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The opinion of the Pinnacle
Friday, May 02, 2008 By Editorial of The Pinnacle Denham deserves our support
It's often said that the shortest path to the truth in politics is to follow the money.
Anyone who has paid a whit of attention to the scandalous effort to recall state Sen. Jeff Denham can see the money trail. Even more troubling is the shadow of self-interest and partisan politics.
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Letters to the editor
5/2/2008 5:02:00 PM Volunteers make library work
Thank you Friends of the Library and volunteers for all your support and many contributions.
With the support and efforts of library Friends and volunteers:
· The new picture book area rug, funded by the Friends, adds warmth, color and a wonderful place for children and parents to enjoy reading together.
· With Friends of the Library and volunteer support, the Library can reach out to youth by offering educational, recreational and inspirational library programs such as the Summer reading club, story time and after-school Homework Club.
· The library now has a new professional collection of library materials, funded by the Friends of the Library, for youth services staff to use when planning programs and doing story times.
· With grant and financial support from the Friends, the children's and teen collections are being strengthened to better meet the needs of the young people and their families in our community.
· As a result of the ongoing Friends of the San Benito Free Library's Bookmobile campaign, the library's new bookmobile and Mobile Family Learning Center will be well stocked with library materials made available for check out to people throughout the county.
And this is just to name a few of the many accomplishments the Friends of the Library and volunteers made each and every day.
Your contributions have made a big difference for our library and community.
Nora Conte
County librarian
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Quote of the week
5/2/2008 5:02:00 PM "It's hard to imagine an incumbent that can't raise money if he wanted to, unless people are really mad at him."
Terry Christensen, a San Jose State University political science professor, on campaign fundraising
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Letters to the Editor
4/25/2008 5:01:00 PM Use your spending
to save seals
Another year, another battle on the ice floes off Newfoundland. I have heard that if you kill one or two you are a murderer, if you kill thousands or millions you are a king, and if you kill them all you are a god! Hunting of a species until none are left is still extinction. Hunting with a stick and a pick is barbaric. Why should we be appalled when harp seals are hunted for no other reason than national pride (or, I'm not going to stop just because you say I should), arrogance and greed. A group of Canadian delegates just returned from the EU where they were trying to pedal their bloody wares. Where is the compassion; more importantly where is the worldwide outrage that Canadian officials should endorse, sponsor and gladly pay for the killing and mutilation of baby harp seals in their nurseries each year? Well, this must be where the "greed" part comes into play. Why else would the government of Canada "look the other way"?
You can help end the largest commercial slaughter of marine mammals in the world by joining the boycott of Canadian seafood products. Talk to your local grocery store and favorite restaurant to see if they have joined the Protect Seals campaign (you can learn more by checking out The Humane Society of America's website). Economic pressure makes a very strong point when appealing to the Canadian governments sense of compassion and reason does not. That in itself is a very sad and telling statement about how far mankind still has to go.
The promise made by Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Loyola Hearn that the hunt this year would be more humane must be buried under the dead carcass of a baby seal bleeding out on the ice while its mother remains close by trying to nurse her dead pup. How important the members of the ministry must feel sitting in their board room handing out quotas to the thugs who will do the killing for them. Imagine having that kind of dominion over another sentient species, how powerful, how arrogant, how frightening!
In my field we harvest crops, in their field they harvest lives. Is this our enlightened future or the bloody past? Most of the seal pups killed are under three weeks old and not even eating solid food yet. They can't escape. They need your help, please.
Linda Nolan
Hollister
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Quote of the week
4/25/2008 5:00:00 PM "The 831 area code is the worst right now. There's just hundreds and hundreds of
people out of work. There just isn't any."
Pat Christensen,
a general engineering contractor, on local construction
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The opinion of the Pinnacle
Make every day Earth Day
As Earth Day approaches, we took the opportunity to look around at just how green our community is and to reflect on how green we live our lives.
The results were mixed.
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