Letters To The Editor
Letters To The Editor
Re: Up In Smoke – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Louise on June 5, 2019
A majority of respondents to last year’s survey about the City of Santa Clara’s smoking ordinance approved of it. Up in Smoke The ordinance is based on health issues –...
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Good Deed – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Ed Garcia on May 29, 2019
Yesterday I went shopping at Sprouts in Santa Clara. I wore my Korea Veteran cap and my 49er scarf. I met a couple in the aisle and the woman said...
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Crime – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Manuel Sousa on May 29, 2019
It’s past time to get rid of the Parole System most of the criminals rearrested are on Parole when they commit another crime. I thought our politicians were supposed to...
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Venezuela’s Struggle – Letter to the Editor
Letter from David Feng on May 22, 2019
It’s no secret that the conflict-ridden country of Venezuela is experiencing a major humanitarian crisis that has caused more than three million Venezuelans to flee the country for neighboring countries...
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Mania – Letter to the Editor
Letter from James Rowen on May 15, 2019
William and Tania Rose could not have scripted a better study in collective madness as they did in “It’s a Mad, Mad, World,” with the exception of sone members of...
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What Price? – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Jack Harkness on May 8, 2019
It is with not-stunned amazement, that Mayor Lisa Gillmor, did not publish anything on her FB page to show her support, sorry, shock or amazement over the shooting at the...
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Local Schools Can Get Students Involved Early in Elections – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Angela Zheng on May 8, 2019
I am a high school junior in San Jose. I believe Silicon Valley should be a leader not just in technology but also in political process. Schools have a civic...
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Bigotry – Letter to the Editor
Letter from James Rowen on May 8, 2019
Bryan Wang wrote about the abuse of facial recognition software towards people of color. Three years ago, City Clerk Hassam Haggag claimed he could prove a Chinese American activist was...
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The Dangers of Artificial Intelligence – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Bryan Wang on April 24, 2019
I am a high school junior in San Jose, CA. Recent protests against racial and gender bias in Amazon’s Rekognition software by both industry experts and consumers alike raise a...
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Fake News – Letter to the Editor
Letter from James Rowen on April 24, 2019
Fake News was a factor in American politics going back to1799 when James Callendar published broadsides and was jailed by John Adams. The term was popularized by James Garner as...