Give DOG his due
Several recent letters have improperly dismissed DOG, the deity
of choice for one of the Pinnacle’s staff writers. This letter
supports DOG as an actual god, one that has certainly left a mark
on humankind.
As I understand it, a DOG worldview would fall into neutral or
negative atheism or a ver sion of agnosticism, viewing deity as
either not provable or irrelevant. This typically results in
humanism, where morality, goals, values, etcetera are determined by
either each individual human or a group of humans who collectively
decide what is good and what is bad.
Individual humans worshipping DOG look for power, control,
wealth, self-indulgence. Notable examples are Hitler, Stalin, Idi
Amin, Bin Laden, and scads of professional athletes; also, you and
I who purchase bigger SUVs, upgrade TVs every other year, drive
faster to get ahead of THAT guy, or fight to get promoted.
Groups of humans who believe that LAW dictates right and wrong
also worship DOG. Now that adultery is no longer illegal, does that
mean it is no longer wrong? If a country passes a law that all
female children should be killed at birth, would that make it
right?
Obviously, DOG is very alive and well today. Things that are
morally wrong have been legalized. The first amendment, which was
created so that people of different religious denominations would
be free from government control of doctrine, is now corrupted. The
worship of DOG is quite popular, indeed.
Tim Brown
Gilroy
Give DOG his due
Several recent letters have improperly dismissed DOG, the deity of choice for one of the Pinnacle’s staff writers. This letter supports DOG as an actual god, one that has certainly left a mark on humankind.
As I understand it, a DOG worldview would fall into neutral or negative atheism or a ver sion of agnosticism, viewing deity as either not provable or irrelevant. This typically results in humanism, where morality, goals, values, etcetera are determined by either each individual human or a group of humans who collectively decide what is good and what is bad.
Individual humans worshipping DOG look for power, control, wealth, self-indulgence. Notable examples are Hitler, Stalin, Idi Amin, Bin Laden, and scads of professional athletes; also, you and I who purchase bigger SUVs, upgrade TVs every other year, drive faster to get ahead of THAT guy, or fight to get promoted.
Groups of humans who believe that LAW dictates right and wrong also worship DOG. Now that adultery is no longer illegal, does that mean it is no longer wrong? If a country passes a law that all female children should be killed at birth, would that make it right?
Obviously, DOG is very alive and well today. Things that are morally wrong have been legalized. The first amendment, which was created so that people of different religious denominations would be free from government control of doctrine, is now corrupted. The worship of DOG is quite popular, indeed.
Tim Brown
Gilroy
Navarrette pushes a button
Hey Ruben (Navarrette) – How many election ballots south of San Diego are written in English?
Leland Petersen
Gilroy
Obituaries need more respect
I understand for the Pinnacle to be a success is with advertisements.
However, I find it disrespectful to place the funeral notices and obituaries on a page where there is an abundance of these advertisements. For some time I have felt the Pinnacle does not or has not shown respect for the deceased and their loved ones. Perhaps you should move the funeral notices and obituaries column to the Local News Section where the Local Briefs page appears, the existing advertisements which appear here could be moved to the existing funeral notices, etc, page. This change could possibly give you more room for more paying advertisers.
Mary Ann Morris
Hollister
Bothered by missing flagpole
I am responding to a letter written by my classmate Jess Salcedo about the Class of ’66 missing flagpole.
Once stood since 1966 and now no longer shows any evidence of “The Senior Class gift to the school – the new flag pole at the Andy Hardin field.” This is how it reads in our Senior High School Book. Along pictured is four classmates of mine honoring the occasion. It once read on a small cement slab, “Class of 1966,” and now it’s gone along with the flagpole.
Over the past 18 months, I have spoken with three people at the Hollister High School and have not received a resolution concerning this matter. It seems our flagpole has been replaced with another in a different location. The replacement poles honors Coach Andy Hardin and his championship football history of the ’40s.
I believe the responsible parties involved were presumptuous in assuming no one would notice the missing flagpole and its marker or if they even cared.
Alan Littlejohn
Hollister
Woods makes Pinnacle a hypocrite
I read your opinion calling for the upcoming candidates to not run negative personal attacks and to be wise to stay away from this type of politics. That was just like the pot calling the kettle black. You need look no further than just about every article ever written by Kate Woods that insults people, makes ugly comments about candidates and elected officials, including lately saying “What a Nightmare” at the thought of one person wanting to run for office. She has made so many rude and unfounded accusations that she is truly the poster child for dirty politics. If you oppose her opinion be prepared to suffer her vicious wrath. I thought when the new editor took over her negative personal attacks would end but not so. So if you ever want to stop the negative personal stuff start at home just like any good mother would say, “Charity Starts at Home.” If not then stop your new hypocritical theme and get used to the ugly stuff.
