Don’t let hard work in education go to waste
There's no denying there's an overwhelming burden on schools
Editorial: Officers should be held to higher standard
There are too many questions for comfort in the dismissal of Hollister Sgt. James Egan's drunken driving charge, and it amplifies a need that off-duty officers be held to a higher standard rather a lower one when breaking the law.
Cheers for World War II planes and vets; jeers to expensive gas
Thumbs up: To the "Wings of Freedom" tour that brought an authentic World War II B-17 Flying Fortress and a B-24 Liberator to the Hollister Municipal Airport this week. Residents were able to hop in the cockpits, target the machine guns and inspect the equipment that the World War II generation used to beat back the Nazi threat. That generation, which did so much for our country and the world, is fading quickly into the history books, and the planes were a fitting tribute to their achievements during Veterans Memorial Month.
Free Lance Editorial: Politics trumps public safety in debate over fire contract
Self-interests were on full display last week at the San Benito County board meeting, where officials gave priority to politics over public safety.
Editorial: Tough call for District 4 supervisor
Good luck predicting the outcome on the June primary ballot in the three-man race for District 4 supervisor.
If no choice, spend $374K on job creation
A transportation official defended her agency's allocation of




