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June 9, 2026

Tag: Opinion

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....

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...

Local News

Ag Woman of the Year

Gonzales’ Silva earns Ag Woman of the Year honor

GONZALES — Gonzales resident Liz Silva received a huge surprise last month when she was awarded the Ag Woman of the Year from the...