Lillie Gonzalez
Hollister
Support state bond measure
Next June’s ballot will contain a proposal for a state bond measure to help fund Public Library Construction and Renovation. We, the Friends of the San Benito County Free Library, hope that the residents of our county will support this measure.
If this measure passes, our county will have another chance to upgrade or replace its library. The library was built in 1960, and expanded to include a multipurpose room and public rest rooms in 1986. Since then, the county’s population has more than tripled! From less than 18,000 in 1986 to nearly 60,000 now.
A new much larger library was planned in 1992, in response to our growing needs and to a similar state bond issue, but Hollister and the county were unable to come up with the required matching funding and thus were unable to ask for state money.
In addition to lacking the floor space for the materials needed for our present population, our library is badly overcrowded in the back room where employees repair and catalog books, the computer servers are installed and materials stored. The electrical wiring in the building does not have the capacity required for the growing number of computers required by today’s technology hungry populace, and there is very little off street parking for our patrons.
The Board of Supervisors has begun action by appointing Supervisors Pat Loe and Jaime De La Cruz to a committee that intends to hold public meetings in the coming months to determine our goals and vision for the library.
Richard Fish
Hollister
Columnist sets double-standard
Two recent articles from Ruben Navarette regarding illegal immigration cause concern. Looking on the Internet for articles published by Mr. Navarette, he clearly states he is for an open border, amnesty, etc. and is against racist comments.
However, his comments from two weeks ago about all people from Kansas clearly meets his requirement for a racist-type comment. Also, he stated last week that Americans against illegal immigration are afraid to be overrun by a culture that is not their own, but he is upset that Americans are ruining/overrunning Latin America. Mr. Navarette seems to be for illegal activity in the US, but against legal commerce in Mexico. It is difficult to tell if he is telling a joke, or is just being “irrational and illogical.”
The Pinnacle should explore this issue from different perspectives.
Mark C. Dickson
Hollister
Good care at Hazel Hawkins
We feel we must write this to tell people how fortunate we are to have this special little hospital in our community. My husband had been in and out of many hospitals the last few years, and we can honestly say Hazel Hawkins Hospital is one of the best. Everyone who had anything to do with his care was always so compassionate and caring. Every department, whether it was Dietary, Lab, X-ray, Emergency Room, Respiratory, Pharmacy, Med-Surg and especially Intensive Care were so good to him.
We, also, will never forget the kind words and concern the hospital showed the family. Staff went above and beyond the call of duty, taking that extra minute or two to explain something to us or to just listen. The staff was especially good at listening. We had many questions, and yet we were never made to feel we were imposing on their time.
The last few days were filled with gentleness, peace, compassion and support. We will never forget all you did for us. May God bless each of you for your special love of people and for never losing your compassion for them.
Helen Casillas
Hollister
Woods just rips off KGO
As to Mr. Maese’s question (“Good Things for the Badlands,” (Letters, Jan. 8) asking “Where Kate Woods gets all this eye-opening information,” I believe that if he reads her column regularly, he may come to the conclusion that it may come from her Guru, KGO radio talk show host Bernie Ward? They both appear to be Bush-haters, with no valid recommended solutions. Possibly other sources may come from other KGO talk show hosts?
As for her “cutesy” Supervisors’ names (Report from the Badlands, Jan. 8) you may cross-reference with Pinnacle Local News (Jan. 8) article by Kate Woods. This may help to identify some people for us less-literate readers?
Harry E. Bank
Hollister
Library friends endorse bond act
June’s ballot will contain a proposal with a very long name: The California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2006. The Friends of the San Benito County Free Library have endorsed this proposal.
It’s obvious why we favor it. We hope that if it passes, San Benito County might get some money from it as a matching grant (65-35) for our library. For example, the electrical system of our more than 40 year old building was not built for the computer age. To look for a matching grant, we need to have a plan ready for what we’ll do with the money. In the last library bond act, our country got no funding because we never submitted a grant proposal.
The Board of Supervisors has begun action by appointing supervisors Pat Loe and Jaime de la Cruz to the committee, which intends to hold public meetings to determine our goals and vision for the library in the coming months.
Hollister has gained 30,000 new residents since our current library was built. San Benito County outside of Hollister has gained another 10,000. We need to start thinking now about what we will need in the future, how we can get it, and how we’ll operate it once we have it.
Mary Scheider
Hollister
