Dear Editor,
The news is so full of doom and gloom these days that we don’t
often hear about a lot of good stuff that happens and it happened
to me this week. I was driving down Watsonville Road right past Day
Road when I saw a huge rock in my lane. There were wall to wall
cars coming in the opposite lane as well as a number of cars behind
me and no place to swerve off the road to avoid the rock. I was
between a rock and a hard place for sure.
Hit a rock, blew a tire, then an angel showed up to lend a hand
Dear Editor,
The news is so full of doom and gloom these days that we don’t often hear about a lot of good stuff that happens and it happened to me this week. I was driving down Watsonville Road right past Day Road when I saw a huge rock in my lane. There were wall to wall cars coming in the opposite lane as well as a number of cars behind me and no place to swerve off the road to avoid the rock. I was between a rock and a hard place for sure.
So, I hit the rock and blew the tire, but had to keep on going because if I went off the road I would have been in a ditch. I pulled over as soon as I could. Almost immediately a young man pulled up and asked if he could assist me and then insisted on changing my tire. He would take no money for such a kindness. My thanks to you, Greg Bozzo, you are living proof that there are still Good Samaritans around!
Pat Schneider, Gilroy
‘Spiteful, mean-spirited, hateful’ person who opposes gay marriage
Dear Editor,
Cynthia Walker continues to be the most spiteful, mean-spirited, and hateful person published in the Dispatch. That’s quite an accomplishment, actually. Her idiotic ranting about legal marriage for same sex couples was hilariously poor debate. It was senseless ranting and nonsense. If there was any semblance of a logical point to it, I would debate that with her, but frankly it’s just hateful and misleading rambling. What is clear is that she holds an opinion: She’s against same-sex marriage. I’m not sure why other than a definition she read once in a book.
Cynthia, you might want to study history regarding the U.S. Constitution and how and why it was put into the form that it was after much debate. One of the main reasons it took on the final form that it did was to allow for new definitions as society matured. In 1800, “All men are created equal” did not extend to black men by legal definition. Slavery was legal in the United States by definition. Enlightened men changed the definition. No women were allowed to vote on the issue – by legal definition.
Luckily, activists stood firm on the idea that women should be able to vote and a new definition arose some decades later. History is full of people who clung to the notion that slavery was legal, that women should not vote, that segregation was good. History does not show these reactionaries in good light.
We might even call them bigots today. So when rights are granted to people after decades of struggle and social debate, it’s usually a losing proposition to rant like a lunatic that we need to “go back to the old ways”.
I’m sure your shield of ego and feelings of omnipotence will not allow any of this message to register, but I just felt like saying it.
I certainly applaud the California Supreme Court for doing their job of protecting the California State Constitution, and the freedoms and rights of the citizens of this state. I’d like to see a gay pride parade in Gilroy. I think we’re one of the few cities in Santa Clara County that doesn’t have one. I wonder why, Cynthia? Do you think it’s because people fear the hate being published around here?
Dave McRae, Gilroy
Prop 98 really a measure that will protect the poor and our property
Dear Editor,
Please vote yes on Proposition 98 and no on 99. The Howard Jarvis group that gave us old Proposition 13 is supporting Prop 98. Government groups, who are constantly devising new ways to raise taxes, are supporting Prop 99.
One way to raise taxes is to take properties from privately owned businesses, churches and homes, and give or sell very cheaply the same properties to other private groups. These groups then build new high-end condos (think higher property taxes) or shopping malls (think higher property taxes and sales taxes). This benefits a lot of the higher income groups. It hurts the people who have homes, either owned or rented, and the businesses and churches on which they depend.
For those who genuinely have concerns for the poor, and wish to preserve viable neighborhoods and promote affordable housing, please vote YES on Prop 98 and NO on Prop 99.
Jack Kazanjian, Gilroy
