Dabo departure is long overdue
Mitchell Dabo is leaving the San Benito County Board of Education. At least he said three weeks ago that he would. The sooner the better.
He could have announced his plans to resign when he told us last week that he would not seek to...
Letter to the editor: To build or not to build
For many years there has been discussion about building a second public high school in Hollister, and it appears that the San Benito High School district board and administration is “getting serious” about making this happen. As I wrote before, I think their suggesting...
Guest view: Library expansion a big win for the community
The San Benito County Free Library will undergo a significant expansion in the coming years with the help of an enormous grant, but that’s not the only exciting progress for the local library this year.
If you’re not aware, library staff recently announced the county...
Guest view: Don’t drop science when schools reopen
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.
Letter: Don’t be fooled by Measure R
Measure R is an attempt to fool the voters by hidden outside developers and their local spokesperson, Frank Barragan. Mr. Barragan and his Measure R group would have you believe that Measure R is about safety surrounding the TriCal facility, which has operated for...
Opinion: Node protesters keep losing; Covid-19 excuses
Instead of starting with the whole viral structure, this vaccine takes a single protein, the one responsible for the coronavirus spikes. This is a single RNA protein that programs for a single matching DNA protein. Since RNA brings a message to DNA, it is called the messenger.
Letters: Vote on Measure Q
Support democracy with your vote
The argument against Measure Q that bothers me the most is something I have heard from people I know and love and respect. They say they don’t trust the voters to make good decisions.
The first time I heard it I...
