Guest View: To ‘B’ (bond) or not to ‘B’
“To be, or not to be — that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them.” Isn’t Shakespeare great! And isn’t this still the question, to “B” or not to “B”?
Pinnacle Editorial: Downtown businesses should use courthouse construction to spur economy
San Benito County is about to get a significant economic boost with construction of the San Benito County Courthouse, and the activity should reemphasize the importance of keeping this monumental project downtown.
Water Cooler: Should government allow unlimited spending for Super PACs?
In this week's Around the Water Cooler, panelists answer the question: Would you support a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's 2010 ruling that bans government from limiting independent political spending by corporations and unions?
Free Lance Editorial: Uphill battle for Hollister tax extension
Proponents of an extension to the 1 percent sales tax called Measure T on the 2008 ballot have some serious public-relations obstacles ahead.
Pinnacle Editorial: School district should check other options for busing
Hollister School District officials are taking the right approach by planning to be without a budget for bus service in 2012-13, but that shouldn't stop leaders from examining other alternatives to continue providing transportation.
Guest View: The emporer’s new light bulb
In Hans Christian Andersen's folktale "The Emperor's New Clothes" two swindlers promise the Emperor a glorious new suit visible only to the wise and competent, but invisible to all others; naturally, the Emperor claims he can see it perfectly.
Letter: Too much government strangles businesses
When we have too much government, our small business owners are strangled, suffocated, and crucified by the confiscatory taxes/fees and impossible regulations, ordinances, rules, statutes, issued by multiple, over-lapping, redundant levels of government.
Water Cooler: Did the ‘halftime in America’ ad support Obama?
Bill Mifsud: “At first I had no idea what the commercial was about. It was dark and gloomy. After hearing political people talking about it and seeing it again I do feel it was a pitch in support of President Obama, subliminal as it seems.”
Free Lance Editorial: Public sector trying to squeeze every dime from taxpayers
A common theme has multiplied like Gremlins among public leaders who are faced with fiscal challenges: Roll the dice and cross your fingers.
Guest View: Joe Paterno deserved better
With the passing of Joe Paterno I felt it necessary to write this letter in the hopes that people here in Hollister might choose to rise above the muck and mire and remember Joe for what he accomplished in his career and lifetime.












