Tag: Opinion
Worthy to Print Column | Happy Trails, Rene!
This past week started off in good shape. I got a lot of stuff done that I have had on my to-do list. Still...
Guest Column | Volunteerism and Community Spirit Are the Cornerstones of...
How do you kickstart a quality healthcare system in a small agricultural town during one of the worst economic slumps in American history? Philanthropy...
Funny Papers Again Column | Lost in Transit
This week’s column was about cowgirls and cowboys and their dedication to the sport of rodeo and to the Western lifestyle. It was filled...
Worthy to Print Column | Happy Birthday, Jack
Everyone can put away their fur coats, wax your skis and polish up their convertibles. It appears that we may have beat away the...
Window on the World Column | Traveling Post-Covid
I cannot deny that the last several months have been a bit special for the small traveling public of which I was a member....
Funny Papers Again Column | Travels With Buddy — Part II
If I thought that it happened to be just the occasion and just the right type of youthful Big Sur denizens (that’s where the...
Worthy to Print Column | Living in a Family Town
You know I have had a few folks ask me why I live in Gonzales. Let’s see… it couldn’t be the night life. Oh...
Window on the World Column | Old Men and Dogs
The end of life is a funny old time, isn’t it. Not that we really know when that is. But, as your muzzle gets...
Letter to the Editor | Questions Remain on Deadly Pesticide Use
To the Editor:
On Cesar Chavez Day, March 31, during National Farmworker Awareness Week, I pause to appreciate his commitment and historical accomplishments. Meanwhile, many...
Funny Papers Again Column | Travels With Buddy — Part I
In a rare case of a column running too long, I offer this story as a two-parter…
One day I came home from school, it...
Local News
Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority general manager retires
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority General Manager and Chief Administrative Officer R. Patrick Mathews will retire this week after more than...
