Opinion

It was a call from Pat Vickroy of Gilroy that brought attention to the problem of trash in and along Gilroy’s waterways and just who’s responsible for gathering and hauling it away.

Some may wonder why the faithful tend to get a little bent out of shape over the phrase Happy Holidays. It’s not that the phrase itself is offensive, after all, it has its root meaning from “holy day.” It may have more to do with the fact the phrase, Happy Holidays, is used because it’s “less” offensive to others who don’t believe in the Christ child’s mission on earth.