Water Cooler: Support state’s plastic bag ban?
Are you supportive of the statewide plastic bag ban for stores set to start in July that is being challenged by opponents?
Letter: Reminder to attend Hollister Airshow this weekend
Great news! The Hollister Airshow is taking place Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, even though 64 U.S. air shows have been canceled!
2008 could bring rain, pain and a lot of bad games
There's always a certain sense of energy as a new year dawns. It's out with the old and in with the new; we resolve to stop doing this or start doing that; we look back on the year that was and look forward at the year that will be.
Letter: Calling out poor sportsmanship
Not long after Hollister mayoral candidate Roxanne Stephens planted a campaign sign at the intersection of Union Road and Airline Highway (California State Route 25), the sign was found uprooted and discarded on the ground in a blatant display of disrespect.
Such poor sportsmanship cannot...
High school students’ best test
While modest gains are being made in Standardized Achievement
Guest View: Census snapshot – The past and the future
The recent release of the 1940 U.S. Census forms by the National Archives caused an Internet crash as millions of Americans went searching for the records of their families, loved ones, and old memories – and occasionally to see if someone was telling the truth about growing up in Chicago. Although it was difficult, I eventually found the record of my maternal grandmother, my mom at age 18, and my surviving 85-year-old aunt as a 13-year-old sixth-grader.
Guest view: San Juan Highway project gains financial support
I’m pleased to announce that due to my consistently vocal advocacy, the county is moving forward on plans to repave the segment of San Juan Highway that runs along Anzar High School.
This long overdue project could start as early as this summer, but the...








