Dear Editor, I have been practicing as a dentist in Morgan Hill
for more than six years. In 1997, I graduated from University of
California, San Diego with a degree in Biochemistry and Cell
Biology and received a masters degree from their Nuerobiology
department in 1998.
Santa Teresa corridor project will make Morgan Hill safer
Dear Editor,
I have been practicing as a dentist in Morgan Hill for more than six years. In 1997, I graduated from University of California, San Diego with a degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology and received a masters degree from their Nuerobiology department in 1998. I worked as a researcher at the University of Puerto Rico and University of California, San Francisco and have multiple articles published in scientific journals. I attended the UCSF School of Dentistry and graduated in 2003. Being a part of the Morgan Hill community, I wanted to express my opinion about the Santa Teresa Corridor project.
Morgan Hill is a special town and great community. I participate in a number of nonprofit organizations and have been fortunate to witness the generosity of our citizens. We value our children and the safety for them. I wrote a letter to Morgan Hill’s Public Works Director Karl Bjarke expressing my support for the Santa Teresa Corridor project. With the growth of Morgan Hill and surrounding cities, I believe this project is necessary for the safety of our children.
I am sure many people objected to the widening of West Dunne Avenue. However, that did not stop Morgan Hill from approving the project because I believe the majority of Morgan Hill’s citizens saw the value of safety it would bring.
Don Nguyen, Morgan Hill
Bullet Train is radical socialism that will economically kill us
Dear Editor,
The small amount of positives that you mentioned in your article are far outweighed by the enormous extra tax subsidies that Bullet Train will demand from local small business owners.
If a local business owner gets $10 from a Bullet Train tourist, but has to pay another $100 every time a tourist rides the Bullet Train, then do you see what your touting as a “positive” is really a negative?
Just look at what Caltrain, Amtrak and VTA-COG do to us today with the existing boondoggles that the radical socialist transit advocates have already dumped on our backs. How many small business failures do you have to witness before you reject the Bigger-the-Boondoggle-the-Better philosophy?
Has the Times become Pravda? Are you now employed by the Ministry of Truth? Please advise what your editorial board has to say about this radical socialism that’s killing us.
Joe Thompson, Gilroy
Mormons too are Christian and believe in Christ
Dear Editor,
In a recent Morgan Hill Times article the issue of Mormons and Christianity was addressed. In the past, some have questioned whether Mormons are Christian. Definition of “Christian” from Webster’s Dictionary: “One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe, in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him; especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed to the doctrines of Christ.”
As a Mormon (a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), I am happy to report that in the last 10 years the general public has become more educated and less prone to accept unreliable information about this topic. Mormons are Christian. We talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, and we preach of Christ.
In the Mormon church children from the age of 3 begin to be exposed to Christ’s life. At age 12 they participate in more formal Sunday School classes. At age 14 they may participate, for four years, in seminary-daily scripture study class before high school classes begin. At age 19 or 21 they may devote 18 to 24 months to a self-funded “mission” to share Christ’s gospel with the general public who are willing to listen. Every Sunday, Mormons may attend worship services and renew their commitment to live Christian lives. Faithful Mormons worldwide give 10 percent of their income each year to the church for the purpose of moving forward the work, caring for the poor and other humanitarian needs the world over. Beneficiaries of these donations are the needy regardless of religious affiliation.
Without adequate space it is difficult to address the many reasons why some think we are not Christian. A few helpful sources, for those who sincerely want to know more, can be found at LDS.ORG, MORMON.ORG, and FAIRLDS.ORG.
Soren Koldewyn, Morgan Hill
