Tag: Opinion
Window on the World Column | You Are Not a Tree…
I saw this line on social media and I loved it so much. Too many people in the free world complain about where they...
Funny Papers Again Column | All’s Fair in Love’n the Fair...
(NOTE: After completing this column, I was informed there will not be a talent show at this year’s Salinas Valley Fair, but I’m going...
Funny Papers Again Column | Looking Back and Seeing Ahead
Before I get into the bits and pieces of today’s column, let me offer a mea culpa regarding some misinformation in last week’s column....
Worthy to Print Column | Thank You to All the Fallen
As I get older, I find myself forgetting even the simplest of things. Do you ever have that problem? I guess it is like...
Guest Column | Make Your Voice Heard Through Health Survey
Throughout the pandemic, collaboration became a key element in the daily fight against the virus. It allowed Monterey County health care organizations, government agencies...
Letter to the Editor | Still Seeking Justice for Our Son
To the Editor:
May 4, 2004, was the day our lives changed forever. That was the day we found our son, Ricky, murdered. Anyone who...
Funny Papers Again Column | Tis the Time to Gather and...
The body politic of a school campus is known as the student union, so it follows that when a class graduates from the institution,...
Worthy to Print Column | No One Has a Happy Memorial...
Since Memorial Day is coming soon, I thought perhaps we might write a few words about why we have Memorial Day and who benefits from...
Window on the World Column | Our Easter Basket
It was time for Easter vacation, and that hadn’t meant much for a while in this household, not having school age kids anymore. We...
Funny Papers Again Column | ‘Under the Sea’ With Sol T
In last week’s column I mentioned having a “senior moment” when admitting I had lost the device that contained not only a column partially...
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...
