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Community Opinions

COMMENTARY: Tribute for Martha Moses

Published 01/22/2019
Community Contributor, BenitoLink Staff

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

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Choosing experience, collaboration and creativity for District 2 Supervisor

Published 10/22/2020
Community Contributor, Beth Roybal

Beth Roybal writes in support of candidate Wayne Norton.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: A modern fairy tale

Published 10/20/2020
Community Contributor, mary zanger

No on Measure N sponsor Mary Zanger writes that the proposed Strada Verde project reminds her of a fairy tale in which San Benito County is Rapunzel, with 'golden hair of pristine water and fertile agricultural land.'

Hollister District 1 Councilwoman Carol Lenoir. File photo by John Chadwell.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Time for change

Published 10/16/2020
Community Contributor, Carol Lenoir

Hollister Councilwoman Carol Lenoir writes in support of Sal Mora for mayor.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: How candidates fool voters with a slow growth platform

Published 10/09/2020
Community Contributor, Anne Stickett

Anne Stickett writes about housing growth in San Benito County.

Business / Economy

Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week

Published 10/07/2020
Community Contributor, San Benito County Chamber of Commerce

SBC Chamber of Commerce writes that unnecessary litigation caused by COVID-19, Prop 65 and the Private Attorneys General Act will have lasting impacts on small businesses in California.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Hidden in plain sight

Published 10/06/2020
Community Contributor, mary zanger

Mary Zanger writes about campaign contributions in the race for District 2 Supervisor.

Festival in San Juan Bautista. Photo provided by Kollin Kosmicki.

Community Opinions

COLUMN: Our foundation for greatness in San Benito County

Published 10/01/2020
Community Contributor, Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki writes about the county's unique set of assets and why the community should set higher standards for growth.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: The progressive candidate for District 2 Supervisor

Published 09/23/2020
Community Contributor, Laura Stampleman

Laura Stampleman writes in support of candidate Wayne Norton.

Community Opinions

COLUMN: Attaching performance goals to EDC funding is key to success

Published 09/16/2020
Community Contributor, Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki writes why he supports establishing performance goals for the Economic Development Corporation of San Benito County.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Lessons from the fire

Published 09/05/2020
Community Contributor, mary zanger

Mary Zanger shares her thoughts on recent fires in the region.

Company-sponsored park in Neenah, Wisconsin. Photo provided by Kollin Kosmicki.

Community Opinions

COLUMN: Business sponsorship program could vastly improve local parks

Published 09/03/2020
Community Contributor, Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki writes that San Benito County should do more to encourage local businesses to sponsor park offerings as a way to help fund improvements.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Treatment of local skilled nursing facility residents is appalling

Published 08/26/2020
Community Contributor, Noreen Martin

Noreen Martin writes that she's grown impatient with the lack of leadership from the hospital board, CEO and interim health officer to re-open the hospital and skilled nursing facilities.

Joe Paul Gonzalez. Photo provided by the San Benito County Elections Office.

Government / Politics

About the Nov. 3 Presidential General Election

Published 08/26/2020
Community Contributor, SBC Clerk, Auditor & Recorder/ Registrar of Voters

San Benito County Auditor-Recorder-Clerk Joe Paul Gonzalez writes that nothing will stop democracy in America, not raging fires, not even a global COVID-19 pandemic.

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