Tag: Opinion
Worthy to Print Column | The Bonds of Brotherhood
I woke up the other day to my phone making sounds that announce a new text had come in since I last checked. I...
Window on the World Column | The Masks Are Coming Off
The masks are coming off people; and what is apparent is what is underneath isn’t always that pretty. No one has been to the...
Funny Papers Again Column | This Is the Best Thing We...
I uttered those words last Thursday evening from an outdoor stage during an event that, for me, is THE event of the year: The...
Worthy to Print Column | Patience Is a Virtue
What is patience? In my handy College Funk and Wagnalls Dictionary, patience is described as “The act of waiting calmly for someone or something.”...
Adventure Abounds Column | Adapting in Place
I’m excited to announce Sol Treasures is hosting a gallery of my photojournalism, and a meet the artist evening will happen this Friday from...
Funny Papers Again Column | Broken Ground Does Not a Groundbreaking...
While not referring to any particular county supervisor in last week’s Funny Papers, I did address the board in general with hopes some public...
Worthy to Print Column | Make the Most of Your Regrets
Regrets? I’ve had a few. Old blue eyes, Frank Sinatra, sure knew how to say it better than me, but then he got to...
Letter to the Editor | Remembering Ricky
To the Editor:
The evening of May 4, 2004, we found our son Ricky had been brutally murdered. He had been stabbed, shot and beaten.
We...
Funny Papers Again Column | Diagonals and Rounds and Painted Walls
As reported in last week’s edition of the Rustler, the City of King has altered the direction of parking on a section of Broadway...
Worthy to Print Column | Celebrating Mom
What a great weekend for Mother’s Day. I hope you got to see and tell your mother how happy you are that she is...
Local News
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 23, 2026
Free farmworker health event set for Sunday
SALINAS VALLEY — Farmworker families can access free health screenings, legal consultations and other community resources during the...
