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August 10, 2025

Tag: Opinion

Window on the World Column | Saying Goodbye With Peanut Butter

It was ending up as a regular Sunday — for some a long holiday weekend even! Our old Queensland had been struggling for a...

Guest Column | Goodwill Central Coast to Give Away Hundreds of...

Goodwill’s goal has always been to strengthen communities by eliminating barriers to opportunity and employment — and education has long been the foundation of...

Worthy to Print Column | A Dog Like No Other

Honey, can you come here? I rolled over and took a look at the clock on my nightstand. ā€œYeah,ā€ I replied, not knowing if...

Window on the World Column | Sister Sheryl

Our first meeting was an interesting one. I had been hired as her boss at the local paper. She took me to see one...

Funny Papers Again Column | Summer Solstice and the Last Word...

This is my last Funny Papers Again column for the Valley newspapers, so if you have been a fan over the past couple of...

Window on the World Column | Happy Birthday, Dear Rita

I hadn’t seen her for a while, and when I did, I realized that she was very unwell. I was doing a book signing...

Worthy to Print Column | Moving to Gonzales

ā€œHoney, when did we move to Gonzales?ā€ I asked my marriage mate as she (Rainy) flittered around the corner doing things that women do...

Funny Papers Again Column | Ringo and Sara and Lisa and...

There is something about eye contact that lets two people know that for just a split second, just a flicker of time, there has...

Window on the World Column | Boy Town

It started off as a nice offer from the husband. ā€œHe can come and stay with us for a while!ā€ We were talking about...

Worthy to Print Column | Coming Home Early to See Dad

Did you have a good Father’s Day this weekend? I think this was just about the best Father’s Day I have had in awhile....

Local News

Chicano All-Stars

Soledad’s final ā€˜Music in the Park’ concert heats up with Chicano...

SOLEDAD — The stage is set for Soledad’s summer music series finale this Friday, Aug. 8, at Cesar Chavez Park, where the final Music...