Opinion

Hollister City Council recently approved an ABC liquor license for a new wine room downtown. What other types of businesses would you like to see open in the downtown district?   Charlene Hernandez: I think approving this type of establishment is a great idea! We need...

To meet this moment, as a matter of educational equity, school leaders, parents and the business community must ensure that science is not once again pushed aside in schools.

Re: Legislator’s unwritten rule, Free Lance, Sept. 27, 2024 Because of the need for discussion and debate voiced by a concerned California legislator we need to discuss our November ballot. Measure X’s wording is carefully crafted to deceive the voter. Similarly, the electric car was...

The United States is now engaged in the biggest coverup in history. We are trying to hide 50 years of stupid personal and political decisions. Every case of incompetence, irresponsibility and outright thievery is now blamed on the worldwide economic crisis and the consequences are being buried under a pile of stimulus money. The so-called stimulus package is designed to spread the fragrance of forgetfulness and dampen the public's justifiable anger as much as cure any economic ills.   

Numbers don’t lie with the remarkably unsustainable fiscal path for fire services in San Benito County.  With constant misinformation, I must set the record straight on skyrocketing costs and a broken system needing immediate reform.  If we ignore these warning signs, we will continue tumbling down...