News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: PUB LTE: Jacobs' Leaving Is Valley's Loss |
Title: | US CA: PUB LTE: Jacobs' Leaving Is Valley's Loss |
Published On: | 2001-01-06 |
Source: | San Jose Mercury News (CA) |
Fetched On: | 2008-09-02 07:01:40 |
JACOBS' LEAVING IS VALLEY'S LOSS
MY thanks go to departed Mercury News columnist Joanne Jacobs (Opinion,
Jan. 4) for her profound contribution to the quality of culture in Silicon
Valley.
In a world where debate is increasingly defined by marketing slogans and
``sound bites,'' where our new president has a deep and abiding lack of
understanding of English grammar, her thoughtful and reasoned discourse
always provided a basis for discussion. With the length of an American's
attention span following some demented inverse Moore's Law, her patient and
careful analysis of a given issue was something for which I was always
thankful. While I didn't always agree with her (more often than not,
however, I did), I found that she had the capacity to cause me to
re-evaluate my beliefs and positions, and that's about the most an Op-Ed
pundit can hope for.
In particular, I want to thank Jacobs for her firm and non-wavering support
for substance abuse treatment rather than incarceration and for her strong
pieces on the folly and futility of the ``drug war.'' Indeed, in matters of
law enforcement and substance abuse, her courageous columns made a real
difference in the community.
While I am pleased that Jacobs has chosen to pursue her dreams and follow
her muse, I am deeply sorry to see her go. Our neighborhoods, I fear, will
be poorer for it.
Good luck and all the best in all her future endeavors.
Michael Hyatt, Los Gatos
MY thanks go to departed Mercury News columnist Joanne Jacobs (Opinion,
Jan. 4) for her profound contribution to the quality of culture in Silicon
Valley.
In a world where debate is increasingly defined by marketing slogans and
``sound bites,'' where our new president has a deep and abiding lack of
understanding of English grammar, her thoughtful and reasoned discourse
always provided a basis for discussion. With the length of an American's
attention span following some demented inverse Moore's Law, her patient and
careful analysis of a given issue was something for which I was always
thankful. While I didn't always agree with her (more often than not,
however, I did), I found that she had the capacity to cause me to
re-evaluate my beliefs and positions, and that's about the most an Op-Ed
pundit can hope for.
In particular, I want to thank Jacobs for her firm and non-wavering support
for substance abuse treatment rather than incarceration and for her strong
pieces on the folly and futility of the ``drug war.'' Indeed, in matters of
law enforcement and substance abuse, her courageous columns made a real
difference in the community.
While I am pleased that Jacobs has chosen to pursue her dreams and follow
her muse, I am deeply sorry to see her go. Our neighborhoods, I fear, will
be poorer for it.
Good luck and all the best in all her future endeavors.
Michael Hyatt, Los Gatos
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