Letters

This week, Ms. Swanee Edwards wrote a letter that brought up Larry Carr’s name as a comparison to an inequity she pointed at with the South County Democratic Club. Ms. Edwards has been a friend for many years and while we do not believe...

I was a member of the South County Democratic Club for over 14 years. It was not always a pleasant experience for me, but now I must say that I am angry and confused about who they support in the Party and why.  Years ago,...

We have made the difficult decision to cancel the Morgan Hill Women’s Week activities this year that have been hosted and sponsored by the Women’s Week Committee since its inception in 2017.  The purpose of Women’s Week was always to celebrate women from all walks...

The City of Morgan Hill recently passed a Hotel Incentive Plan, to both encourage developers to build new hotels and existing owners to renovate theirs. Rather than an incentive plan, we need a rescue plan because guests have not returned to Morgan Hill after...

When Donald Trump was in office, he and Mitch McConnell made three lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court. McConnell went so far as to defy Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish—that the next president appoint her replacement—by packing the Court with Amy Coney Barrett just...

Thank you for your excellent articles on Tyler Pina and Shane Callison! You did a wonderful job of capturing the strengths of both and including their tributes to family and coaches.  As a result of your coverage, I have now subscribed to the paper! Laurie Mobilio Morgan...

It is Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 2022. I am attending the excellent Gilroy Chamber Legislative Summit held every year. Rep. Zoe Lofgren is at the podium talking about the Infrastructure bill, and announces, proudly, that funds have been allocated to add an HOV...

What a sad surprise we had visiting Morgan Hill and our family since the Covid crisis. We could see what was happening to the town even before that. The city leaders have provided an example of how to destroy a beautiful town in just...

I have been a community member of the High Speed Rail working group (CWG) for the past almost 5 years. During that time, the project has gone from a potential overhead and separate rail line to a complete at-grade rail line on the existing...

We humans live in a place where there are cars everywhere. Most of us have such easy access to cars that we have multiple cars at our hand. Nowadays, having a car seems just as expensive as fueling the car.  Gas prices are expensive, and...