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November 4, 2026

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Dana Matthews

101 Living Column | Cleaning House

Where did all this STUFF come from? We have moved multiple times in the past decade, and each time we purge, sort, donate, recycle, re-gift...
Lucy Jensen

Window on the World Column | Reorganizing Life Again

When your last little darling finally goes off into the sunset — in our case, to go and live with their boyfriend in the...
Mee Memorial Healthcare System CEO Rena Salamacha

Guest Column | Bridging the Gap: Better Health Starts with Awareness

This month, as leaves begin to fall and thoughts turn toward the holiday season, I want to renew our focus on prevention, wellness and...

Letter to the Editor | California Can’t Afford More Water Delays 

California cannot afford to keep wasting opportunities to capture and store water when it’s available. Yet our outdated permitting system makes building essential water...
Steve Wilson

Funny Papers Again Column | To P or Not to P;...

The old saying “things are tough all over” certainly applies to present day King City. As a city, it could be said we became...
Lucy Jensen

Window on the World Column | My 24-Hour Journey

I’ve traveled a lot in my life. Thirty-eight years of going back and forth over the pond can make one a bit blasé about...
Dana Matthews

101 Living Column | The Frugal ‘Jean’

Unfortunately, I never met my mother-in-law. Jean passed away just a couple of years before my husband and I met. I am sure we...
Lucy Jensen

Window on the World Column | A Letter to My Younger...

My oldest buddy on the planet Lizzie and I decided that, now we are living on the same land mass again, we must plan...
Steve Wilson

Funny Papers Again Column | Mee and Me: A Short History

Today I want to touch on something, but I must tread lightly else I shoot myself in the foot and need care; which, appropriately,...
Lucy Jensen

Window on the World Column | The Birthday Circuit

When you get to my rather mature years (60 is the new 30, apparently, especially when you have fake parts!), birthdays can come and...

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Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 4, 2026

Catholic Charities offers services at Third District Office KING CITY — Residents of South Monterey County can access health care enrollment assistance, immigration legal services...