Tag: Opinion
Funny Papers Again Column | Four States, Four Days: There and...
Gambling casinos are sad places. That is the conclusion I have come to after walking through a couple of them yesterday. As I write...
Worthy to Print Column | Tired of Getting Older
I just got back from my monthly trip to Home Depot. I can’t go more often because I buy things that require me to...
Funny Papers Again Column | Sights I’ve Seen at ‘the Sites’:...
This week’s issue of the Valley newspapers hits the stands three days from Sept. 11, 2021: the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack on...
Worthy to Print Column | When I Grow Up
I guess we have heard enough about the terrible things that are happening in Afghanistan. We all know who is responsible. I know I...
Funny Papers Again Column | Can We Consider a Conscientious Crossing...
As I venture out mornings for a bike ride ‘round some favored routes, it is apparent that the young denizens of the village are...
Adventure Abounds Column | Saying Goodbye
It’s not often that reporters get a swan song, so I’m grateful for the opportunity to say goodbye. Dear reader, next issue will be...
Letter to the Editor | Supervisor’s Support Critical in Advancing Broadband...
To the Editor:
The California State Association of Counties (CSAC) — the voice of California’s 58 Counties — would like to thank Monterey County...
Worthy to Print Column | History Is Repeating Itself
If you fail to study history, you are bound to repeat it. I don’t know where I read that. Maybe I didn’t, but it...
Window on the World Column | International Flying With Covid
It was supposed to be just a distant memory by now; an inconvenient blink in the eye of all our busy lives and exciting...
Funny Papers Again Column | This Whole Funny Papers Is...
I am an avid reader, but with limited scope. I don’t read any contemporary novels and don’t know most of the names I see...
Local News
Monterey County Government Center to reopen Tuesday
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Government Center at 168 W. Alisal St. in downtown Salinas will reopen for normal business operations Tuesday, Sept. 22,...
