Tag: Opinion
Funny Papers Again Column | Step Forward, Gentlemen, and Step Lively
I have set aside my regular column this week, a little story about me and my dog in Arroyo Seco, nicely told in my...
Letter to the Editor | No Happy Ending for Bridge Plaque
To the Editor:
Once upon a time there was a farmer named John. He noticed the narrow bridge that connected Soledad to the Mission District...
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....
Local News
New Greenfield mural ‘El Alma de la Tierra’ celebrates sustainability
GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield and Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority, also known as Salinas Valley Recycles, unveiled a new community mural, “El Alma...
