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June 8, 2026

Tag: Opinion

Worthy to Print Column | No Hurry to ā€˜Go Electric’

Have you been down to the local electric car dealership to compare the prices between gas and electric? If you haven’t, I might be...

Funny Papers Again Column | All Things Being Equinox; et al

Summer comes to an end tomorrow when the Fall Equinox descends upon us with equal amounts of day and night heralding the incremental journey...

Worthy to Print Column | It’s About Time

That’s what I told the guys working on my pickup. It’s about time you guys finished putting all the parts on my old Ford....

Guest Column | Give South County’s Flu-Fighting Efforts a Shot …...

Considered the father of modern medicine, ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (known for his ā€œfirst do no harmā€ ethical code called the Hippocratic Oath) still...

Funny Papers Again Column | ā€˜Where’s the Fun in That?’

I was with a buddy the other day cruising south on the 101 from Salinas to KC and as we reached the first exit...

Worthy to Print Column | Happy 90th, Nelda

This week is a favor from my readers. Today I’m going to tell you about a very good friend, who I now call family,...

Window on the World Column | Class Act — To the...

It was one of those defining moments. Near reminiscent of the morning we watched one and then two towers collapse; when we got the...

Funny Papers Again Column | KC Projects: One Moving, One Stalled

As some of you are aware, I had occasion to be in the Orradre Building down at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds the other eve...

Worthy to Print Column | Will We Ever See Another 9/12?

Do you remember how you woke up on 9/11? Were you awakened by a friend who almost yelled at you to turn on the...

Window on the World Column | Changing the Seasons With Good...

Us old gals try to be cheery; we really do. Friends since aged 15 and we are always trying to see the world with...

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...