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August 2, 2025

Tag: Opinion

Letter to the Editor | Our Freedoms Are in Danger

To the Editor: In the past two years, we’ve seen some incredible investments in American families, our economy and our future, thanks to the White...

Funny Papers Again Column | Enough — Let Judgments and Flood...

As a last look at this year’s storms, I mention that social media users have leveled harsh criticism toward the many people who either...

Worthy to Print Column | Cold Enough for You?

It sure is cold enough for me. This morning I had to get up early to go to a dentist appointment over in Monterey....

Guest Column | New Year Could Mean a New You Through...

For many of us, the new year represents a fresh start, and that is a concept that holds a lot of power. Hitting our...

Funny Papers Again Column | Sadness and Gladness in Stormy Weather

ā€œIt must first be said that with increased residential and agricultural use and improved water management, flood concern is not what it was a...

Letter to the Editor | New House Majority Will Threaten Our...

To the Editor: Two years after the deadly attack on our country on Jan. 6, 2021, it’s hard to ignore that the House of Representatives...

Worthy to Print Column | Riding in the Pickup

You know, living in the Salinas Valley is a pretty cool place to live. Except for the rain we have been enjoying lately, it...

Window on the World Column | The Sparkly Glasses

On the occasion of my sister’s 50th birthday — were she still alive — I was up in San Francisco with my friend. I...

Funny Papers Again Column | ā€˜If It Keeps on Rainin’, the...

Many of you, or some of you, or heck maybe none of you will, recognize the title of today’s column as the opening lyrics...

Letter to the Editor | Greenfield Coat Drive a Big Success

To the Editor: The sixth annual Greenfield Coat Drive to help the homeless was a big success. More than 200 new and gently used coats...

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Jury convicts Salinas Valley State Prison inmate of first-degree murder, assault

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Lawrence Adams, 45, was convicted by a jury on June 26 of first-degree murder, assault by a...