Editorials

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

July 3, 2005

Cheers for the Rally riders

At-large mayor would bring representation for all

November 16, 2007

The city is bracing for some major decisions with the passage of Measure T, but it's never too early to start planning for other necessary changes, such as creating an at-large mayoral position and exempting the downtown from stringent, citywide growth restrictions.

Editorial: Another step toward consolidation

November 23, 2010

If for no other reason, retaining Police Chief Jeff Miller on an

Editorial: Finding the true meaning of Thanksgiving

November 25, 2025

In a season often defined by shopping carts full of toys, packed grocery aisles and the annual scramble for the perfect pie, it can be easy to forget what Thanksgiving is truly about. At its heart, the holiday isn’t measured by the size of the...

San Benito County Leadership Refreshing Compared to Nation’s

May 3, 2007

The national news is as full as it's ever been of skulduggery

Compromise Needed to Make Bypass a Reality

May 5, 2006

Forgetting the fact that the Highway 25 bypass sprouted a $15.5

Calstar, HHH Must Come to Terms Soon

October 13, 2005

Your chances of ever needing an air ambulance are slim, but if

Our land

August 31, 2017

Like the rising floods ravaging parts of Texas and Louisiana, this week ended in a deluge of breaking news. San Juan Bautista City Manager Roger Grimsley, who also doubled as the small town’s city engineer, abruptly resigned Tuesday during the city council meeting after...

Editorial: Farr picks wrong time to tout addiction to feel-good politics

August 11, 2009

Rome is burning, and Congressman Sam Farr is swooping in to the

Run, hide, defend…

March 8, 2018

Sadly, events in distant cities mean that our students and teachers have had to add another set of tools for school safety that we all hope they never have to use. Preparations for a broad list of calamities—earthquake, fire, bomb threats, gunfire—are now a fact...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

Readers, expose government waste

Fry Must be Forthright

Thumbs up, thumbs down

Finger-pointing won’t fix women’s fields

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

At-large mayor would bring representation for all

Editorial: Another step toward consolidation

Editorial: Finding the true meaning of Thanksgiving

San Benito County Leadership Refreshing Compared to Nation’s

Compromise Needed to Make Bypass a Reality

Calstar, HHH Must Come to Terms Soon

Our land

Editorial: Farr picks wrong time to tout addiction to feel-good politics

Run, hide, defend…

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