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Letter: Call illegal invasions what they are

March 19, 2026

Letter: Development interests drive misinformation, mudslinging

Letter: One last art exhibition at the Gavilan Library

Letter: Gateway to the Pinnacles vs. urban sprawl

Guest View: When women exit the workforce, the economy pays the price

Water Cooler: Should the feds regulate online piracy?

January 24, 2012

Nants Foley: “I am totally against any attempt by the federal government to regulate the Internet.”

January 24, 2012

County officials jumped the gun and attempted to circumvent an open, objective review that is necessary to consider something with such magnitude as nullifying the long-standing arrangement with Calfire to consolidate with the City of Hollister Fire Department.

Pinnacle Editorial: Business growth, not just housing, needed on west side

January 19, 2012

It appears Hollister officials are making efforts - and following a reasonable path - to address a daunting necessity for more affordable housing here. They have not, however, done enough to balance the need for affordable housing on the poverty-stricken west side with a task that is just as important: Taking proactive measures to boost the economy and business prospects in that area of Hollister.

Free Lance Editorial: Loss of HDA funds is a big blow to downtown efforts

January 17, 2012

One of the more devastating results of the demise to the

January 17, 2012

Nants Foley: “The FCC should not continue its censorship. The American people can do that themselves with their remote controls!”

Pinnacle Editorial: State should give cities more time to deal with RDA demise

January 12, 2012

The sudden jolt that is the demise of the Hollister Redevelopment Agency and more than 400 others throughout California has prompted a state senate bill that legislators should approve to prevent mishaps and allow for a smoother transition.

Letters: Reader sees good in RDA demise

January 10, 2012

“Ding dong the Witch is dead!” The witch in this case is the Hollister Redevelopment Agency. For example, imagine, if you will an agency which agreed to rent the entire Porter House for $4,000 per month to house a handful of employees; a $5 million downtown firehouse for a handful of firefighters; please. It becomes all too apparent that spending practices are grossly out of whack. The RDA is a spending engine! And the City of Hollister simply cannot afford an indulgent RDA.

January 10, 2012

Councilwoman Pauline Valdivia tainted the debate last week about an affordable housing proposal by not only veering the discussion and making a ludicrous claim that there is no proof of illegal immigrants living on Hollister's west side, but also spuriously painting others as discriminatory in the process.

Letter: Thanks for Holte Dinner support

January 5, 2012

Thanks for Holte Dinner support

Letters: Reader laments the idea of ‘Mission Accomplished’

January 3, 2012

Finally, “Mission accomplished” In Iraq? But what really was the mission and what did it accomplish? We were mislead into almost 9 years of war by President Bush and V.P. Cheney, who still tries to justify it. He said we would be greeted as liberators. However the end result seems to be resentment and hatred by much of the Muslim world towards the “liberators.” The war was prosecuted on the basis Iraq had W. M. D. There is still no evidence any existed.

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