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Morgan Hill Times editorial board member Lisa Pampuch recently wrote a rather light-heartedly column about suspending or eliminating Morgan Hill's RDA. Pampuch and those who agree with her are operating from a knowledge deficit. I believe they care about the issue, although perhaps not enough to educate themselves about the consequences of their ideas.

As a Republican and fiscal conservative that has represented South County on the Board of Supervisors for 10 years, I've thought long and hard about it, and I strongly support Measure A.

Allyson Yamashita

I had a good chuckle the other morning reading venerable Gilroy resident Bill Filice chastise the Dispatch's frequent flamer Alan Viarengo. It wasn't that I was glad he was taking Mr. Viarengo to task for things he's said in the past, and it wasn't the nice things he said about Mr. Viarengo's family (although they were nice).

The rain shouldn't fool us. It's spring; proms are upon us; graduation is coming very soon; and the carefree days of summer are just around the corner. Last year's debacle in Monterey for some Live Oak students should be very much on our minds as we see our teens head out for some of the most memorable evenings of their lives.

At 75 years old and after raising six children, my wife and I are blessed only with one granddaughter and one grandson. Few of our children have married. Is this a trend in our society, today? 

In politics, it's becoming commonplace to repeat the same thing over and over again until everyone believes it's true, even if it's not. We've seen this phenomenon on the national level (repeat after me: WMDs), and we're seeing it on the local level in recent articles and editorials concerning the RDA.

I got stuck behind a pair of bumper stickers the other day while waiting for a red light. One car said, "Honk, if you Love Jesus." The other read, "Honk, If You're Horny."

The Board of Education of Morgan Hill has placed a measure on

Because the city council is nearing a decision about the