Opinion

Dear Editor,

Politics is a dirty business even locally, so who sent the

There's a good reason why the modern Minutemen

Opinions aimed at a ban of pit bull dogs are way off the reasoned mark

CHEERS for the aggressive anti-crime sweeps put together by the Gilroy Police Department over the last few weeks. Thirty three arrests the past week on top of a whopping 115 during the recent sweep - largest in the city's history - dubbed Operation Garlic Press. That's a whole bunch of bad people being swept from our streets. Just as importantly, the ground rules are being established: not tolerated in Gilroy. It's good work, and reaching out to the various law enforcement agencies for expertise and assistance paid dividends now and will likely do so again in the future. Thanks for all the good police work to the entire GPD force.

Dear Editor,

159949~All-day 'K' call tough to understand---In a district that

On July 20, 1969—50 years ago—a team of about five American soldiers was surrounded by what seemed like hundreds of Vietnamese. As the enemy closed in, all the brave Americans could do was hunker down and wait for the inevitable—scared,  as flashbacks of home...