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I was saddened to read that Planning Commissioner Joan Spencer dropped out of the race for Gilroy City Council.

The inability of Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill has left us with the status quo - a broken immigration system that fails to address the driving force behind migration – jobs, jobs that are vacant because no one wants to do the work or jobs that are filled by workers that don't have proper documentation.

Last week I had my first experiences behind a wheelchair. My mother had foot surgery and needed a wheelchair to maneuver around her apartment and to and from my car for post-op appointments.

Merit's stock is the rise.

"I believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival ... it ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other."

Recently, I heard another story about "Dog Park Rage." That's right, it's not just for the roads anymore. Road rage isn't the only place where people make fools of themselves. Dog Park Rage happens right here in Morgan Hill. And it won't surprise you when you hear a typical case.

Do you think parks are Santa Clara County's top priority?

In 50 or 60 years, if Coyote Valley Specific Plan creators have their way, Coyote Valley will be an urban, high-density community with at least 25,000 homes, 50,000 jobs, and 80,000 residents. As San Jose planner Darryl Boyd said at last week's South County stakeholders meeting, "That's a city the size of Mountain View."

To hear many Jackson Oaks residents talk, public trails would make the perfect setting for Stephen King's next novel. Based on their comments at last week's Morgan Hill Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee meeting, trails are rife with fire bugs, litter bugs, careless smokers, vandals, burglars, sex offenders, drunk and amorous teenagers, drug users, homeless people, peeping Toms, and reckless bikers running over hapless pedestrians trying to escape vicious animal attacks.