Tag: Opinion
Window on the World Column | Visiting in Situ
In my newfound practice of giving people an experience instead of a gift, it was going to be our oldest son’s birthday and he...
Funny Papers Again Column | Hopeful Words From a Former Cult...
In this column, let us venture into the sociological world of politics in the present age through the eyes of a former member of...
Worthy to Print Column | Out of the Hurricane
Alas, Dear Reader! Here is hope that your waning days of the dog days of August are filled with light and laughter. As for...
Funny Papers Again Column | Golf Program for Local Youth Hits...
I do not know much about the game of golf. Not sure even if golf is referred to as a game, or a sport...
Worthy to Print Column | Goin’ to the Dogs
“Honey, did you forget to write your column?” She uses the tone of voice that brings me back to earth from my revere. I...
Window on the World Column | Unmasked and Unaware
I had always been pretty proud of us. From the moment we were able, it was off to the pharmacy we went. Another shot?...
Guest Column | Tackling the Commercial Property Crime Epidemic
As the once-owner of Salinas Valley Ford Truck Center in Salinas, I find myself grappling with a profound sense of loss and frustration. For more than...
Funny Papers Again Column | Music, Music, Who Has the Music?
Many times, over the past five decades I drove between Southern California and the Salinas Valley on El Camino Real, aka the 101, and...
Worthy to Print Column | It’s Not Fair
Boy oh boy! How many times did I say that as a youth? I was third of four boys. It seemed that my Dad...
Guest Column | Goodwill Central Coast Helps Remove Obstacles to Employment
Goodwill has celebrated the power of work since it formed in Boston back in 1919. The nonprofit’s founder Rev. Edgar J. Helms had a...
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...
