Editorials

Hovering on Morgan Hill

Editorial board members reflect on the passing of colleague John

Newspaper editorials are frequently used to register displeasure

Cheers to police for finding creative ways to combat crime. Installing security cameras at various locations throughout the city will help deter crime, provide evidence when a crime occurs and improve the overall safety for shoppers and residents. The cameras are located at Monterey Road and Third Street, Cosmo and Del Monte avenues (near the site of the Nov. 4, 2011 murder of Tara Romero),  on Wright Avenue near Christian Crossroads Church and on Crest Avenue near Galvan Park where Juan Arellano was shot to death outside the apartment complex in October 2009 (the latter one not yet installed).

Cheers to 1989 Live Oak High School grad Jill Sudduth Smith, who last Saturday was enshrined in the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She won a gold medal in synchronized swimming team event at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta, Ga.

One person every two hours and 21 minutes. According to the

Perchlorate, which is plaguing hundreds of wells and thousands

Cheers to the Chamber of Commerce for putting on one heck of a party honoring six individuals for their contributions.