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Community Opinions

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.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: The analytics of history

Published 01/14/2020
Cesar Gamboa

Cesar Gamboa writes about how historical narratives have been employed for ideological reasons as opposed to technical ones.

Kollin Kosmicki in San Juan Bautista. Photo provided.

Community Opinions

COLUMN: Housing plan would slow growth, require affordable units

Published 01/09/2020
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki says his plan would not only limit new single-family housing while the county upgrades its road infrastructure, but it would also eliminate developers' option to buy their way out of building affordable units.

John Freeman registering to run for District 2 Supervisor. Photo provided by John Freeman.

Community Opinions

COLUMN: Why I want to be your next District 2 Supervisor

Published 01/07/2020
John Freeman

San Juan Bautista City Councilman John Freeman shares his vision and goals for the office.

District 2 Supervisor candidate, Kollin Kosmicki. Photo provided.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Vote on substance, not name recognition

Published 01/01/2020
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor Candidate Kollin Kosmicki urges voters to look beyond name recognition and political signs to choose the best leader based on substance.

Educators from Spring Grove School help Santa by responding to letters from students. Photo provided by Rob Bernosky.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Merry Christmas to the educators of San Benito County

Published 12/20/2019
Rob Bernosky

HSD trustee Rob Bernosky writes that educators are seemingly facing more problems in recent years than before, and that they deserve a great holiday.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: A teen’s take on a divided community

Published 12/17/2019
Jody Gibbs

"While I'm sure our city council has done much to help the community, there are some things that you simply can not forgive and forget," writes local high school student Jody Gibbs.

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COLUMN: Why I’m not prioritizing public endorsements in supervisor campaign

Published 12/10/2019
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki explains why he hasn't asked for public endorsements in the campaign and how he'd rather focus on gaining the trust of everyday voters.

Comic credit: I. Chapa. Provided by Catherine Booth-Vaughan.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Who’s Driving?

Published 12/04/2019
Catherine Eva Booth-Vaughan

Catherine Booth-Vaughan writes about her first experience at a Hollister City Council meeting.

San Benito Lifestyle

Victorian Home Christmas Tour scheduled for Dec. 7

Published 12/01/2019
BenitoLink Staff

This is the second year for the tour of historic Victorian homes in San Benito County.

Community Opinions

COLUMN: Five solutions for alarming congestion on rural backroads

Published 11/18/2019
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki contends the county must address rapidly increasing use of rural backroads and offers ideas to help alleviate the problem.

Community Opinions

COLUMN: Slow growth, road repairs and job creation are interrelated priorities

Published 11/07/2019
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki makes the case that good employers are looking for desirable communities where leaders see beyond the short term.

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COLUMN: Roads are chaotic mess due to rapid housing growth

Published 10/22/2019
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki writes that less building is the only way to prevent further misery, tragedy on local highways.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Keeping the camel’s nose out of someone else’s tent

Published 10/15/2019
Marty Richman

“The camel's nose is a metaphor for a situation where the permitting of a small, seemingly innocuous act will open the door for larger, clearly undesirable actions.” – Wikipedia.

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