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March 27, 2026

Candy Stripe Dracaena

If winters were only a bit warmer, the houseplant known as candy

Bill Lane made magazine a state institution

The man must have been in his late 80s. He hung out by himself

Will we survive Obamanomics?

Officially, President Obama's $3.6 trillion budget is titled

HIRC gives $12,000 to 14 local charities

The Hollister Independence Rally Committee and the Hollister

Christians observe World Communion Sunday

A reader of this column recently asked a question that required

Bull riders to return to Hollister on Sept. 8

For the sixth-consecutive year, professional bull riders will make their way to San Benito County on Sept. 8, but this year’s Hollister bull ridding festivities will be slightly different.

Panhandling with dog

While leaving the Camino Arroyo shopping center recently, I saw a woman panhandling at the entrance/exit between Kohl's and Panera. My concern was that she had a large dog with her. What I don't understand is, California state Penal Code Section 597. 1 states: "Every owner, driver, or keeper of any animal who permits the animal to be in any building, enclosure, lane, street, square, or lot of any city, county, city and county, or judicial district without proper care and attention is guilty of a misdemeanor." The statute also creates "a duty in peace officers, humane society officers, and animal control officers to cause the animal to be killed or rehabilitated and placed in a suitable home on information that the animal is stray or abandoned." Why aren't these dogs being taken away from owners so poor they cannot properly take care of themselves with daily food, water and shelter? Shouldn't the police, city employees, or animal control take the animal for the animal’s sake and try to find it a home?

Let’s combine voting with Veterans Day

The complaints I've heard recently about low voter turnout and

Story of Jesus’ death a reminder of human nature

The other day, my friend Tony Quinn called me up after he'd

Let’s separate the fantasy from the gambling facts

It never fails to amaze me why people smoke. In spite of volumes

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