Tag: Opinion
Letter to the Editor | Reduce Energy Costs and Bill Fluctuations...
To the Editor:
We understand no one likes energy bills that are higher than expected. Heat waves are causing customers to crank up their AC,...
Funny Papers Again Column | And a Good Time Was Had...
Last Sunday one of the readers of this column listened, patiently I suspect, to my not uncommon lament of having a deadline in the...
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...
Local News
Greenfield man admits to prison smuggling scheme
GREENFIELD — A former California prison lieutenant from Greenfield pleaded guilty Oct. 20 to conspiring to smuggle contraband into Salinas Valley State Prison in...
