Lee: Exercise does the brain good
It’s well documented that exercise does a body good. It also works wonders on the brain, too. In the last several years, research has discovered that exercise promotes a process known as neurogenesis, which is the brain’s ability to grow new brain cells.
Question of the Week: Should districts record meetings?
Panelists and readers answered this question: Should local school districts record their meetings (on either audio or video)?
Stage company has ‘Love’ on tap
The San Benito Stage Company is set to open its latest production on Friday called “The Subject is Love” at The Vault in Hollister.
Kosmicki: Final dash to the mussels
This is the final column in a three-part series. In the previous two, set in post-apocalyptic Hollister, a mad dash ensues for the last plentiful water and food source on earth. To reach San Justo Reservoir, home of world ruler Mollusk Face, I must cross Hollister’s ravaged roads and outrun its maniacal drivers. To this point, heading east on Hillcrest Road toward the bypass, I’ve survived toxins from the city’s poisoned Dump Lake; a wading pool-deep, pothole-induced rollover; crazed van and pickup drivers; condors picking at my lifeless body; and a wild pig attack.
Not quite 9 lives at the Hollister Animal Shelter
About one of every two animals that arrives at the Hollister Animal Shelter is euthanized.
Recent rainstorms drop 2.39 inches, add to healthy total
The latest storms that started Friday dropped a sum of 2.39 inches in the Hollister area, bringing the seasonal precipitation total to an amount equaling that of an entire, average rain season, according to a National Weather Service forecaster.
San Benito County’s public health officer resigns
Dr. Anju Goel resigned from her position as public health officer for San Benito County and finished her last day of employment this week, according to a top administrator.
Local farmers see impacts from labor market
Shaded by his wide sombrero, the man in the field pulled a hoe through a row of bright green lettuce sprouts in San Juan Bautista.
Lee: Athletes should listen to their gut
Listen up athletes and weekend grinders: The key to enhancing your performance might be the bacteria in your gut. A December story in the Outside Magazine Twitter feed titled, The Athlete’s Guide to Probiotics, highlighted a project that took stool samples from runners competing in Race Across America, a grueling 140-day nationwide competition.
