Well, Amie Chick lucked out again. After receiving only a one-year sentence from Judge Frank Dougherty, she was sent home upon reporting to the Merced County Jail, because of overcrowding. She will serve her year at home with all of the comforts - privacy, computer, home-cooked meals. This is so much better than a jail cell shared with other inmates. I can't imagine what Andrew Maloney's parents must feel. There is very little justice. | Full Story

This is in response to the article “Spilling Starbucks Agenda” printed in the April 20 edition. | Full Story

The Starbucks coffee corporation has begun a public campaign to rewrite our marriage laws. They did this when they announced that "same-sex" marriage was "core" to its corporate identity and values. I was shocked to hear of a major corporation willing to alienate at least half of its U.S. customers and millions more worldwide in favor of a political agenda. | Full Story

On March 26, 2012, our beloved mother lost her three-plus-year battle with lung cancer. | Full Story

Valley Christian Center of Los Banos would like to thank the following business and individuals who donated to the Easter Outreach Program held Saturday, April 6. Valley Christian Center sponsored it's first community outreach at the Casa Verde Apartments in Los Banos Thanks to your generous donations and support, out event was a great success. Sierra Landscaping, Pereria's Tree Service, Santos Ford, Wolfsen Meat and Sausage of Gustine, A&A Pro Auto Service, LULAC, Buzz Jump House, Little Caeser's, Pacheco Chevron, Eddie's Restaurant, Sixth Street Diner, Jesus Mexican Restaurant, Cecilia's Mexican Restaurant, Lupita's Market, Los Banos Flowers, Castillo's Flowers, Campos Flowers, The Country Duck, Richwood Meat Co. of Merced, Tutti Frutti Ice Cream, Jovita Villalobos, Clyde and Pat Hernandez and Johnny Chapa, as well as a special thank you to Vinom Nuevo church for all their help and support. | Full Story

After reading that Amie Chick had only received one year for the killing of Andrew Maloney in a DUI crash last summer, I felt angry. | Full Story

This May the police department and the Los Banos Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a community event that focuses on safety. | Full Story

After reading the March 16 Los Banos Enterprise article about ideas for grants, I must say, Tom (Mello), you are so right, "We need to build our quality of life here, not keep it down." | Full Story