Opinion

The San Benito County Water District will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIR) for the West Hill Water Treatment Plant (WTP) that will be constructed starting in 2014. It is scheduled to be on line by the end of 2015.

My family and I were shocked and saddened by the passing of Stacey Reid, a manager at Save Mart. Mr. Reid was a positive person who seemed to engage all his customers.

I have read the response and questions presented by Mr. Kevin Doherty. I have also been in health care for well over 20 years. I  have worked in hospitals all over California, across the country, and in the private sector as well. Mr. Doherty is correct in his observations and the roles of governing agencies at the state and federal levels. It is their job to find where there is improvement to grow and to be sure that the hospitals are functioning at the levels that have been sent forth by them. Every hospital that I have worked at has stories of great work for their community and their patients. The scene of lives being saved and making people comfortable happen at all of them. There are so many unsung heroes in every hospital, at so many different levels.

American Voters have vital choices for medical care this November. Strengthen the Affordable Care Act by adding the Public Option and reduce the deficit by $143 billion or repeal the law and turn control of medical care back to insurance companies, boost the deficit by $109 billion. Strengthen Medicare and provide funding to cover America's middle class or replace Medicare with a voucher system to improve insurance company profit margins. Interesting to see what voters decide.

By Tom and Karen Lantz