Dump BART and build the Pacheco Pass Y flyover
As an admitted transit fanatic, normally arguments such as in
Letter: Support SB 690 to stop lawsuit abuse
California’s legal system should be used to uphold justice—not to line the pockets of trial lawyers exploiting outdated laws. Yet that’s exactly what’s happening today under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), a criminal wiretapping statute from 1967 that is being twisted into...
Editorial: Hollister officials made a right turn on taxi law
In far too many instances, city officials in Hollister have gone to absurd lengths by impeding a free flow of commerce.
Marty: Satisfaction in retirement
When I was finally ready to "hang 'em up for good" and retire, my family was worried. You see, I had no real hobbies or plans for a third career like everyone in the TV ads. If you watch the commercials those on the verge of retirement are all better looking than I am and seem to have a bucket-load of unfilled desires, but I had none; I was just tired of the daily grind. Those who cared for me were concerned that I was going to sit around bored – and worse - drive them crazy. Luckily, I've found satisfaction in doing small handyman projects around the house.
What Rove did was ‘ethically disgusting’
As the judge in the Judith Miller-Matt Cooper case said, it just
Marty: The Hoover Dam revisited in 2011
Every politician wants to rebuild the Hoover Dam – at least metaphorically. At one time the national frustration phrase was, "If we can put a man on the moon why can't we...?" Now the moon is "old cheese" and we're invoking the Hoover Dam, but could we even build it today?






