Tag: Opinion
Worthy to Print Column | Secrets and Confession
I’m going to tell you a secret. Oh, it’s nothing nefarious or secretive. It’s just something I decided to do a few years ago...
Window on the World Column | No Doubting the Universe
“No doubt the universe will unfold as it should,” I tell my husband (sort of citing my favorite poem “Desiderata”). This was after we...
Funny Papers Again Column | Donate Yourself and Be a Volunteer
The definition of the word “volunteer,” according to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, is a person who does a job without being paid for...
Worthy to Print Column | New Kind of Warfare
What if they started a war and nobody showed up? These words went to a paper I wrote about 40 years ago while stationed...
Window on the World Column | Make a Difference, However Small
People are digging out maps and figuring out where this place is — Ukraine. Who are these people? They live so far away from...
Funny Papers Again Column | House Sweet House?
Somewhere along the line I am sure I mentioned that I have lived and worked in different locales spread across the country and as...
Guest Column | The Advantage of a Skilled Nursing Facility Is...
While caring for aging parents or ill spouses can be viewed as an honor, it can also present serious physical and emotional challenges for...
Worthy to Print Column | Poking the Hornet’s Nest
Hello! How was your week? I found that there is way too much reporting about the war. What war? Yeah, that’s my opinion also....
Window on the World Column | The Call of the Sea
I was born on the East Coast of England and many of my formative years were spent by, in and on the North Sea....
Letter to the Editor | Clam Chowder Dinner a Huge Success
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum staff and board, a great big “thank you” goes out to...
Local News
Miss Salinas Valley Fair competition opens for 2026 applicants
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Fair is now accepting applications for the 2026 Miss Salinas Valley Fair Competition, offering young women the chance to...
