Water Cooler: Supreme Court power appropriate?
Richard Place: “I believe they take a better ethics course than the elected officials so I would have to say yes.”
Water Cooler: Do you support the ruling against teacher tenure?
Panelists answered the following: Do you agree with a judge's conclusion that the teacher tenure system is unconstitutional because it discriminates against minority and low-income students? Mary Zanger: “No. Providing equality of opportunity is the problem in low tax base school districts like Hollister. Low tax base districts enter students with little pre-school or early childhood education and have less libraries, computers, and resources. Similarly the parents with less education and language skills need remedial help also. These schools need teachers with tenure skills. Tenure is necessary to protect teachers who might teach how injustices like lack of jobs, poor housing, and low wages affect their students.”
Editorial: Hollister council needs a sense of order
It appears Hollister officials have tossed their copy of the Brown Act right out the front door at City Hall.
Guest View: Anti-fracking initiative to protect water
I am coming out of the wilderness to set some facts straight – I normally wouldn't, as a few might remember, for I hung up my whistle and pen in 2006 after 10 years of reporting for the old Pinnacle newspaper.
Water Cooler: Agree with exchange of Taliban prisoners for a soldier?
Panelists answered the following: Do you agree with the exchange of five Taliban prisoners for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl?
Editorial: Two citizens stand up for their neighborhood
Delia Gutierrez and Virginia Ramos showed what civil, proud citizens could do when they recognized a neighborhood in steep decline. They took their complaints directly to the city's top brass and they did so in an open forum.
Water Cooler: Collection of web images
Panelists answered the following: Are you OK with the NSA's program collecting millions of web images to find intelligence targets?
