Thumbs up: Veterans get their due respect
San Benito County once again gave about 4,000 local residents
Letter: Activists behind initiatives like Measure J
We have entered the political season. In San Benito County, Measure J is on the ballot. There has been, and no doubt will continue to be, a lot of claims and counterclaims about it. As is always the case in any political struggle, some claims are true, some are not.
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.”
San Benito High School administrators need to learn accountability
Unfortunately, the recent Free Lance
Question of the Week Answers: Ban all fireworks?
Panelists answered the following: In light of five children being injured by illegal fireworks in Hollister on July 4, should the city ban the sale of all fireworks?
A ridiculous lawsuit over Bonds’ baseball
None of the people fighting over Barry Bonds' 700th home run






