Letters

Letter: Editorial underestimates government’s threat to free speech

September 30, 2025

Your Sept. 26 editorial, “When National Headlines Collide with National News” regarding the massive and successful boycott of ABC/Disney, Sinclair and Nexstar distributors (who have since also acquiesced) was tone-death! It minimized the threats to our freedom of speech. You missed the whole point! This...

Letter: The next age of water

July 10, 2023

The California Water Plan is the state’s strategic roadmap for managing the state’s precious water resources equitably and sustainably. First developed in 1957, it has been continually updated to tackle the evolving issues and challenges of the day. The latest update, expected mid-2024, will highlight sustainable water...

Letter: Proposed farm bill endangers small farms

November 19, 2024

Morris Grassfed Beef is deeply rooted in California’s rich ranching tradition, one that values the care of land and animals alike. We manage our land with a holistic approach that nurtures the entire ecosystem—air, water, soil, animals and people. We are proud to be part...

Sewer Issue Requires More Than Finger Pointing

August 8, 2006

By Doug Emerson

Letters: Death of horse at Gilroy Rodeo

September 2, 2025

Rodeos are barbaric How is it possible that watching animals suffer is considered a source of entertainment? A horse breaks its neck and dies…. and that is just collateral damage all in the name of good old family fun? Rodeos are barbaric. Anyone who partakes, or is...

Another round of the cheerleading debate

July 23, 2005

Here we go again. Another sports editor, this time out of Morgan

What you get when you pay your taxes

December 22, 2004

As a native son, I love this county, and it hurts me to see what

DA responds to column

March 24, 2005

I am writing in response to Mr. Smith's column of March 19. Mr.

Supporting ‘T’ Right for a Safer Community

October 5, 2007

Editor,

Letter: Continue making improvements

December 20, 2013

In a recent editorial a point was made that the city and county should focus on maintaining the infrastructure that we have now and not spend resources on building new infrastructure such as the River Park Project. While I agree that we shouldn’t be building things that we can’t afford to maintain, I think it is critical that we not abandon the goals of improving our community and to find ways to increase city and county revenues so that we can make improvements to parks, streets, schools and other public facilities.

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Stuck in a polarized, sterile debate about crime

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Letter: Editorial underestimates government’s threat to free speech

Letter: The next age of water

Letter: Proposed farm bill endangers small farms

Sewer Issue Requires More Than Finger Pointing

Letters: Death of horse at Gilroy Rodeo

Another round of the cheerleading debate

What you get when you pay your taxes

DA responds to column

Supporting ‘T’ Right for a Safer Community

Letter: Continue making improvements

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