Letter: Delighted about Clouds Rest
I am delighted at the success of Ron Erskine's group hike to Clouds Rest. It has been my great privilege to hike to Clouds Rest twice. I never attempted Half Dome, and have no regrets. Looking down on Half Dome and Yosemite Valley was unforgettable. I can think of no single vista in my 75 years that surpassed this one. I remember wandering through a marshy area (this was spring) and thinking we would never find the trail. GPS has probably solved that issue.
Guest View: Expand options for Gavilan College
The benefits of recording school board meetings are minor compared to the value of what can be achieved by actually attending meetings and voicing your opinion to the school board members who need to hear from you before they act on matters. Listening to the recording is listening to ancient history; the school board has already made a decision. You will hear the school board talk, but they will not hear you.
Letter: Wait and see
Thank you for the Free Lance interview of Zoe Lofgren. She deserves every bit of newsprint. I felt proud of her service on the Jan. 21, 2021 commission so when reading the following quote I wondered how Representative Lofgren would feel now: “I considered...
Canceling the Rally a Costly Mistake for Taxpayers
After reading the article in the April 19th edition of the Free
Letter: Magnificent people of Hollister
Clearly, we are all living in a stressful, difficult time. It is alarming that according to the Public Health Department, every year the number of mental health cases are growing.
This is not surprising because we experience the constant stress of prices going up, while...






