The Sunnyvale Sun

Letters & Opinions

Speak Out

Protest group's image
belies angry rhetoric

They all look like they are having a good time and wear great hats. But check out their site "Women's League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)" and you learn that these "grannies" want to do more than hold hands and sing "Kumbaya."

Their image evokes harmless seniors who just want to get together, stand on street corners and sing meaningless ditties about making the world safe and love the children; but don't believe it.

This is a strident, angry activist group that rails against the government, uses revolutionary language, and has bought into leftist rhetoric about the war, about capitalism, about the supposed torture of Palestinians and the wonderful country of Cuba and Castro. They are well organized and represented at the UN and are active in Third World politics.

It's really a pity to use so much space on these anarchists while there are more important issues in Sunnyvale to discuss.

Micki Falk

Chickadee Court

Photo series sparks
memories, stories

The "Keeping Track" photo in the May 30, 2007 issue prompted a number of calls to the Sunnyvale Historical Society. All but one of the callers recognized the crossing as Sunnyvale ( formerly Arques) Avenue and Hendy, looking south. The California Packing Corp. plant building became the home of Del Monte. The building, moved to S. Murphy Avenue, is now known as Historic Del Monte Building.

I was fortunate enough to have been doing some work at the museum last week and had wonderful conversations with the long time residents who called. One man distinctly remembered the location because his camper stalled on the tracks there one day years ago. Another told me of coming to Sunnyvale in 1929 as a young boy.

Thanks so much for carrying the LookingBack photo series.

Jeanine Stanek

Sunnyvale Historical Society