Opinion

Where's the local California Highway Patrol captain when local farmers need him? Where's the guy with the authority to step in and make some common sense decisions?

The aim of "environmental strategies" in substance abuse prevention is to create an environment that prevents substance abuse. One strategy is to reduce access and availability to young people, who, studies show, increasingly drink to get drunk. Most of those underage drinkers access alcohol mainly at their own homes or the homes of their friends. Morgan Hill student responses to the California Healthy Kids Survey, taken every two years, show Morgan Hill students report lifetime use (asked "have you ever…?"), binge drinking (five or more drinks), and being drunk or high on campus at higher rates than the state averages. Adding to these discouraging statistics are the responses routinely heard from parents: "yes, they're drinking. It's better that they drink here at home where they have supervision."  

We praise the city for working out a deal with the festival to

Are you ready, people? Time to strap on your aprons!

It's time for a periodic roundup of news items that make me roll my eyes, shake my head and utter a dramatic, two-syllable "Puh-lease."

Recently, headlines in this newspaper recounted stories of high schoolers partying with liquor at parents homes. Now, the Morgan Hill City Council wants a stronger "social host" law to fine an adult who hosts a party with three or more underage revelers drinking alcohol.

Making Sure We Can Afford Classified Employees' Demands

From this point on, let's move forward with the

I made a comment about one of my daughter's friends the other day. I know her mother well, and I said with some affection "she's growing to be just like her mom." My daughter replied with a laugh, "Don't tell her that!"

Who Will Run Iraq When America Pulls Out?