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April 3, 2026

Tag: Opinion

Letter to the Editor | Clinic Visit Ends in Frustration

To the Editor: I would like to describe to you and to your readers the experience my husband and I had at the Taylor Farms...
Steve Wilson

Funny Papers Again Column | An Omigosh-Deadline-Is-Near Column

All of you who back in your school years were part of the disciplined students will not be able to relate to those of...
Lucy Jensen

Window on the World Column | Summer in March

My dogs collapsed on the cool plank linoleum floor, fresh from the wet towels on the outside that they had been lining up for....

Letter to the Editor | March Planned for Democracy

To the Editor: This Saturday, March 28, millions of American citizens in large cities, small towns and rural America will demonstrate against the authoritarian actions...
Steve Wilson

Funny Papers Again Column | A Quick Take on Some Notable...

I have often thought about the people whose names appear regularly in our Valley papers and how I too often take their contributions as...
Lucy Jensen

Window on the World Column | More Than Making a Living

My father could always be counted on for the difficult questions. ā€œDo you make any money at it?ā€ he enquired of my book writing...
Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha

Guest Column | Responding to Community Needs: A Rural Health System...

Mee Memorial Healthcare System is the sole hospital serving South Monterey County. For more than 60 years, it has been the community’s primary source...
Covid-19 Memorial Garden

Guest Column | A Covid Memorial Garden to Remember 940 Neighbors,...

The Covid-19 pandemic left an indelible mark on communities across the world, and Monterey County was no exception. In our county alone, 940 of...

Letter to the Editor | Addressing Local Railroad History

To the Editor: As I picked up a copy of Monterey County’s publication, ā€œThe County of Monterey: 175 Years, A Brief Look at Our History,ā€...
Steve Wilson

Funny Papers Again Column | King City Shows Good Leadership; Washington,...

As surely will be reported upon in this issue, the State of the City was well stated last week by a threesome of King...

Local News

Casa de Chilaquiles

Casa de Chilaquiles officially opens for business in Soledad

SOLEDAD — Darinel Cortes can whip up just about anything in the kitchen, from popular Italian cuisines to delicate Thai dishes. He even learned...