Free Lance Editorial: Racism claim is a big leap
While leaders can always improve on considerations of ethnicity in schools, San Benito High School Trustee Raymond Rodriguez took a superfluous leap in contending differing drug-awareness presentations – one in English, the other in Spanish – were a reflection of institutional racism.
Letter: Class sizes remain enormous in all grades
Today’s kindergarten classroom is overcrowded with 34 or more students. Class sizes remain enormous through every grade. Demands on students, teachers and school staff grow while state and federal funding for schools is reduced. Parents should expect all schools and learners to be successful, with meaningful standards, curriculum and assessments, but also demand increased funding for schools. The November elections will give parents an opportunity to preserve some of the funding for public education with Propositions 30 and 39. If we want to give all students a chance to succeed, then we must equitably and fully fund all schools.
Setting immigration priorities
Warning, this column has adult-only content, I'm going to use some words currently off limits in polite society, so before you continue to read this, please make sure the kids are not looking over your shoulder. Ok, this article is about – whisper – illegal immigration.
Budget can stop further injury to our health care
The state's 10 percent cut to Medi-Cal reimbursements will
Letter: Thank you, California, and keep Japan in thoughts and prayers
One month ago on March 11, the people of Japan were hit by a
San Benito County leaders silent on Dabo
The facts are not in dispute.
At the close of a 90-minute trial in San Benito County Superior Court on Nov. 13, Judge Marjorie L. Carter ruled in favor of the Community Foundation for San Benito County, affirming the facts as presented: Mitchell Dabo, owner...





