Editorials

There's only one contested seat on the Gavilan Community College

THUMBS DOWN: For gas prices climbing once again into the petro stratosphere. With local gas prices averaging $2.29 per gallon, it appears as though paying at least $2 per gallon is here to stay forever. Funny how gas prices always climb, yet never seem to drop back down to where they were even a year ago. In this day and age, a 30 cent drop in gas is practically unimaginable.

THUMBS UP: For the Hollister Police cracking down on helmet law violations. In April, reporter Kollin Kosmicki wrote a story showing that police had only issued 12 tickets in the prior 16 months. Since then, police have handed out 62 tickets to people not wearing a helmet while skating on city streets or in skate parks. Chief Jeff Miller deserves credit for asking his officers to step up enforcement. While wearing a helmet might cramp some people's style, and getting a ticket is a drag, they serve a good purpose – keeping people safe. Danny Yetter of Hollister died in 2001 after a skate boarding accident. His death may have been prevented if he was wearing a helmet. Avoiding another tragic death is a must, and the police are doing their part.

With increased competition from overseas agricultural producers

San Juan Bautista officials neglected to take one of the crucial steps necessary whenever anything is constructed in the city – built, literally, on a foundation of history.

Signs of the upcoming elections are everywhere; it would be more

I like to learn something new every day. It makes me feel like I

It's an unfortunate reality desperately needing change that each

Cheers for FFA; jeers for home prices

Let no one downplay the immense political skill that went into