Opinion

What Lolita Taught Us About Art

September 23, 2005

Fifty years ago this week the first copies of a two-volume

The man to make the Pendergrass come alive

March 12, 2003

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Guest view: State’s death penalty law creates a dilemma

May 24, 2012

On May 18, Cheryl Busch, who shot and killed her 19-month-old daughter Donna in November 2008, received a sentence of 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to murder. It seemed about right. In any case, the crime did not qualify for the death penalty under California law according to District Attorney Candice Hooper. As I read that senseless law, if Busch had poisoned her daughter or shot her from a motor vehicle instead, she could have been charged with capital murder. I’d bet most people never heard of some of the death penalty provisions – no one can explain them.

Guest View: Anti-cannabis activists should respect majority outlook

December 15, 2016

Almost one year ago, City Manager Bill Avera reminded the Hollister City Council during the Dec. 21, 2015 meeting about discussions on medical marijuana, and he provided them with the urgency ordinance adopted several years ago as well as the ordinance adopted by the city that prohibits dispensaries within city limits.

Guest view: Downtown businesses come together for Hollister parklets

November 2, 2023

As the name suggests, “small” business means the owner is, most likely, working. So, to see around 18 Hollister downtown business owners together at the Oct. 17 meeting was an unusual treat. Thanks to the Hollister City Manager, David Mirrione, and Development Services Director,...

Thanks for the boost to homeless situation

March 12, 2003

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Wasteful duplication during budget crisis

November 20, 2002

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400 Block: Let’s do it right!

August 10, 2017

The Hollister City Council should go back to the drawing board on the 400 block. Dueling petition drives in a divided community are not a good way to make strategic planning decisions and revitalize a downtown. To make downtown the place it should be requires...

Hotel A Bad Fit in Tres Pinos

October 3, 2005

In regard to the proposed Tres Pinos hotel, we would like to

Citizens Voice is a destructive forum

October 13, 2003

The letter to the editor section of the Free Lance newspaper

Remember Jason Dahl

Setting the record straight

Opinion: All suffering is equal

Guest view: Strada Verde project raises red flags

Letter to the editor: Join the American Solidarity Party

What Lolita Taught Us About Art

The man to make the Pendergrass come alive

Guest view: State’s death penalty law creates a dilemma

Guest View: Anti-cannabis activists should respect majority outlook

Guest view: Downtown businesses come together for Hollister parklets

Thanks for the boost to homeless situation

Wasteful duplication during budget crisis

400 Block: Let’s do it right!

Hotel A Bad Fit in Tres Pinos

Citizens Voice is a destructive forum

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