Tag: Opinion
Window on the World Column | TAILS in Soledad — Part...
Driving into the Correctional Training Facility at Soledad and you are reminded of how a secure institution can be. Acres of barren land, no...
Funny Papers Again Column | Not Feeling Grounded? Go Barefootin’ and...
No matter how I may wish to deny I am old, at two years and seven decades it is nonetheless a fact and, having...
Worthy to Print Column | Saying Goodbye to a Legend —...
They say that the “Good Die Young.” I don’t know about all of the young, but I do know that there is one young man...
Window on the World Column | Regret for the Things That...
We should go, shouldn’t we? Shouldn’t we go? Life happens when you are busy making other plans. And isn’t that always the way. My...
Funny Papers Again Column | If Grandma and Peter Did It,...
I have for many years been a reader of biographies, a habit I got into way back in the early 1960s after my parents...
Guest Column | The American Dream: How We Lost Our Way...
In 1986 I worked for California’s Employment Development Department, where I processed amnesty seekers under President Ronald Reagan’s landmark immigration reform law called Immigration...
Window on the World Column | Rosie’s Birthday
I’m not great with anniversaries, birthdays and the like. When I say I’m not great, what that means is that I have an incredible...
Funny Papers Again Column | In-ter-act, (Verb), ‘Communicate, Exchange Information, or...
Let me tell you about a local organization. They number upwards of 70 members who sponsor or involve themselves in everything from maintenance of...
Worthy to Print Column | The Pain of Fire
There are those who believe that these fires started off with a little help from some miscreant or two. What are your thoughts? I...
Guest Column | Celebrating Healthcare in Rural Communities
Rural communities are the heart and soul of our nation, enriching the economy, agriculture, culture and traditions. Yet, despite their significant contributions, these regions...
Local News
Gonzales Police Department receives traffic safety grant
GONZALES — Gonzales Police Department has received a $30,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...
