Editorial: Officials with hospital, foundation must put aside differences
Players involved in the increasingly discordant relationship between the hospital and health foundation must find a way to put aside personality differences and give utmost priority to providing the best health care possible for this county's residents.
Water Cooler: Should non-citizens be allowed on trial juries?
Panelists answered the following question: Should lawful, non-citizen immigrants be allowed to serve on trial juries in the state of California?
Editorial: City to carve news on rock tablets
It's good to see Hollister officials showing a desire to share information with the public through a newsletter, but launching a print publication in 2013 is a reckless, archaic way of spending taxpayers' money, especially after passage of the Measure E tax extension promoted as a savior for public safety.
Water Cooler: Do you support the idea for a city newsletter?
Panelists answered the question: Do you agree with Hollister’s idea to start a print newsletter at a base cost of $20,000 annually plus staffing costs?
Editorial: Nonprofit should run the rally
With Hollister's revived motorcycle rally around the corner, it is most important this year to get the event off the ground while laying groundwork for the right model to sustain it for the long term.
Water Cooler: Would Walmart be good for Hollister?
“Yes I do. It would reduce the sales tax loss to Gilroy, bring more purchase power to the local economy through lower prices and driving costs and add jobs.” Read more here.
Guest View: Johnny’s owner says she loves her historic bar
As owner of Hollister's famous biker bar, Johnny's Bar & Grill, for more than seventeen years I've always reveled in its history. When my bartender Jeana, who worked for the previous owner and outdates me, told me that her husband came across a July 1987 Free Lance newspaper he had saved with an article about the fortieth anniversary of the biker invasion I was tickled pink. When she asked if I'd like to see it, my reply was a resounding yes.
