A heartfelt plea for the city to make sure that the Gilroy Center for the Arts stays open and vibrant
Dear Editor,
I am writing on behalf of the Gilroy Arts Alliance/Center for the Arts. This place has really been a great new place for me to be a participant in the Gilroy Community. I feel it has given me purpose, as I volunteer and enjoy all the center has to offer.
I was born and raised in Gilroy and I wish when I was younger I could have come here to see and do things. It is nice to have a place so close to enjoy plays, art shows, and music events to name a few.
How can we afford to let this place go?
I hope the city see the importance and enjoyment this place brings to the community. A safe place to go to see things that make us laugh, open our hearts and touch our spirit.
Anne Della Maggiora, Gilroy
There’s something you as a parent can do that will help your student and society – read and share
Dear Editor,
“The decrease in the reading habits of a people implies a true mental step back for society. It reduces its creative imagination, its intelligence and its sensitivity.”
The quote is by Ibáñez Langloise, a Chilean poet with whom I totally agree.
As an educator, I verify that students who are fond of reading encounter fewer hitches in their studies, get better grades and are usually more mature. It is just logical – reading improves spelling, vocabulary, written and oral expression, it builds up culture and helps thinking. And those who think are capable of internalizing values.
In addition, it can contribute to knowledge of the truth, achievement of good, and appreciation of beauty, which helps us improve as human beings.
On the other hand, reading is the best antidote to boredom, since you do not need others in order to have a good time. One of the most exciting challenges we parents and educators face is to encourage reading among our children and students. How? By reading more ourselves; it is the example that draws in, as you can only convey what you experience.
Federido Gómez, Gilroy
Two ridiculous answers on decommissioned GPD guns from the Community Pulse board
Dear Editor,
I wish, when you published the comments by the Clown Patrol (Community Pulse), you would name who made the statements. The anonymity protects the fools from standing out. Regarding the decommissioned Gilroy Police Department pistol non-issue, two of the comments by said patrol were so laughable they merit feedback.
Taking the cake was, “I believe the potential for safety issues far outweighs the money saved.” What safety issues? Are these any less “safe” that any other? This sounds like the Gov. Moonbeam Protection Racket, telling us to pay more taxes or we won’t be safe.
The second was, “No resale ever. If they don’t want to buy it, the weapon should be melted down.” Why? What a waste! (And they wonder why there is a deficit.) A Colt pistol is quite a collector’s piece (for people who know anything about guns).
The best solution for all sides is to auction them off to (Gilroy) city residents. Said residents paid for them, and an auction brings in the fairest price. A win-win situation. (And by the way, I won’t be bidding on one any time soon, so the GPD can all breathe a little easier.)
Alan Viarengo, Gilroy
America needs a new political party, nothing’s going to change unless citizens hold Congress accountable
Dear Editor,
The post office is going bankrupt and Congress fails to act. The country is borrowing $38,000 each and every second and Congress fails to act. A super committee of Congress is appointed to address deficit reduction. The super committee fails to act.
We elected these clowns and we must replace them. Replacing them with a clown from a different party does no good. I urge you to join the non partisan organization I found at www.goooh.com that will reform the way congressional candidates are selected. GOOOH (pronounced Go) intends to challenge incumbents, in the primaries, with citizen representatives chosen by the members of their district.
Will you act to save your country or will you, like Congress, fail?
Irving Welchons, Charlotte, NC
