Editorials

After a very quiet year, a controversial project appeared in a City Council agenda packet posted late in the afternoon of the last day in May. The 400 block development, a cluster of buildings that will define Hollister into the 22nd Century, had changed,...

Boycott Is a Bad Idea

May 2, 2006

Though people who plan to boycott businesses and skip work in

Editorial: Using AI ethically, with our community in mind

January 8, 2026

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept reserved for Silicon Valley boardrooms or science fiction novels. It is now woven into our daily lives—from the phones in our pockets to the way businesses market products, students learn and how news is gathered and...

Mute Citizens Voice; Disconnect Hotline

August 29, 2003

The Free Lance delivers a great disservice to our community with

Police chief should have expressed disappointment

December 23, 2008

Although Sgt. James Egan pleaded down from drunken driving and

Term limits nothing but disaster

A new generation of leaders

Editorial: Shopping local matters long after Small Business Saturday

Pinnacle Editorial: Business growth, not just housing, needed on west side

Enough is Enough

Editorial: Mayor Gomez deserves praise

Regional approach needed for northern SBC development

Public Deserved Better Explanation

Let voters decide if the casino price is right

The real issue being played at Augusta

City has better options for a key cultural cornerstone

Boycott Is a Bad Idea

Editorial: Using AI ethically, with our community in mind

Mute Citizens Voice; Disconnect Hotline

Police chief should have expressed disappointment

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