Letter: Hospital jigsaw puzzle unsolved
Re: Hospital receives LOI from a fourth suitor, Free Lance 2/2/24
A jigsaw puzzle can be challenging and satisfying. Different smooth or angular shapes can take a great deal of thought while examining some pieces with rounded peninsulas while contemplating other pieces with rounded bays...
Letter: Make remote meeting access permanent
As a longtime advocate for open government access in San Benito County, though, I can say with certainty that allowing virtual access to public meetings—along with allowing traditional in-person involvement—would improve the level of openness in local government.
Letter to the editor: Many thanks to Chuck E. Cheese crew
In 1982, Chuck E. Cheese opened up their Games Division Manufacturing Facility on Shelton Drive. At that time, I was the Director of The Games Division.
It was a great time in my life as I was able to hire many employees from Hollister. Their...
Opinion: Public needs more info on Covid-19
One of the cornerstones of our legal system and our society in general is the concept of innocent until proven guilty, but with the pandemic our leaders have switched it to guilty until proven innocent. The California Department of Public Health, in my opinion, is at or near the top of that list.
Letters: Betabel pamphlets unwelcome
The flames of this cartoon certainly grabbed my attention or better yet my thoughts as I puzzled over the readout on the hand-held device picturing the country in a conflagration.
Guest view: Feds must fully fund San Justo cleanup
As I noted at the San Benito County Board meeting June 14, the discussion about San Justo Reservoir’s longstanding closure has been one of the worst broken records imaginable for local residents.Â
That stale melody on repeat among political entities—ranging from the county to Congress—has...
Guest view: How long can one-man rule last?
As worrisome as those aspects of one-party rule may be, we have now entered still another political phase in California—one-man rule.
Guest view: Trade policies leave workers even more vulnerable during pandemic
The economic downturn that the world is facing today as a result of Covid-19 may have been unavoidable. But the level to which so many of our neighbors are struggling today has been compounded greatly by the recent economic history of the United States, in which the economic security of working families has been sacrificed on the altar of corporate profits.
