Letter: Vaccines become more crucial as variant spreads
What is the “Delta variant" you have been hearing so much about in the news? All living organisms have the capacity to mutate for survival and some more than others. Mutation is one of the key biologic mechanisms used by microorganisms for their survival.
Sars-CoV-2...
Letters to the editor: Too easy to vote?
Stop using tax funds for transit
Highway improvements would not be so delayed if the unelected “directors” at the transit agencies stopped diverting highway trust funds and gas tax revenues to bankrupt-from-conception public sector transit boondoggles.
Why don’t we follow state and federal government experts, who...
Letter: Residents are right about the landfill
Since being elected supervisor in 2022, I have come across several hot-button issues and controversial projects or decisions. With a lot of these issues, the community is highly engaged and we hear a mix of opinions from the residents. This has not been the...
Letter: 12-year-olds in control?
I saw on an internet news post that California was considering allowing 12-year-olds to take the Covid vaccine without their parents’ permission. I thought, even in California this couldn’t possibly be true, then I saw it in the paper and spoke to several people...
Letter: Downtown sign worth the cost?
I am not a fan of Randy Logue’s too frequent publications on your opinion page. But it was this line that caught my eye: “WE ARE NOT SALINAS.” Hollister can “boast” that it has an ugly sign just like the one in downtown Salinas...
Letter: Lawsuit abuse inflation hits all Californians
What would you do if you had another $2,298? Take a tropical island vacation, buy new kitchen appliances, put the money in the bank or hand it over, as you do now, through higher prices every time you shop by way of the little...
Letters to the editor: Covid-19 restrictions; Health Foundation
Hold them accountable
With the loosening up of some of the unconstitutional Covid restrictions that have been implemented in California, it’s important that we don’t let up with the pressure campaign on all of our elected and appointed officials.
The governor, our state representative, state senator,...
Letter to the editor: Build Hollister ‘in’
Re: Officials certify initiative petition, Free Lance 6/17/22
Debate happens when both sides are convinced they have learned from the past. The signature gatherers are deeply motivated by the rapid housing growth impacting our roads, traffic and water. The oppositional side is concerned about needed...
