Letters

While a student, high school, SJSU & Santa Clara Law, I worked at SPRR and UPRR, and anyone studying for a career in railroads, take heed: Viable careers in railroads may be at one of the Class Ones, or a member of the American...

Speaking up on gun violence Bravo to Father Rubio (“Religion: Stopping violence in God’s name,” May 3 edition) for speaking up about gun violence in America!! It was so well written, I have nothing  to add.   Thank you for the weekly messages from local churches.   Rosemary Perry Morgan...

This is an epitaph for a time of life before. A time of life when we could take our children downtown to an event and get their faces painted and ride tiny rides and eat popcorn, corn dogs and barbecue and listen to live...

Students have access to addiction resources As a student of Live Oak High School who is part of on campus support for helping students through and learn about addiction, called TUPE, I would love to fill you in on the environment within our restrooms.  Yes, the...

Safety concerns at Live Oak High School I want to express my concern about an ongoing Live Oak High School situation.  Schools are, for many children, the safest place they have; however, that is not the case at Live  Oak. Teenagers have complained for over two years...

Morgan Hill should relocate its downtown Rather than try to square the circle of creating a good experience on Monterey Road but not snarling up through traffic, why not move downtown to either Depot Street or Church Street?  Monterey Road is a highway. It'll always be...

Recently the hot topic in the news is the deficit reduction debate. The debate tries to link Social Security to the federal deficit. Social Security plays no direct role in the nation’s deficit. It does not depend on income tax revenue.  It’s true that as...

Your article about the San Martin Shelter (Morgan Hill Times, Jan. 13) accurately described the dire situation at shelters across the nation. Very few people know that dogs can be taken out for a field trip! Not all dog lovers can adopt or foster,...

I was pleased to receive your message about your newspapers' successful fundraising campaign. The local newspapers—Gilroy Dispatch, Morgan Hill Times and Hollister Free Lance—are a vital connection that members of the community can rely on for information that does not come from other sources...

The Golden Rule in the National Transportation Policy is “efficiency.” So, why do we force motorists and taxpayers to subsidize the most inefficient transport available to us: public sector transit.  How many Grand Jury Reports are ignored, get shoveled under the rug? How badly should...