Tag: Opinion
Guest Column | Let’s Not Neglect Our Real Hearts This February
We all live in a brainiac world, to be sure, but the heart remains the emotional, spiritual center of our being. It’s still such...
Worthy to Print Column | Pants on Fire
Liar, liar, pants on fire! Have you ever heard those biting words as a child? Maybe it was just a schoolyard taunt by someone...
Window on the World Column | The Soup Diaries — A...
There’s something about being an author that is very addictive. Sometimes you can be midway through the tedious proofing of a manuscript — most...
Funny Papers Again Column | America as Hostage: But Who Holds...
It is 3 a.m., this column will run Feb. 1, one week from this morning. According to statistics from 2020, by that date 868...
Worthy to Print Column | Staying Up All Night
Did you get to see the blowout by the Eagles? My beautiful bride and I watched it until we started to think it was...
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
“It must first be said that with increased residential and agricultural use and improved water management, flood concern is not what it was a...
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Miss Salinas Valley Fair competition opens for 2026 applicants
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Fair is now accepting applications for the 2026 Miss Salinas Valley Fair Competition, offering young women the chance to...
