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February 17, 2026

Guest view: Support music in our schools this month

The month of March offers us the opportunity to acknowledge the unique benefits of music education through the celebration of “Music in our Schools Month.”

Guest view: City hasn’t learned on hotel issue

The email falsely claims that the city would lose revenue if voters exercised their constitutional rights. Tobin’s prediction assumes that Morgan Hill will gain an average of 130 new guests a day just because we have two new hotels.

Guest view: Hotels are good for the economy

By Mayor Rich Constantine Over the past week, there has been much back-and-forth and misguided information on social media regarding the city council’s decision to approve the land use for two hotels in the Madrone Village Shopping Center. Because of this, I thought it was...

Guest view: Life after mayoralty

By Steve Tate I loved being the mayor of Morgan Hill. It is a great community and it is the people who live, work and volunteer here that make it such a wonderful place. I’ve now turned the reins over to our new mayor, Rich...

Guest view: Preparation is everything in an emergency

By Carol Holzgrafe Luck—sheer luck—brought me safely through November’s horrific Camp Fire in Paradise. Preparation eased life afterward. Before moving to that forest of 100-foot trees, I lived in Morgan Hill, reporting for The Times. Once, I was assigned to the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)...

Guest view: Celebrate Diwali in Morgan Hill

By Poonam Chabra and Manjeet Singh It’s that time of the year again—the Indian Association of South County’s annual Diwali mega event is here! IASC is a nonprofit organization and an initiative of the Indian community living in south Santa Clara County. The organization’s mission is...

Guest view: Veterans Day proclamation

Veterans Day Proclamation, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Oct.8, 1954 Whereas, it has long been our custom to commemorate Nov. 11, the anniversary of the ending of World War I, by paying tribute to the heroes of that tragic struggle and by rededicating ourselves to...

Guest view: Shout against the hatred

For Jews, Saturday is the Sabbath. When we greet one another on Saturday, we say these words: “Shabbat shalom, Sabbath peace.” But this past Saturday, as Jews gathered in worship at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, there was no Shabbat shalom....

Guest view: Return to Good Governance Nov. 6

For an organization such as a school board to be successful it must be diligent in establishing clear objectives, it must strive to continuously improve and it must maintain ethical and legal standing in the community. The essential core or “heart” of such an...

Guest view: Why some women support Kavanaugh

It seems a lot of people can’t fathom why a woman could support Brett Kavanaugh. I can, and here’s why. I come from a young generation of women who were never taught consent. In our world, we were taught that our bodies didn’t belong to...

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