Dear Editor, I just wanted to write to encourage you to continue
to criticize the Santa Clara Valley Water District on the editorial
pages. Thanks to your opinion piece in today’s paper, I wrote to
Rosemary Kamei, at the address you listed, to protest the proposed
rate hike. Hopefully, by you publicizing the arrogant and clueless
audacity of the SCVWD, particularly the lack of oversight by our
two
”
representatives,
”
Rosemary Kamei and Sig Sanchez, the citizens of Morgan Hill will
protest this rate hike
”
en masse!
”
Dear Editor,
I just wanted to write to encourage you to continue to criticize the Santa Clara Valley Water District on the editorial pages. Thanks to your opinion piece in today’s paper, I wrote to Rosemary Kamei, at the address you listed, to protest the proposed rate hike. Hopefully, by you publicizing the arrogant and clueless audacity of the SCVWD, particularly the lack of oversight by our two “representatives,” Rosemary Kamei and Sig Sanchez, the citizens of Morgan Hill will protest this rate hike “en masse!” For too long, the water district and their overpaid administrators have operated this bloated bureaucracy in a bubble. It’s about time we all collectively burst their bubble.
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Polly Moreno, Morgan Hill
Spaying and neutering more important now than ever
Dear Editor,
Not even the family pet is immune to the effects of the recession. Foreclosures are forcing many families out of their homes and into apartments or other rental properties, some of which do not allow pets. Many people are forced to choose between paying for food and gas or paying for pet care. Shelters and rescue organizations are swelling with surrendered pets.
Even when the economy is booming, millions of cats and dogs are euthanized every year because there are not enough homes for them. Spaying and neutering dogs and cats at an early age is more important now than ever.
Not only does spaying and neutering help control the pet overpopulation problem, it helps dogs and cats live healthier lives and eliminates or reduces many health problems that are expensive and difficult to treat. Spaying your female dog or cat eliminates the possibility of uterine or ovarian cancer, greatly reduces the incidence of breast cancer, particularly when your pet is spayed before her first estrous cycle. Neutering your male dog or cat eliminates testicular cancer and decreases the incidence of prostate disease. To avoid an unwanted litter and ensure a happier, healthier pet, spay or neuter your pet at 6 months of age.
There are many low-cost spay and neuter alternatives available. Most low-cost spay and neuter clinics have limited days and hours of operation. To obtain an appointment for spaying/neutering at the St. Francis of Assisi Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic (12000 Murphy Ave., San Martin, (408) 683-0866), you need to call two months in advance. Please make the appointment when your pet is 4 months old. Your female pet may come into season (heat) at age 6 months.
Don’t adopt or purchase a pet on a whim. Pet care is a commitment for the life of the animal. Cats can live up to 20 years and dogs can live into their late teens.
Jayne Steinmetz, San Jose
Appreciates firemen, police and residents after very scary accident
Dear Editor,
This letter is to give a heartfelt thank you to the Gilroy Fire Department, paramedics, and the Gilroy Police for their prompt response to the accident on Sunday, Feb. 9. I also want to thank Volvo for making a car which saves lives.
The firemen on scene said that if it had been any other car it would have a worse outcome.
My son, Brian, was taking his family home from a shopping trip and was crossing the intersection of Wren and Welburn avenues when he was hit by a car which ran the stop sign at a high rate of speed. I want to also thank all the “strangers” who stepped up to help us. They brought out blankets and sleeping bags from their houses to keep us warm. They gave us moral support and comforting words, and I can’t thank you enough!
You said I would forget your names which I asked for because I was traumatized. You were right, but I do remember your faces and kind words. One neighbor even let us use a car seat to transport the babies to the hospital. We only had one and I didn’t/wouldn’t take a baby in my car without both babies in car seats.
So I just wanted you to know that you made a difference by how you reacted to this emergency and I will remember you in my prayers. To say thank you does not seem like enough.
Mary Ann Puente, Gilroy
