Editorials

1. The Acorns football team deserves a hearty congratulations

1. Non-profits and church groups are working hard to help the poor

1. Good news at long last

1. Since 2005, local school district parents, students and interested parties have had no way of finding out what their trustees are doing when they can't attend school board meetings

1. Every police service option considered has a hefty political price

1. When it comes to perchlorate, we need to act locally and nationally

1. Trend is growing quickly - nearly half of registered voters use mail

While we all wish that crime was nonexistent, we all know that's not the case. Folks with defective consciences are happy to seize upon easy opportunities to victimize other people. Whether we like to admit it or not, many of those folks are our neighbors who walk our sidewalks, shop in our grocery stores and drive our streets.

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which administers  transportation dollars for nine Bay Area counties, recommended recently that the proposed bullet train take a Pacheco Pass route rather than an Altamont Pass route.

Kudos all around in the case of the so-called speed trap along Monterey Road between Main and Wright avenues in Morgan Hill.