Avoid being a crime target
While we all wish that crime was nonexistent, we all know that's not the case. Folks with defective consciences are happy to seize upon easy opportunities to victimize other people. Whether we like to admit it or not, many of those folks are our neighbors who walk our sidewalks, shop in our grocery stores and drive our streets.
Arguments in favor of extending DST year round
Forgive my crabby mood – blame it on the end this past weekend of Daylight Saving Time and the unfortunate return of Standard Time.
Teens benefit from the Internet
Today's Internet is probably the most amazing technological phenomenon that has benefited our generation, the teenagers of the world. Even though people of all ages use the Internet, it is we, the teens, who have grown up with it.
Bring bullet train home
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which administers transportation dollars for nine Bay Area counties, recommended recently that the proposed bullet train take a Pacheco Pass route rather than an Altamont Pass route.
New limit on Monterey Road eliminates ‘speed trap’
Kudos all around in the case of the so-called speed trap along Monterey Road between Main and Wright avenues in Morgan Hill.
Ballot-box budgeting is bad public policy
Ballot-box budgeting is bad public policy, and the Santa Clara County parks department demonstrates that principle perfectly.
