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This is one of the more important "off year" elections that we have had. The gubernatorial race seems to have already concluded and that may suppress turnout with serious consequences. The following are some good reasons to make sure that you vote.

This may sound a bit trite and un-American at election time, but where in the world is Dan Rather when we need him? Grand marshaling the culmination of campaign races across the country, Rather was the embodiment of election night returns. We voters did our thing, visiting polling places or mailing in absentee ballots because if "you don't vote, you don't get to whine," but – love him or loathe him – the real question was:" What time does Dan hit the airwaves?" For me, Dan Rather was the Dick Clark of Election Night.

The Morgan Hill Times has taken on a big task with its series of articles regarding leadership accountability this year. There have been enough instances where the good words at the beginning of the year ended up being forgotten when it came time to actually doing anything.

Lately there seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the future

Global warming. Regional response. Individual action. 

A U.S. Supreme Court Justice once said that the quality of a

How can we help make our teachers' jobs easier and more fulfilling and our students' learning more adequate to face the challenges of the 21st century? These children will have to be creative thinkers, comfortable and savvy with technology, knowledgeable of the world and effective communicators.

My opportunities to observe the staff at Sobrato High School have shown me they are acutely aware of safety issues and really look out for the kids. In this school year alone that is barely half over, Principal Richard Knapp and his staff have interrupted a sexual predator trying to trick students, saved another from dying on campus from acute alcohol poisoning, and caught others who have been high or in possession of alcohol or narcotics. (And these are just what made the paper). When I think of what I need from an institution that educates my children, foremost is safety. From what I've seen, no private school could do better.

I made a deal with my kids about their college educations. It's