Adopt police’s franchise tow program
1. Criminals should be on the hook for towing costs, not taxpayers
Downtown’s speed bumps are on steroids
Some of the newbies around here might not be aware of some of the more arcane facets of local history, but long ago when Monterey Road was part of 101, thus forcing everyone driving between the metropolitan North and the metropolitan South to experience our downtown unless they happened to blink at the critical instant, Morgan Hill was notorious throughout the state as a diabolical speed trap. This was a great boon for city revenues, although for many years the mere mention of the words "Morgan Hill" tended to cause thousands of Californians to entertain wistful thoughts of inflicting their personal and no doubt highly colorful versions of the Ten Plagues of Egypt upon our fair community.
OUR VIEW: No surprise in water district GM’s departure
Santa Clara Valley Water District general manager Stan Williams' retirement is hardly surprising
Scarcity helps us appreciate that which we take for granted
"One good husband is worth two good wives, for the scarcer things are, the more they are valued."
Green solutions now available
Happy holidays everyone. I hope these last days of 2007 provide you with many opportunities to enjoy family, friends, and our wonderful community. I also hope that you spend a little time this week making some Eco-Resolutions for 2008.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
In 1897, young Virginia O'Hanlon wrote the editor of the New York Sun asking, "Is there a Santa Claus?" Editor Francis P. Church's famous answer to her query has since become a holiday tradition.
