Opinion

President Bush's Xmas Present Should Be Mideast Solution

Driving is a privilege, one that is dangerous and even deadly

Superintendent Edwin Diaz' announcement of his fairly certain departure from the Gilroy Unified School District gives me occasion to raise yet again some of the issues I've mentioned in the past that haven't really been answered well by either district in South County.

Are School Classified Employees Less Important?

Hooray, Trader Joe's is open – what a wonderful holiday gift for South County residents! But it's a gift that the region – Morgan Hill residents and officials especially – worked hard to get. After a citywide postcard campaign, a few columns on the topic, and who knows how much behind-the-scenes work between city officials, developers and TJ's representatives, South County finally has one of the much-loved specialty grocery stores and it's in Morgan Hill.

Close your eyes and picture this: A warm and cozy ... no, wait a minute. You'd better open your eyes or you won't be able to read the rest of your newspaper. Or worse, you might drift off to sleep and land face first in your cereal bowl, and then you'll be cranky and out-of-sorts the rest of the day.

The city cannot create a successful downtown alone. A thriving

I've pretty much discounted the reality (or rather, unreality) of the next few weeks of Christmas and am already looking forward to a new year. So is the governor it seems, as he seeks to devise a proposal that addresses the crisis of inadequate health care for the entire population of California. Because so many of California's non-profits are health care providers or greatly impacted by the ramifications of poor health care policies and practices, the California Association of Non-profits asked about what is going on around the state, particularly in the area of private and public partnerships.

It's No Wonder Whales are 'Snapping' - They Belong in the Great, Open Oceans