Tag: Opinion
Letter to the Editor | Time to Say Thank You
To the Editor:
Recently I visited my grandparents resting place at the Soledad Cemetery. What a huge improvement since earlier this year. I wish I...
Worthy to Print Column | Memories of Beaujolais
What is going on with our weather? I buy a new jacket and then the sun comes out like the fires of you know...
Window on the World Column | Mapping to Cowboy Country
You cannot be in Idaho without thinking potato. For most of the uninformed world, that is its claim to fame. We noted on the...
Guest Column | Embracing Vitality: Essential Tips for Lifelong Health and...
September is Healthy Aging Month, an ideal time to celebrate the positive aspects of aging and focus on maintaining a healthy lifestyle that allows...
Funny Papers Again Column | Thoughts and Words From Sources Known...
The good and bad aspects of choosing a title line (see above) for a column is once up there, the writer is bound to...
Window on the World Column | Mapping Through Nevada and Into...
Crossing Nevada is similar to my memory of crossing Texas. It goes on forever. And just when you think it has to end, it...
Guest Column | Cal State Monterey Bay Will Drive Future of...
Cal State Monterey Bay had an exciting start to the semester with the first students entering our new mechatronic engineering program — which combines...
Funny Papers Again Column | Final Words for One You Love,...
Some 30-plus years ago I was employed by what was then known as the Greenfield News, we now know it as one of the...
Worthy to Print Column | Heroes
I have been writing about my life and my town for a long time if you follow me on a regular basis. I have...
Window on the World Column | My Mapping Menu
We’ve been planning this road trip for a very long time. Too long. So long I thought it would never happen. I had every...
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...
