No Place for ‘Business As Usual’ in High Stakes Water Politics
I have not written a column in a long time. Rather, I have spent months trying to understand what is happening with water in California. There are some who have made this a career, so I will not claim their level of specific expertise. Rather, I hope that you will follow along while I try to provide some perspective on the California Water problems as I see them.
Blaming the Government for Katrina Short Sighted
Dear Editor, In reading Lisa Pampuch, I am afraid she is one of
Letters: Free workshop will teach parents how to empower children
Dear Editor, Morgan Hill Times reporter Michael Moore's July 20
Garlic and friendship: A perfect combination
You’ll find me at the Garlic Festival almost every year. If I’m not meandering around with friends, I at least take a quick break from work Friday to swing by and grab a peppersteak sandwich and some garlic bread.
Band director Wilson wants only the best for students in music, band
EDITOR: After reading the Morgan Hill Times editorial in the May
Wrestling with the good, the bad and the silly street tree ‘crisis’
Gladdens my heart to read Sports Editor Erin Redmond’s story about the new wrestling room under construction at Gilroy High. The storied Mustang program is steeped in life lessons. The wrestlers learn about discipline, respect, commitment, competition, camaraderie and the resilient human spirit. The cache may not be the same as football, basketball or baseball, but it deserves full respect from school trustees and community, much like the GHS field hockey program. Those two programs change young lives forever for the better and are in the same category as Phil Robb’s (now retired) glorious music program.
So long Art Buchwald, We’ll Miss Your Soft but Sharp Voice
When the syndicated newspaper columnist Art Buchwald died in mid-January, America lost the insights of a man who always looked at the world through the prism of irony.