Tag: Opinion
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
“Honey, when did we move to Gonzales?” 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. “He can come and stay with us for a while!” 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....
Funny Papers Again Column | An Anonymous Donor and Familiar Dairyman...
Any opinion columnist, or letter writer, whose words appear in public is aware that there could be repercussions either laudatory in nature or quite...
Window on the World Column | The Dreams of a Rescue...
“The beautiful dog awoke from its deep sleep dreamland. Before remembering his recent rescue, a bolt of concern ran through him from all those...
Worthy to Print Column | Trying Something New
Today seems like it might be a little different than most Sundays; there is an Artichoke Festival. This year it is in Monterey instead...
Funny Papers Again Column | What Stories Lie Beneath the Stones?
I like cemeteries. That is not a ghoulish statement, or at least not meant to be. A cemetery is a walk through history, both...
Guest Column | A Diet Rich in Produce Works Wonders
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a familiar proverb that appeared in 19th century America, advocating for the consumption of apples...
Local News
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office investigating suspicious death in Ventana Wilderness
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death in the Sykes Hot Springs area of the Ventana Wilderness in the...
