Editorials

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An election must be accessible to all those who want to vote and are qualified to do so. But for Spanish-speaking voters, it appears casting a ballot in San Benito County isn't as easy as required by law.

Cheers For the 'Balers

Just as they did in the courtroom Wednesday afternoon, we

When will we see the final chapter of the ongoing and bizarre

Change is in the air in San Benito County. Citizens turned out in record numbers Nov. 6 to elect new faces on a wide range of boards, and appointees replaced some incumbents. In Hollister, three new supervisors were elected, joining one who was appointed in...

Folks in the Severinsen Street neighborhood have been lighting

House Republicans, especially those of the "tea party" ilk, think they know the cause of our country's economic woes: environmental regulations. As a result, they loaded up the appropriations bill that funds the Interior Department and the Environmental Protection Agency with dozens of riders that would encourage deadly pollution of the air and water, set back efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and allow uranium mining near the Grand Canyon, among other things. Such riders are commonplace on annual appropriations bills, but Washington insiders say they've never seen such a breathtaking assault on the environment.