Letters

San Benito County is facing significant challenges in its legal representation for indigent clients, with glaring issues in the current contract system. This includes low rates of litigation, minimal jury trials and lack of motions to suppress evidence—all of which raise ethical and procedural...

Quarry would destroy critical ecosystem Just outside of Gilroy, Sargent Ranch is home to critical plant and animal life. Yet the land was purchased in auction by an investor group located in San Diego. The group is bent on building an open sand and gravel...

I was intrigued by a story I came across regarding a recent poll from UGov, and nearly 40% of all Americans are in favor of seceding from the union. What was even more interesting is that it was pretty even along party lines.  Southern Republicans,...

My argument here is not against the utilization of natural gases or oil; nor is it against hydraulic fracturing in and of itself. I believe that if it can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the process does not lead to the contamination of groundwater, the leaching of radioactive gases into the air, the reduction of property values, and an increase in both traffic and crime, then it is certainly a viable alternative to augment America’s dependence on nonrenewable energy sources. The facts as they are, however, do not support this.