Letter: Consider these new supplies of water
As we worry through another year of possible drought, we are blessed with an atmospheric river of storms. Yet another dam proposed by Dan Walters of CalMatters.org will not fit the situation. Building a dam is not the only means to solve this problem...
Opinion page enters new era with Community Insight Board
The Free Lance's volunteer-based Editorial Board has been a voice of community opinion in San Benito County for a decade. Its members have performed a valuable service through their willingness to speak out boldly on difficult issues.
Guest view: Water district offers fall landscape tips
Autumn is here and your garden does not need as much water in October as it does in July.
Lawns require watering a maximum of three times per week in the hot summer months and one or two times per week in the spring and...
Disaster brings out the best in people
Guest Editorial by Stett Holbrook
If there’s any silver lining to the North Bay fires, it’s the overwhelming outpouring of compassion and volunteerism in support of victims and first responders. In our darkest days, the very best in us came pouring out.
As was made painfully...
Letter: Some kids more informed than parents
On reading the letter from Randy Logue in the Opinion section of the Feb. 4 Free Lance, the irony of his letter and its position against 12-year-olds being capable of making sound healthcare decisions is remarkable.Â
The inaccuracies and astoundingly poor reasoning exhibited in the...









