Editorials

Arts movement deserves kudos

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.

The California Highway Patrol is donating 15 radar units to the

THUMBS UP: The Aromas-San Juan School District hired archaeological consultants to examine a six-acre property after the district had halted construction of new sports fields next to San Juan School due to concerns about potential artifacts buried on the site. Salinas-based Archaeological Consulting concluded there were no artifacts damaged by the project, and the district has since moved ahead.

The following events, organizations and people deserve either a

With nearly 3,000 students already crowded onto its campus, San

A recall campaign against Gov. Gray Davis funded by $800,000

While we're glad that the Valley Transportation Authority is