Letter to the editor: Shame on school district
I am writing to express my disappointment after reading news reports of a student being victimized by an employee of the Morgan Hill Unified School District back in 2014. It is outrageous that the district failed to follow state law requiring a report of this incident to the police. Because of this, even more students may have been involved.
Ring in New Year with delicious drinks
“End of the year” reviews are a wonderful tradition. As we look back on the passing year, it gives us perspective while we look forward to a new beginning and new year. To complete my first full year writing “The Flavor Chronicle,” I offer a few recipes for celebratory nonalcoholic beverages.
Editorial: Proposed downtown alcohol regulations are too punitive
The new guidelines proposed by the Morgan Hill Downtown
‘Evita’: A refreshing new look at an old story
In London in 1976, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice released an album of a show that would be called “Evita.” By early 1977, the album took the world by storm and when “Evita” premiered in London in June 1978, everyone was humming "Don't Cry For Me Argentina." In September 1979, “Evita” opened on Broadway to a sold out run and won seven Tonys, including Best Musical, Score, Book and Director. “Evita's” Broadway run went on for four years.
Newspapers can thrive with digital journalism
Millard Hoyle was the publisher of the Hollister Free Lance many years ago. He was a man well known and well liked in the San Benito County community, and he had a big influence on me going into journalism. Hoyle knew that if a community newspaper like the Free Lance is going to be successful, it needs to serve the public good by informing citizens with local news and providing a forum for diverse local opinion.
Limiting candidates to top two from primary denies choice
EDITOR: A statewide initiative, which would allow only the two
Striving for all PV fourth-graders to meet or exceed standards
Dear Editor, The Paradise Valley School fourth-grade team would
Action of Saddam Hussein made Iraq serious threat to US, Middle East
EDITOR: In his letter to the editor in the May 6 edition




