Letter: Council needs to revisit bell installation
When I was in fourth grade, I was so proud of the Mission I had constructed with popsicle sticks and glue! Now, however, many...
Letter: Consolidating Gilroy city commissions
At the Jan. 10 city council meeting, the council voted 5-2 to consolidate our 13 city commissions into nine commissions. For perspective with our...
Letter: We have much to learn from Amah Mutsun
Naka Elelleh has told one side, an important side, of the El Camino Bell story (“These bells don’t jingle,” Dec. 31). But as we...
Letter: Do what’s right—get vaccinated
We are now going in reverse (again) because of all the ignorant people who refuse to be vaccinated for Covid-19. I don’t understand it...
Letter: Poem left out the Gilroy Rodeo
I enjoyed reading your 2021 Holiday Poem...but how could you forget to include the one and only large event that happened this year: Gilroy...
Letter: Inaction on transportation problems is deadly
Whenever I read about another fatal crossover collision I remember giving the eulogy for Morgan Hill’s Janet Graham at her church. The San Benito...
Letter: Nursery’s generosity helps local charities
At the end of each year, bright red poinsettias can be seen in homes and businesses all over. In most cases, around South County,...
Letter: Cost for SROs is well worth students’ safety
Councilmember Zach Hilton has been very public in sharing his belief that school resource officers are detrimental to our schools. He recently retweeted a...
Letter: Complying with officers is not a sign of weakness
Last Saturday at 3:50am my wife and I were awakened by loud noises. My daughter was asleep in her room. I found a 20-something...
Letter: School officers provide positive role models for students
It saddens me to read that our Councilman Zach Hilton wants to try to eliminate our SRO (School Resource Officer) from our Gilroy schools....
