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Opinion: California Senate should protect bees, birds and people
Neonic insecticides contain nerve toxins so powerful that a tablespoonful can kill upwards of 1 billion bees.

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Mercury News Letters to the Editor for July 27, 2022

Opinion: Political emails may be spam, but Google wants to set them free
Should FEC allow political campaign emails to bypass Gmail users' spam folders?
Editorials

Editorial: Support bill before Congress to save local journalism
Legislation would allow newspapers to negotiate with Big Tech companies for fair compensation for use of news content.
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Opinion: California wildfires highlight growing risk to national parks
Yosemite is not the only park in the West experiencing the devastating impact of fires exacerbated by climate change.
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Opinion: Make Big Tech pay local newspapers for publishing their content
Since 2005, the revenue produced by news publications across the country has declined by 58%.
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Santa Claus has a new boss in San Jose
Rusty Weekes takes over as executive director of Christmas in the Park, San Jose beloved holiday tradition.
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San Jose festival honors memory of mariachi Carla Diaz
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Opinion

McManus: Fixing the way Congress counts votes for presidents won’t be easy
Law needs to be revamped before to prevent Trump or other candidates from trying gambits again.