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: Future Women Leaders to gather April 6
Young women around the world are beginning to find their voice, whether it be through the fight for gun regulation like Emma Gonzalez, environmental change like Greta Thunberg, more diversity in the media like Yara Shahidi or global education like Malala Yousafzai.
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.
Religion: On the shoulders of trailblazers
Forty years ago I had one of my earliest “calls” or moments imagining my future as a rabbi.
I grew up in New Jersey in an observant Reform Jewish home. In the summer of 1982, I was a participant in a Reform Jewish social action...
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: 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: Celebrate Title IX
Many know how downtown restaurant Rosy’s at the Beach got its name, but few know about the role Title IX played in saving owner Rosy Bergin’s academic career at Santa Clara University.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the landmark civil rights federal...
A Teen Love Affair: Sobrato’s Grease Keeps Hearts Racing
The magic of a musical doesn't always hit its target, but Ann Sobrato High School's presentation of "Grease" on Friday evening, May 12, definitely scored a bull's-eye. Director Mark Masoni brougnt together a diverse group of vital performers in their rendition of high school life during the 50's.
Guest View: Period Project tackles menstruation stigma
Period poverty is defined as the struggle those who have a menstrual cycle face while trying to afford menstrual products. Despite not being able to control a menstrual cycle, those who have one are still left to purchase products that some cannot afford. I...












