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August 1, 2025

Tag: Opinion

Worthy to Print Column | Raising Children

Do you ever get the feeling that you were born at the wrong time or place? How about what you do? I ask these...

Funny Papers Again Column | To Me This Pet Is All...

I had to do it, the time had come, so I walked stoutly to the middle of the Oak Avenue overcrossing and stepped over...

Window on the World Column | Traveling With a Cold

I couldn’t help it, I had to cough. My throat became the most horrendous tickle fest. It was coming; everyone was looking at me....

Worthy to Print Column | Coming of Age

Are you getting any older? Do you often go into a room and forget what it was that called your name? How about sports?...

Funny Papers Again Column | The Franchise: Fragile; Handle With Care

I am the first to admit last week’s offering under this byline exists as anemic example of writing, so henceforth I’ll try to be...

Worthy to Print Column | Fly Your Flag Proudly

WOW! What a great couple of days.Ā Did you get enough to eat? I’ll admit that since gluttony is a sin, I’ll tell you that...

Funny Papers Again Column | Out With the Old, in With...

Well, hello folks, I missed you all while attending to some matters that are all in order now, so I thought it a good...

Window on the World Column | ā€˜Tis the Season of Gratitude

ā€˜Tis the season of gratitude. I like that season. Close on its heels is the season of giving and sometimes that is also a...

Worthy to Print Column | Happy Thanksgiving

This is undoubtedly my favorite day of the year. There are no gifts to worry about and you don’t even get mad at the...

Guest Column | Gratitude Builds a Path Toward a Happier and...

Each holiday season comes with high expectations for happy, carefree gatherings. It’s all too true, however, that once the calendar turns to November, feelings...

Local News

Rescued baby birds form unlikely friendship at SPCA Wildlife Center

MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Monterey County is celebrating a heartwarming story of friendship and care among its newest...