Editorials

With the recent crispness in the air and leaves littering our

Only time will tell if Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to

In each of the past two months the United Narcotic Enforcement

The current billion-dollar election cycle has once again defined

The legal wrangling may be, and we stress may be, coming to an

While the standards for schools to meet in the federal No Child

Thumbs Up: For the Hollister Police Department and other agencies who pitched in for security at the 8th Annual Independence Rally. There were arrests and DUIs, but the crowded rally – many are saying it was as big as they've ever seen – never got out of control. Police Chief Jeff Miller deserves a hand for planning enforcement that made sure the wild ones never got too wild. An especially good move was a gang crackdown beginning the Wednesday before the rally kicked off and lasting through the weekend. Police nabbed 25 people during gang sweeps. We're sure that contributed to a smooth event.

With the dawning of the new year, our local government leaders

Former Supervisor Pat Loe, who opposed the proposal to lower the minimum educational requirements for the county administrative officer, addressed the basic problem. Supervisors cannot decide this behind closed doors, she said. Nonetheless, that is what happened. The public debate was nothing but a formality, and the decisions were already made all the way to appointment.

After nearly a year without a chief probation officer, San Benito County plans to fill the void soon, possibly by year's end.