Tag: Opinion
Funny Papers Again Column | Seniors: Come Learn, Dine, Sing, Dance!
I am a senior citizen. There is no getting around that, no matter how much I attempt to mitigate the fact. I know this...
Worthy to Print Column | How the Land Lies
Well, hello! Did you miss me last week? Yeah, I know that you need my column so you can have something to put on...
Window on the World Column | Competition
When I first moved to this little farm town, we had no proper grocery store, just corner markets. Actually, we boasted no larger stores...
Funny Papers Again Column | What Is the Problem With No...
I have always been a reader. Back in the Paper Age people had a set of books in their homes which was known as...
Window on the World Column | Make the Time
Now my father is up in years — a babe from 1929 no less — I do try to give him more of my...
Letter to the Editor | Helping Customers Reduce Energy Costs as...
To the Editor:
West Coast natural gas prices have been rising this winter, and PG&E wants our customers to know their energy bills are likely...
Funny Papers Again Column | Variation of Three Dot Journalism
When I was a lad I read the San Francisco Examiner’s renown columnist Herb Caen, the inventor of Three Dot Journalism; a form this...
Worthy to Print Column | Wartime Leaders
Have you heard the news? We have gained a new state. Yeah, I know you didn’t know of that because it just hasn’t been...
Window on the World Column | The Party Plan
“I didn’t know her,” the preacher said. “But if I had known her, I’m sure I would have liked her.” I raised one querying...
Funny Papers Again Column | This Just In: Sacramento Lawmakers Scuttle...
For today’s column I cite Joe Mathews as main source. Joe writes the California Connected column for Arizona State University’s publication Zocalo Public Square...
Local News
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...
