Editorials

Two months after the death of Steven Juarez while in the custody of Gilroy police, the investigation of the exact cause of his death continues. While the police and the district attorney’s office are investigating whether police were responsible, they have said little about...

Last Sunday and Monday night we did inventory at the department

New York Times reporter Judith Miller has spent two weeks in

This year's Relay for Life was a wonderful, and touching,

San Benito County's upcoming transition to a two-tier system of

All of the candidates running for office deserve immense credit

With the recent rise in gang violence in Hollister, the City

Who owns the California coast? More than 30 years after voters

THUMBS UP: The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce's yearly tradition of handing out honors to citizens and businesses of the year turned out another great crop of honorees for 2008, and they're worth noting again. Cilly Fisher and Ed Stephenson won woman and man of the year. McKinnon Lumber won retail business of the year. Bianchi, Kasavan & Pope won service business of the year. Flapjack's Country Cafe won hospitality business of the year. And Earthbound Farm/Natural Selection Foods won agriculture business of the year. The chamber did another excellent job of choosing winners who represent the positive side of San Benito County. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks for the contributions you've made to San Benito County.