Tag: Opinion
Worthy to Print Column | Growing Up in a War Zone
Veterans Day is the 11th day of November. If you see a veteran or love the way we live, just say “Thank you!” Just...
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...
Local News
Miss Salinas Valley Fair competition opens for 2026 applicants
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Fair is now accepting applications for the 2026 Miss Salinas Valley Fair Competition, offering young women the chance to...
