Tag: Opinion
Worthy to Print Column | Getting Strong
As I begin this weekly addition to the greatest periodical in South Monterey County, I should warn you that some words might need explanation....
Window on the World Column | Best Nurse Ever
From a very young age, my baby girl had talked about going into nursing. When her auntie suggested that, maybe, vet school might be...
Funny Papers Again Column | Weird, Wonderful, Wacky World of Words
I am a reader. I would not venture to estimate how many books I have read since I was a lad in Greenfield, but...
Worthy to Print Column | We the People
I have mentioned often about my young life in Wasco and the field work I did before I left for the military. Well, it...
Funny Papers Again Column | A House Divided … You Know...
Most historians cite the Battle of Bear Valley in 1924, a confrontation between the U.S. Army and Apache warriors, as the last battle fought...
Window on the World Column | The Dog Noodles and Other...
Something just crept up inside my tiny brain and said, “Oh, you have vacation coming up next month with a lot of moving parts....
Worthy to Print Column | Just My Opinion
Today as I sit down to put my thoughts to paper, I am very troubled, maybe even frightened. I speak of the current political...
Funny Papers Again Column | Stop, No Stop: A Two-Wheel Dilemma
When faced with an empty page and a brain to match with a deadline looming large on the near horizon, I usually just take...
Window on the World Column | The Soup Diaries
They were the best of friends from a very young age. Though quite different — my sister was very bossy and her friend very...
Worthy to Print Column | Remember to Slow Down
“Hi honey, how is it going?” My bride and the lady that makes life worthwhile for me walked over from the front door and...
Local News
Former Salinas Valley State Prison officer pleads no contest to workers’...
SOLEDAD — A former correctional officer at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad pleaded no contest to felony insurance fraud after prosecutors determined she...
