Tag: Opinion
Window on the World Column | Friendsies Til the Endsies
When you have been friends for the best part of six decades, you finish each other’s sentences, you have a lifetime of inside jokes,...
Guest Column | Restored Funding Needed for Rural Crime Prevention
Farming is often thought of as a way of life and not just a job. Many California farm families have been living this life...
Guest Column | The Benefits of Receiving Transitional Care Close to...
When someone is recovering from major surgery, an injury or an illness, the care they receive plays a critical role in healing, regaining strength...
Window on the World Column | Struggling to Make Peace
“Struggling to make peace with the irreparable…”
I read this line somewhere after the kind of week that will turn you into a zombie —...
Funny Papers Again Column | Seven Days in February
Just because February is the shortest month of the year, the calendar reveals it is not without some very interesting and varied days of...
Letter to the Editor | Faith and Action Urged on Ash...
To the Editor:
Today is Ash Wednesday, the day Christians are reminded they will return to the dust from which their sacred teachings say they...
Window on the World Column | Driving From Then to Now
My first car was a Renault 5 Gordini — black with red seats, never mind some rusty bits around the edges. My friend had...
Letter to the Editor | Trump’s Policies and Actions Raise Alarm
To the Editor:
I wrote two letters to the Rustler/Tribune on April 2, 2025, and Nov. 6, 2025. I wrote about fascism, totalitarian government and...
Funny Papers Again Column | Just the Facts, Ma’am
“Facts you wish were true. The news.” That line was uttered by a comedian, don’t ask me the name because I rarely recall anything...
Guest Column | Monterey County Free Libraries’ 5 Things to Celebrate...
Happy February! In February, we have Valentine’s Day, President’s Day and so many things to celebrate.
1. February is one of our favorite months because...
Local News
Soledad man charged with lewd acts involving child
SOLEDAD — A 52-year-old Soledad man was arrested last Tuesday following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct involving an 8-year-old girl, according...
