Downtown Looks Open and Beautiful
Dear Editor,
What a wonderful feeling to drive down Monterey Street. It’s like going back in time, and the way I remember Gilroy before the center strip was there, when I was growing up in the 1950s.
Seeing the Old City Hall form Fourth Street was a special treat, like everything is OK now. Gilroy looks beautiful and alive. I know that it will look even more beautiful once all the work is completed. It makes me think of the old saying that “something good is worth waiting for.”
Dolores Ferriera Batrez, Former Gilroyan
Questions Abound After Three Deaths
Dear Editor,
I was so disgusted and extremely upset to read about another beautiful child dying so tragically.
I am glad that the City of Gilroy and Gilroy school administrators are taking a closer look and are trying to correct this problem. But I have to wonder who has the ultimate responsibility for these accidents? Is it just bad drivers, is it the city, is it the schools, parents or all of them?
But when I read the quote by Janine Kaloczy, “There’s a lot of kids crossing these big intersections, and there’s no one to watch out for them,” the first thing that popped out at me was why isn’t there anyone watching them? Where are the parents?
Why do people leave their children’s safety solely on others shoulders? What’s it going to take to convince drivers that putting on make-up, talking on cell phones or changing the channel on the radio is dangerous when you are behind the wheel?
What’s it going to take for parents to realize that children need supervision if they are walking to school on busy streets. When do we as parents take responsibility for the safety of our children?
Mary J. Silva, Gilroy, CA
Medal of Honor a School Trump Card
Dear Editor,
A while back, a gentleman wrote in suggesting that the new school be named after Gilroy’s winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor. I did not know that Gilroy had such a rare hero.
I second that gentleman’s suggestion? And while we are at it, may we also there honor every other human whom we have asked to “put their life on the lines” for us?
Bruce Sweeny, Gilroy
‘There are things you think and things that you say’
Dear Editor,
I often tell my daughter, “there are things you think and things that you say.” Cynthia Walker should have kept what she thought to herself.
What in God’s name made her think it would be appropriate to publicly compare Franca Barsi’s life choices to Dr. Laura’s code of conduct? Dr. Laura is an idiot, and if Cynthia Walker holds her up to her daughter as an example, she might want to think twice
As a parent you can do your utmost to teach your child right from wrong, how to be safe, morals, values etc., but the choice is up to the child in the end. God willing Cynthia Walker’s daughter is perfect throughout her life, and as a parent Ms. Walker never has to bear the agony Franca’s mother does. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. But to publicly comment on a family’s tragedy is inexcusable. Find something else to stir up controversy. Go back to picking on public schools and leave honest, real people alone. Some of us out here are human and make mistakes that we regret bitterly.
And in case you are wondering Ms. Walker yes, Franca was a beautiful person, inside and out. A wonderful mother, she will be surely missed and she was so loved.
Jeannie Chavez, Gilroy
