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Government / Politics

OPINION: Local crime report still shows an exorbitant and persistent number of traffic stops

HPD’s unwillingness to explain and city council’s failure to conduct oversight into the perplexing number of police traffic stops is a major lapse of governance

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Schools & Education

SBHS takes closer look at graduation requirements

Administrators are concerned that a new path to graduation could limit scheduling flexibility for students

Jim Ostdick talks about regional park plan on ‘Going Green’

He says regional park would allow people to connect with nature and improve their health

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Agriculture

Floods damage organic farm, not the drive to succeed

After years of building her business, Maria Inez Catalán faces hurdles head-on as she pledges to bounce back from Lovers Lane flooding

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Children and Youth

OPINION: End of an era for the Hollister Free Wheelers

Decrease in financial support, venues, participation force organizers of the Hollister Free Wheelers and the supporting nonprofit to close both