Tag: Opinion
Window on the World Column | Showtime Over Easter
It was finally Show Time, and I was so excited. Not only was I doing a book signing with my oldest friend in my...
Funny Papers Again Column | Fear and Loathing in America: The...
Because yesterday, Tuesday, March 19, was the Equinox, that happily makes this morning the first day of Spring and a long-established ritual assigned to...
Worthy to Print Column | ‘What Did You Do During the...
My boys asked me that after we had been living in Gonzales for a while. When I mentioned in a earlier column that we...
Letter to the Editor | Prioritize Diplomacy for Lasting Peace in...
To the Editor:
As ongoing conflicts in the Middle East continue to damage communities and destabilize the region, we have to reinforce our commitment to...
Funny Papers Again Column | Another Last, and Hard, Final Goodbye
“It was not my intention to end the column as it ended. But a call minutes ago informs me my life-long friend Stephen Carl...
Worthy to Print Column | Gonzales Continues to Shine
To be honest, I had to sit down and figure out how long ago I moved my family to Gonzales. I’m not going to...
Window on the World Column | In the Bleak Midwinter
About this time of year — February blending into March — I can get really sick and tired of winter. Folks back home might...
Funny Papers Again Column | Motorcycle Mayhem: Part Two
I don’t know how the whole thing began, but it happened on Thanksgiving Day of 1969. My friend Dennis was a motorcycle rider, and...
Worthy to Print Column | The Gift of Poetry
Last evening I walked out to my mailbox to check and see if I had any mail. I didn’t, but something better was given...
Guest Column | Healthy Habits Create Healthy Families
March is National Nutrition Month, an excellent time to examine your eating habits and make small incremental changes that will positively impact your health...
Local News
Salinas Valley Health’s NICU Graduate Reunion scores home run with celebration
SALINAS VALLEY — Nearly 500 parents, children, physicians, nurses and staff recently gathered for Salinas Valley Health’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Graduate Reunion,...
