Tag: Opinion
Window on the World Column | Springtime Pouring and Sipping
It’s that time of year again. At the end of a long, wet winter, we Californians are exhausted by the grey, the mud, the...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Few Things Seen When Biking...
East Greenfield is not an official designation, but it serves my purpose as definition because I can remember a time when the whole of...
Worthy to Print Column | And So It Continues…
I want to take a moment of your time to tell you how much I have enjoyed writing of my life and my thoughts....
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...
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...
