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Re: Another Recall, Free Lance, July 17. Democracy is under attack because some do not like to lose an election. These few initiate recalls. These “Poor Losers” prefer to be winners so they proceed on the attack. They disregard the common good. What concerns me...

More than 40 kids and parents converged July 14 outside the San Benito County Free Library to explore and build with the Community Science Workshop.  The project of the day was an electric bubble-maker, composed of a hobby motor, battery pack and fan—brought to life...

Some stories are difficult to write because there are simply no words that can make sense of them. The tragic loss of 17-year-old Mason Gomes in an accident on July 3 is one of those stories.  Last Thursday, his family gathered with friends, neighbors and...

Many Hollister High student-athletes graduate and compete in sports in college. But few have made major contributions as fast as Baler alum Golda Demby, who just completed her freshman year at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.  In just one season in college, Demby, a four-time...

Construction on a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Gilroy has been temporarily paused while federal attorneys prepare their response to a lawsuit challenging the project, according to opponents of the facility. The pause comes after California Attorney General Rob Bonta and...

Authorities confirmed that a man found dead in the trunk of a vehicle parked on Highway 152 was 42-year-old Hollister resident Javier Becerril. Police are investigating the death as a homicide.  California Highway Patrol officers received a report about 12:19pm July 9 regarding a missing...

Emboldened by a recent court victory and the narrowly successful recall of San Benito County Supervisor Ignacio Velazquez, a group of local voters has targeted another elected supervisor for removal from office.  The effort to recall District 2 Supervisor Kollin Kosmicki can move forward with...

With ballots from the primary freshly counted and certified, incumbents, candidates and hopefuls for local offices in the Nov. 3 general election are already gearing up for the next campaign season.  The nomination period for those interested in becoming official candidates began July 13 and...

Re: Joe Heller cartoon, Free Lance, July 10. The smile on the beak of the stork transmits the purpose of the fly-over of the Capitol by the stork while depositing the standard “bird droppings” smiling about his delivery. The point of his beak bringing a...

Two Gavilan College students will receive $20,000 scholarships after being selected for the prestigious UC Pister Scholarship, a statewide award recognizing exceptional California community college transfer students. Paula Pacheco and Mia Abonce were each awarded the scholarship and will transfer to the University of California,...