid for! Presently on E. Central, as an example, the street was torn up. Yes it was repaired. But now still in its new state heavy vehicles tear it up again, and the vehicles go into the neighborhood and leave marks, use driveways.
I am all for pitching in, paying my share, but plan and stay within a budget like we all have to. Our budgets are strained too!
Kristin Carlson, Morgan Hill
In 2014, let us choose a new government
Dear Editor,
The new GOP has come up with the idea to pay for disaster relief by cutting programs for the bottom 98% of Americans. No funds from taxes, no cuts to programs for the top 2%, this ties in well with their plan to pay off the national debt. The appalling part of this is, American voters have given control of our House of Representatives to these folks. Voters have kept enough GOP senators in office to block any meaningful legislation to help America’s struggling families. 2014 will give American voters another opportunity to select a government that works for the American People.
Frank Crosby, Morgan Hill
Unless voters just say ‘no,’ ‘temporary taxes’ like the library tax will last forever
Dear Editor,
In August, the Santa Clara County library “district” is going to mail ballots that say, “keep giving us money.” This public trough can’t even wait until the 2014 elections to hit us up to continue a TAX HIKE.
Look at your property tax bill. We ALREADY pay a special tax for their pensions (which is something that we private-sector workers don’t get). Without the parcel taxes (the most unfair of all), the rest of the nickel-and-diming adds up to “special” taxes of more than a 21% increase over base!
Years ago, hoping we would forget, they came to us begging for a “temporary tax hike” to “fund vital services” – services to themselves. After all, the sky would have fallen were we not duped into approving it. I can just hear the whining. Then, more recently, they came to us to fund a new building, because the one they built just a few decades ago wasn’t built properly. This one is scheduled to be run down before that tax expires.
When you get the ballot, vote NO! End all property taxes, starting with the day-care center disguised as the library.
Alan Viarengo, Gilroy
