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Hollister
January 25, 2026

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.”

Letter: Crush has great finish

Congratulations to the Crush Girls 15-and-under team of Hollister for its great finish at the Power League Qualifier tournament. The performance shows that good volleyball skills such as passing and floor defense, along with heart and good coaching, can lead to wins. “If you can’t pass, you can’t play,” one my coaches used to say. Here’s to qualifying for nationals! Thank you to the Free Lance for publishing a good article about the team and their historic performance.

Letter: Fed up with packaging

Surely anyone who has seen me knows that I am very overweight, and I know that many of you want to ask me about it but you are too polite to do so. I’m going to save you the bother. The truth is that I am fat because I own power and powerful tools. My tools, especially the electric drill, power saws, vise, six-foot pry bars, blowtorch, steel puncture awl, strap wrenches, hammers, and cold chisels make it possible to do something that my wife and fully 72 percent of other seniors cannot do—open the new packaging designed to protect foodstuffs from spoilage, tampering, pilferage, and a 10-megaton nuclear explosion in the driveway.

Guest View: Another terrifying near-shutdown

In Washington, D.C., it’s legal now to donate one ounce of pot to your favorite congressman. But anti-Latino-immigrant Tea Partiers’ threats to hold hostage our terrorism-fighting Department of Homeland Security show that legal recreational pot hasn’t mellowed out those Tea-Partying congressmen.

The Cooler: Should governments regulate sugary drinks?

Panelists answered the following: Do you believe government entities should regulate the consumption of sugary drinks in any manner?

Letter: Come to the South Valley Symphony

The South Valley Symphony’s March 7 evening concert at Gavilan Community College’s theater celebrates young people through music.

Letter: Loss of life a major concern

It’s hard times out there and people struggle every day. I really can’t believe that between the city and the county, they cannot fund the civil grand jury.

The Cooler: Agree with district on bilingual school expansion?

Panelists answered the following: Do you like the school district’s decision to expand the Hollister Dual Language Academy to Kindergarten through eighth grade at Gabilan Hills?

Community Insight: Anzar migration deserves more attention

Anzar High School has displayed enormous success as it pertains to students going to college. Like any other school environment, though, it isn’t free of challenges.

The Cooler: Feel safer driving near the Red Barn on 101?

Panelists answered the following: Do you feel safer driving on U.S. 101 near the Red Barn area with the construction that is well under way there?

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