Gilroyans, elections deserve respect
Just when you thought we'd exhausted our supply of post-election
Less water but more homes, duh? Wasssup with that?
There's an old saying “Something smells like rotten cheese.” My point is that something might be “rotten” in Gilroy and Morgan Hill when it comes to new residential construction and the drought.
Decisions set stage for 2019
Here are a few highlights in Santa Clara County government in 2018.
New Animal Services Center Coming. Construction of the new center is scheduled to break ground in Spring 2019, with a move-in date of mid-2021. The new 37,000-square-foot building on 4.5 acres will replace...
Editorial: Trade war is a ‘lose-lose’ for our farmers
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in late March that he didn’t expect President Trump’s tariff announcements to have “a big impact on the economy.” He even went so far as to say that “what we’re doing is long-term very good for the economy.”
Mnuchin...
Three top choices for seats on the City Council
It's a crowded field, but three candidates for Gilroy City
The art of cursive is being lost
Amidst current discussions and controversy about the merits and challenges of the new “Core Curriculum,” a less dramatic yet equally important issue is the trend away from teaching “cursive” in our schools. As a retired teacher and current voter, genealogist and sports fan, I think the loss of the ability to write (and therefore read) cursive is another step in the increasing “depersonalization” of our culture with potentially disastrous consequences. I was further reminded of this as I went to vote by mail, where, on the envelope, you are told emphatically to sign your name (not print it) for your vote to count.











