Tag: Opinion
Funny Papers Again Column | One Mustang’s View of Bruins’ Independence
I was recently asked to send letters to some people and organizations offering a King City resident’s point of view regarding the proposed separation...
Window on the World Column | Who Did We Become —...
“I choose to look back and remember laughter and friendship….” This was a quote sent over from a former pupil of our boarding school...
Guest Column | California’s Latino Students Shouldn’t Pay for the Failures...
Latino students are California’s present and future, now making up the majority of our public classrooms. Recognizing this reality, our state has invested in...
Funny Papers Again Column | Sometimes Pleasure Is Found in the...
I have a clothesline. And that is fairly rare in this modern world of electronic labor-saving devices. In the house where I rent a...
Window on the World Column | A Change Is as Good...
“A change is as good as a rest!” My Granny Evelyn used to say on occasion, and I am not sure why, because she...
Guest Column | The Beauty of Monterey County Is Its People,...
When I first moved to California, people often told me I live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Now when...
Funny Papers Again Column | Rick’s Flag Fluttering O’er a Flagging...
I found Rick’s flag in seven minutes. The chances of that happening were one in over 220; sizable odds at any gaming house or...
Guest Column | Monterey County Free Libraries’ 5 Things to Celebrate...
Summer season is here! Libraries are open and this is the best time of year to visit the library.
1. MCFL ramps up programs for...
Window on the World Column | Lucy and Her Terrible, Horrible,...
“I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there’s gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this...
Funny Papers Again Column | Two Writers: One Contradictory, the Other...
When a writer is telling a story, varying audiences must be kept in mind, this can reveal differing descriptions of people, places and events...
Local News
Two women plead no contest in $3M Taylor Farms embezzlement scheme
SALINAS — Two former employees of a Taylor Farms subsidiary have pleaded no contest to embezzling more than $3 million from the company and...
