Tag: Opinion
Funny Papers Again Column | Random Bits and Pieces
This week I am of a mind to not dedicate my word allotment upon one subject but rather touch upon a couple items gleaned...
Window on the World Column | Rocket Man
It had been a long time coming. Our newsie friend moved from California a few decades back and had been asking us to come...
Worthy to Print Column | The Sun Just Behind a Cloud
Things have sure been happening fast, haven’t they? No trouble finding all sorts of things to write about. My blushing bride asked me to...
Funny Papers Again Column | From Russia Without Love
I was attending a baseball game on the Greenfield Elementary School grounds when a car pulled up next to the entrance gate on 10th...
Window on the World Column | Our City by the Bay
The last time at the hotel, there were young Asian girls next to us wearing facemasks in the elevator. We thought they were a...
Guest Column | Take Steps to Achieve Fitness Resolutions
Statistics show that nearly 3 in 10 Americans actually make New Year’s resolutions in an effort to hold themselves accountable. Such a practice is...
Worthy to Print Column | Cleaning Out the Garage
It was only a couple of years ago when this whole brouhaha about masks and maintaining a proper distance between you and your loved...
Funny Papers Again Column | ‘Buddy, Can You Spare Some Time?’
There is an ancient writing wherein one of the main players, thee Main Player for many, upon His exit from this earthly realm exhorted...
Worthy to Print Column | Happy Birthday to Me
It appears as though His Highness has granted me another trip around the sun. I have a lot of trips at this point in...
Letter to the Editor | Greenfield Coat Drive a huge success
To the Editor:
I would like to thank everyone who helped to make the fifth annual Coat Drive a huge success. More than 300 gently...
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...
