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December 20, 2025

Some issues with casino coverage

Just a couple of comments on the story reporting on the casino

Marty: America’s new dirty word is ‘profit’

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Our View: Velazquez for mayor

The three-person race for mayor is crowded in Hollister—with incumbent Ignacio Velazquez competing against former county planning commissioner and city councilmember Gordon Machado and five-time candidate Keith Snow—and offers clear choices. In Hollister the mayor sits on the City Council as a member at large,...

Marty: One man’s view of Farr’s response

The Free Lance editorial of July 27 criticized local, state and

Past President Hollister Elementary School Teachers’ Association

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Letter: Thankful during the holidays

I would like to share my gratitude this Thanksgiving with a few people that truly deserve huge Thank You: Hazel Hawkins Northside Skilled Nursing Facility, Corrine Porteur and her staff doing an amazing job.

Tell the state to stop taking our money

City and county officials from throughout the state recently

Editorial: Drastic change needed in Sacramento

If the economy shrinks, government should shrink with it. If a

Letter: Train system needed

Silicon Valley and Salinas Valley combine to be the largest urban area in North America without an intermodal facility (piggyback ramps as we used to call them when I supervised SPRR’s San Jose Ramp graveyard shift back in 1966-1970). So, with VTA-COG-AMBAG in charge of transport planning, we suffer the consequences of bad planning decisions. Not only are traffic and tonnage flows hampered, air pollution and road maintenance expenses are higher thanks to the geniuses at our local “authorities.”

Marty: Suppressing violence is up to you

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