Guest view: City Hall Pride Flag promotes love, acceptance
In 1978, an openly gay man named Gilbert Baker designed a Rainbow Flag that represents a symbol of pride for the gay community. It has been said that Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States of America,...
Letter: Bring justice to victims
To District Attorney Candice Hooper,
On Sunday June 20, 2021 (Fathers Day) at approximately 6:25pm, Sarah Villar and Tayler Schmitt were walking along the sidewalk on Sunnyslope Avenue in Hollister when they were savagely and brutally run down by a drunk driver, who at the...
Letter to the editor: Wisdom without intelligence
In one of my previous letters, I mentioned that tolerance does not equal acceptance. I would also submit itelligence does not always equal wisdom.
As our elected and appointed officials continue to make policy regarding the pandemic and an attempt to get past it, they...
Guest view: Our Water Supply, The Elixir of Life
Winter storms brought significant snowfall to the Sierra Nevada and other California mountains in December. Snowpack is critical for the state’s spring water outlook because when the snow melts it runs downhill into streams that fill reservoirs that hold about 30% of the state’s...
Letter: Don’t Dump on San Benito County
Get to know “Don’t Dump on San Benito!” Friends and neighbors of San Benito County started a grassroots organization called “Don’t Dump on San Benito” when we learned about the proposed John Smith Road Landfill (JSRL) expansion.
Waste Connections, the landfill operator, is proposing a...
Guest view: We can beat the coronavirus
We need to work harder as a community to protect one another by understanding that this virus is serious and precautions are still needed.
