Opinion

EDITOR: We in Santa Clara County are fortunate to have an

Recently, you may have heard about a spike in 401(k)

Dear Editor, I read with interest The Times

“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If

I was startled by Gilroy resident Ed Rolls' letter to the editor

EDITOR: In the second paragraph on page A8 (The Times, Nov. 7),

Dear Editor, Californians should vote NO on Proposition 77. Of

As I think about a bigger view, outside my own little world, I realize that we as a country and as a world really have much to be thankful for. In the United States, we continue by most measures to be the greatest country in the world, and live with an amazing level of comfort and freedom compared with many other places and times. The following is food for grateful thought.

A few weeks ago I wrote about the Christian practice of baptism, focusing on a type known as “proxy baptism.” This allows people who died without accepting Jesus as Savior to have another opportunity for salvation. While this practice has raised some controversy, during the course of my research I discovered that the traditional baptism practiced since the early days of church is also becoming controversial.

Dear Editor, Over the past few weeks, community members have