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Last week I spoke before the Gilroy City Council on the issue of

How the public's money is being spent needs to be open to

How is the public to become educated and informed if the doors

Now that Gov. Gray Davis has failed in his strategy of keeping

Dear Editor:

Last fall, I wrote a column about salaries and discipline in

Dear Editor, I was delighted to see the article in last week's Dispatch about members of an apartment complex in Minnesota having to submit DNA samples from their pets to help identify the owners of dogs who repeatedly left poop on the property.  Here in Gilroy, I am amazed by the frequently left droppings from dogs in the area encompassed by Mantelli, Calle del Rey and the Luigi Aprea School areas.  Just this morning I counted six separate droppings on the sidewalk along the Pacific West Christian School's side area on Calle del Rey and could not begin to count the piles left on the dirt area long the rest of the school property.  The same holds true along many other streets in the area to the point I don't dare look up at the lovely surrounding views while walking my dog in the mornings, as I have to be very vigilant about where I step.  

It's too bad the Valley Transportation Authority can't unshackle

Dear Editor,

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