Guest view: Time to remove police from schools
There comes a time when each of us comes to terms with aspects of life that can change our views and challenge long held beliefs. For me it is the present issue of police in schools (school resource officers).
Guest View: Avoid the three C’s
By Alan Viarengo
Fear sells news stories; naturally, an alarming article will capture more attention. More website hits mean more profit through advertising, so we...
Letter: Remembering Gilroy, July 28, 2019
Ah, summer.
The smell of chlorine mixed with sunscreen
surrounds the pool at the neighborhood Y.
Sleeveless. Popsicle tongued children who never age.
The familiar sounds of flip...
Editorial: Searching for closure, one year later
It’s late July in Gilroy, and Christmas Hill Park is unrecognizable.
Bicyclists roll through the Uvas Creek levee trail, passing by people pushing strollers or...
Chicano community extends an inviting hand
By Cesar Gamboa
Nestled in the southern Santa Clara Valley, at the crossroads of the Great Central Valley, Bay Area, “Silicon Valley,” the Monterey Peninsula,...
Letter: Young was a bright presence
Your article about Gary Young’s death from Covid really touched me (South Valley, June 12, 2020). Gary was always a bright presence at Orchard...
Guest View, Peter Leroe-Muñoz: One man’s death, one nation’s self-reflection
By Peter Leroe-Muñoz
Anger. Frustration. Heartsick. Those were a few of the emotions I felt watching the video that captured the killing of George Floyd....
Letter, June 11: Why do we label people?
“Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it.” Keeping this in mind, why do we insist...
Guest View: Gilroy FFA continues to stay connected
This has been a crazy year and we, as a community, have had a lot happen to all of us. The Gilroy FFA chapter...
Guest View: Come together to honor fallen heroes
By Albert Lambert
These are certainly challenging times. Covid-19 has touched everyone’s lives in one way or another. Some have become ill and recovered, others...
