Letters To The Editor
Letters To The Editor
Challenges in Online Learning – Letter to the Editor
Letter from Katie Chen on September 30, 2020
My school has been in session for three weeks already. Classes, one after another, over Zoom, Google Meet, and Canvas Conference. Although my teachers are trying their hardest to make...
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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...