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COMMENTARY: Tribute for Martha Moses

Published 01/22/2019
BenitoLink Staff

In this contributed commentary, resident Joan Sattler shares a tribute on her friend Martha Moses.

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Community Opinion

COMMUNITY OPINION: Exploring the universe is our destiny

Published 07/17/2019
Marty Richman

July 20 will be the 50th anniversary of humans landing on the moon; what does it foretell?

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COMMUNITY OPINION: Free Lance article on Hollister Salaries: Incompetence or Fake News?

Published 07/05/2019
Marty Richman

Hollister Councilman Marty Richman says if you're going to do a compensation analysis, it's better if you have some idea of what you're talking about.

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Community Opinion

COMMUNITY OPINION: The right answer for Highway 101 commercial nodes

Published 06/25/2019
Marty Richman

Hollister Councilman Marty Richman writes that the answer to the commercial node issue is in the county's General Plan.

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COMMUNITY OPINION: An elected official speaks out about the elected

Published 05/14/2019
Rob Bernosky

Recent meetings of the Hollister City Council and San Benito County Board of Supervisors have shown a lot of bad behavior by some of our elected. We should look to understand why, and ask participants to do better.

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Community Opinion

COMMUNITY OPINION: The unaccountability of illegal occupancy

Published 05/08/2019
Marty Richman

Marty Richman says that while the debate over growth rates drones on, anecdotal evidence and indications of increased illegal occupancies abound.

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COMMUNITY OPINION: Grand Jury

Published 04/23/2019
Kenneth Kovanda

This community opinion was contributed by community member Kenneth Kovanda. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent BenitoLink or other affiliated contributors. I served on the Grand Jury for two years and back then our budget was $19,000, but we had to pay rent to use a room at the sheriff’s office that came out of our budget. We

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Community Opinion

COMMUNITY OPINION: Good Friday

Published 04/18/2019
BenitoLink Staff

In this column, Matt Kirkland writes about Good Friday and offers an invitation to a community-wide service.

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COMMUNITY OPINION: Area economy is overwhelmingly private and service-providing

Published 03/12/2019
Marty Richman

Hollister Councilman Marty Richman says good service-providing jobs are an economic necessity.

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Community Opinion

COMMENTARY: Self-awareness in a time of distraction

Published 03/01/2019
BenitoLink Staff

Samantha Slykas to host March 2 self-awareness event for all ages.

Community Opinion

COMMUNITY OPINION: Let’s Get Back to Hometown California

Published 02/22/2019
Marty Richman

Hollister Vice Mayor Marty Richman says to welcome new residents, not scapegoat them.

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COMMUNITY OPINION: The State of Education

Published 02/03/2019
Rob Bernosky

Hollister School District trustee Rob Bernosky shares his thoughts on attending Governor budget workshop.

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Community Opinion

COMMUNITY OPINION: On Immigration Reform

Published 01/19/2019
Aurelio Zuniga

In this contributed opinion, Aurelio Zuniga shares his thoughts on comprehensive immigration reform.

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COMMUNITY OPINION: Still waiting for public feedback, but leaning towards a yes vote for HSD superintendent

Published 01/06/2019
Rob Bernosky

Hollister School District board member Rob Bernosky shares why he is leaning towards voting for Diego Ochoa as superintendent on January 8.

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