Tag: Opinion
Funny Papers Again Column | Do Svidaniya, Priyatyl, Do Svidaniya
For those of us who are now in our seventh decade, and those of decades more, there are certain times in history that may...
Window on the World Column | From the Shattered Glass of...
It’s the call no parent ever wants to receive. Saturday night and you are relaxing at home. You receive the news that your child...
Letter to the Editor | Tales of the Baddies
To the Editor:
We much enjoyed Steve Wilson’s column about gangsters he has known — or at least, thought about (“Words From One Bad Guy...
Worthy to Print Column | Fireworks Are Not Toys
You know I like to start off with a nice story about someone local or something good that has happened here in Gonzales or...
Funny Papers Again Column | Will America’s Past Dictate America’s Future?
We have just celebrated this country’s 246th birthday, a new country born with the words “We the people of the United States of America...
Guest Column | Happy Birthday to Mee! My How We’ve Grown
When Mee Memorial Hospital first opened its doors to South County residents in 1962, astronaut John Glenn had just become the first American to...
Letter to the Editor | Ciclovía Is a Reminder to Share...
To the Editor:
Greenfield was the latest of the South Monterey County cities to hold a Ciclovía event on June 26. El Camino Real was...
Worthy to Print Column | A Memorable Ride
Well, here is hoping your Fourth of July was a good one. Nobody got hurt or burned playing with legal or illegal fireworks. We...
Funny Papers Again Column | Words From One Bad Guy to...
I was thinking about John Dillinger the other day while watching a 1934 William Powell-Myrna Loy film by the name of “Manhattan Melodrama.” It...
Window on the World Column | Loving Our Vandura
When you are crawling toward 24 years of marriage and over 26 together, the fireworks are not always going off, unless the neighbor decides...
Local News
Gonzales Police urge focus behind the wheel during Distracted Driving Awareness...
GONZALES — April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Gonzales Police Department wants to remind drivers to stay focused, keep their eyes...
