Water Cooler: Earlier Thanksgiving hours takes away from family time
Panelists answered the following: Is the trend toward stores opening earlier on Thanksgiving going too far in taking away from family time?
Guest View: Reader disagrees with editorial on campus direction
I don't even know where and how to begin there is so much to disagree with you about. In the words of my late mother your article regarding SBHS seeking a bond issue to upgrade the current campus was just ASSENINE. First of all your information about how much money is being spent on classrooms is erroneous. There is between $22 and 27 million being spent on classrooms, depending on whether or not you count the multi-purpose room as a classroom (the state does).
Marty: Echoes of the Great Depression exist
The Great Recession could have done some good for America. It did help normalize the housing bubble, although with severe economic pain. The housing bubble was a rocket ride and it is unrealistic to expect a rocket ride to end with a soft landing. However, it appears we failed to learn the most critical lesson – if the economy relies on excessive debt and risk, then painful recessions, and perhaps even depressions, are inevitable in the future.
Guest View: Cattlewomen have been busy in community
This fall season, the San Benito County Cattlewomen have been involved in a flurry of activities within their community. Starting with the week before the county fair, they have been in full gear supporting the fair and other events within our county.
Editorial: Examine existing structures for new library
As local leaders continue talks on the future of the San Benito County Free Library, they face two big challenges: There isn't nearly enough of an existing revenue stream to fund the current library's operations – let alone a bigger one – while the community must find a new home for the library to support future growth and technological change.
Water Cooler: Will Obamacare survive problems with rollout?
Panelists answered the following: Do you believe the new healthcare law will survive the problems with its rollout?
Editorial: District willing to do anything for votes
San Benito High School officials' use of that curious incentive – to cut students' detention hours if their parents attended a facilities renovation forum – was pulled from a broader playbook. That playbook's theme is this: Do whatever it takes to get the necessary number of votes to OK a $39 million school bond.
Editorial: Governments should find way to cover home’s impact fees
When the politicians really want to do something, they can find a way. Between San Benito County and the City of Hollister, they need to find a way to help Homes for Our Troops pay the impact fees on the specially adapted home built locally for a severely injured soldier and his family.
