Tag: Opinion
Funny Papers Again Column | Face It, It’s a Lousy Book
Time passes, locales change, friends come and go. We all experience changes, we graduate high school, some go on to college before joining “the...
Worthy to Print Column | I Am What I Am and...
I suppose that today I should write something about how messed up our government is, but I think that would be too easy. There...
Window on the World Column | The Olden Days of Newsies...
The day I started work at the newspaper was Halloween 1991. I remember that day so well, because the whole building was decorated in...
Funny Papers Again Column | ‘For a Better World, What Would...
If I were a cleverer wordsmith, I am sure I could come up with the right phrase, or adage, to convey how a bad...
Guest Column | Empowering South County Youth for a Healthier Future
A few months ago, I attended a dedication ceremony at the Darlene Acosta Youth Center at Sun Street Centers in King City to celebrate...
Window on the World Column | The Full Moon
When you start the week at the early morning water aerobics class at the Soledad pool, you go out the gate like a champ,...
Funny Papers Again Column | On the Big Stage We All...
William wrote: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one...
Worthy to Print Column | Our 50th State
This morning when I woke up I was feeling pretty good, all things being equal. For some reason as I lay there I kept...
Guest Column | It’s National Get Organized Month — The Perfect...
The new year offers a blank slate — an opportunity to set things right, to change course and accomplish our goals. When we set...
Funny Papers Again Column | ‘Open, Sesame!’ Sez Me
I have before me a smattering of paper scraps with an odd accumulation of notes, which will, one hopes, render up a readable column....
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...
