Letter: Cooperative attitude toward agriculture
My family is in its fourth generation of farming in California. We have grown apricots, prunes, cherries and walnuts since the 1920s in the greater Santa Clara Valley.
Letter: Tobacco industry targets youth
As a sophomore at San Benito High School I face daily peer pressure; whether it’s from friends wanting me to drink alcohol or smoking cigarettes. I’m constantly told that if I don’t, I am not cool enough. Lucky enough I am the kind of person that if something does not seem right I will not do it, especially to fit in or impress my friends. However, I know of many students who smoke because they do not want to feel left out.
