Tag: Opinion
Funny Papers Again Column | A Time of Music, Dance and...
The Pops! are coming, the Pops! are coming! In fact, by the time you read this, they may already be in town. I’m talking...
Worthy to Print Column | Go Vote! Go Vote! Go Vote!
Ah, did I misspell any of those words? If you haven’t sent your vote in, please do so! I suppose you are wondering whom...
Window on the World Column | Honoring a Local Author
You know how it is when you are older and yet you’re still wanting to do everything? That would be me. I have the...
Guest Column | Gonzales Voters to Decide on Half-Percent Sales Tax...
In the November General Election, City of Gonzales voters will be asked to approve a one half-percent (0.5%) sales tax increase, which will increase...
Guest Column | Movement is Medicine: The Lifelong Benefits of Exercise
Exercise is one of the best activities you can engage in for long-term health. It is a powerful and natural tool that enhances vitality...
Worthy to Print Column | Past = Future — Part II
There was a change in the pitch of the engines on the plane that woke me up. I wasn’t concerned because if one is...
Window on the World Column | Mapping Home
What you don’t always appreciate is how much you love your home when you are away and, especially, your critters. On about the third...
Funny Papers Again Column | No Specific Theme Column; Volume I,...
The following words are by no means indicative of my attitude toward those readers who often, and with good cause, suggest themes for this...
Worthy to Print Column | Past = Future
The other day my wife’s cousin and his wife gave me a little book of memoirs written by a young man who had been...
Guest Column | Wishcycling: What It Is and How to Avoid...
Waste sorting is not a new topic in California. With the state setting new sustainability ambitions to divert more materials from landfills and combat...
Local News
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 21, 2026
HEALTH FAIR
SOLEDAD — City of Soledad and the Monterey County Health Department will host a ribbon cutting and Community Health and Resource Fair on...
