Letters To The Editor
Letters To The Editor
Pandemic of Racism – Letter to the Editor
Letter from David Cohen on September 23, 2020
The Santa Clara Police Officers Association (POA), Firefighters Union and Local AFL-CIO union all set themselves apart as being completely tone deaf about what is happening in the community and...
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Re-elect Mark Richardson – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Cathy VanPernis on September 23, 2020
We are in support of Mark Richardson’s bid for re-election to the Santa Clara Unified School District Governing Board. Mark’s priority has consistently been to invest his time in students...
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Affordable Housing: Addressing Homelessness in the Bay Area – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Akhilesh Balasingam on September 16, 2020
Since the start of the stay-at-home order more than 6 months ago, I’ve noticed a large homeless encampment on Wolfe Road, marked by blue tarp, bikes, and trash bags. In...
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Bonnie Lieberman for SCUSD Board – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Aida Sued on September 16, 2020
We need Mrs. Bonnie Lierberman’s voice in our School Board! She has a tract record as former PTA President and School Site Council representative of advocating for ALL students, families...
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Bonnie Lieberman Endorsement – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Ana Matinpour on September 16, 2020
I am an eighth-grader at Peterson Middle School and have known Bonnie Lieberman for 9 years. I have seen how dedicated she is to this community and believe she will...
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Women’s Suffrage – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Eugenia Xu on September 9, 2020
With 2020 being the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which permitted women to vote, I’m seeing a pattern of racial erasure in our narrative of suffragette history in that...
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School Board Elections – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Vickie Fairchild on September 9, 2020
The Endorsement Game When I ran for school board, I was a little surprised by the endorsement game among politicians and quickly learned that individual endorsements often (but not always)...
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Re-elect Mark Richardson – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Jim Canova on September 9, 2020
I encourage a vote to re-elect Mark Richardson for SCUSD School Board November 3. I value Mark’s practical approach to serving students and families. He is a long time advocate...
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Noncooperation – Letter to the Editor
Letter from James Rowen on September 9, 2020
Having thought about it, I think what these professional athletes are doing is both thoughtful and courageous. Both Dr. King and Gandhi urged noncooperatiin as a method to make it...
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Mark Zuckerberg and Black Lives Matter – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Jessica Ma on September 2, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg’s recent Black Lives Matter post feels just as performative as kids from my school posting a black square on Instagram who also choose not to call out their...