Opinion

To moms whose kids have to memorize high school graduation speeches this month: nothing makes a speech more unforgettable than forgetting it for a split-second – in front of 3,000 people. (One of us learned that the hard way.) So if you invite every living relative to “Mom’s pre-ceremony fiesta,” please let your grad slip away to rehearse.

Hollister officials have proven once again - in their decision to charge a police captain 5 cents a mile to commute 100 miles round trip in a patrol car - that they have no collective backbone.

Hollister Councilman Doug Emerson has alleged that he and a city employee were threatened by political consultant Rick Rivas that his brother, Supervisor Robert Rivas, might flip his vote and oppose a $1.1 million annual fire contract with the city unless Emerson did a political favor – namely, prompt cancellation of a San Juan town hall meeting held in April over the matter.

A recent grant award to the Homeless Coalition of San Benito County will go a long way toward helping to curtail a big problem locally and motivate people to improve their livelihoods.

Every Republican in the House voted to replace Medicare with a voucher system. This benefits insurance companies, Super American Citizens, at the expense of Real American Citizens who see the doctor, stay in the hospital, need real medical attention. Every Republican in the House voted to cut benefits for Real Citizens, medical benefits for women, instead of cutting benefits to oil companies, Super Citizens, to pay for the Student Loan Program. We can hope that Real Citizens have the wisdom to let Republicans become the Minority in the House and the Super Minority in the Senate. Real Citizens vote June 5 and November 6.                    

The Parent Group of The Dual Immersion Language Program at San Juan School would like to congratulate the Hollister Dual Language Academy on being honored as one of this years "Distinguished Schools" in California. Your school is a role model showing team work, dedication, and long term commitment to producing more bilingual and biliterate citizens in San Benito County.  Thank you for leading the way for other Dual Language Programs in our area and California.  Keep up the outstanding work.