Question of the Week: Tax dollars on public art?
Panelists and readers answered this: Hollister spent $4,000 toward the painting of five utility boxes in downtown. Should the city spend tax dollars on public art?
Guest view: Water conservation is essential
The Western United States is experiencing one of the most extensive and intense droughts on record. January through April were the driest first four months in California’s recorded history, the state’s largest reservoirs are at critically low storage levels, and the state’s snowpack level...
Marty: A Catch-22 for the US Housing Bailout
Saving the housing market is a Catch-22. The phrase defines a no-win situation; someone is going to have to pay more for the distressed mortgages than the homes are currently worth.
