Tag: Opinion
Worthy to Print Column | And Then There Was One
So I’m sitting in my favorite chair lacing up my tennis shoes when the phone rings. I’m only a little concerned because Lorraine pays...
Window on the World Column | Habitual Early Mornings
I was under the, apparent, misunderstanding that it takes three weeks to form a habit. (Some bad habits maybe sooner, but a life-changing habit,...
Guest Column | Let’s Move District 18 into the Future with...
The vast majority of American politicians are in the business of kicking the can down the road, with one notable exception: Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren.
I...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Digest of Abridged Subjects
The following were subjects for full columns, columns I now know will, to use an archaic adage, never see the light of day. The...
Worthy to Print Column | Owning a Dog
I don’t know if other writers run into the same problems that I do. I have to find a thousand words to contribute to...
Window on the World Column | The Olden Days of Newsies...
When I began my newsie career in 1991, the newspaper had a circulation of about 25,000 on Saturdays and slightly less during the week....
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...
Local News
Greenfield man admits to prison smuggling scheme
GREENFIELD — A former California prison lieutenant from Greenfield pleaded guilty Oct. 20 to conspiring to smuggle contraband into Salinas Valley State Prison in...
