Parents should not have to battle to get what law requires
When the experts at Gilroy Unified School District spoke so sincerely about how important parents are in crafting education plans for their special needs students (Dispatch, Oct. 2, 2015), and that parents need as much support as their kids in securing services, the better part of who we are tends to take them at their word.
Newsprint duties could hurt small newspapers
The printing press remains the symbol—despite the arrival of online news—of the Fourth Estate, of “Freedom of the Press.” That’s why for centuries one of the first acts of authoritarian rulers was to smash the printing presses of the opposition.
In 21st Century democracies, the...
City Council has a chance to lead by example and cut their benefits
The proposed stipend increase for Council members is too








