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Funny Papers Again Column | Solstice, Schmolstice … Give Me a...

I loathe the 24 hours of Dec. 21-22, 2021. And it has nothing to do with this year. I hate Dec. 21 every year...

Funny Papers Again Column | Note to Founding Fathers: ā€˜You Didn’t...

It’s 3:17 a.m. early Wednesday morning, nine hours before deadline for this column and I haven’t 1,000 cohesive words anywhere in my head: not...

Funny Papers Again Column | Missouri and Florida: Never the Twain...

I have always enjoyed words and how they are used, but as I have not kept up on the grammatical, I frankly admit to...

Funny Papers Again Column | ā€˜The Nutcracker Ballet’: What Have I...

Very soon, in fact just two days from today, the Monterey County Dance Foundation will present the Monterey County Dance Theatre’s 62nd anniversary production...

Funny Papers Again Column | Celebrity Sightings in South County

One of the favorite questions posted on social media is ā€œWho is the most famous person you have ever met?ā€; or some derivative thereof....

Funny Papers Again Column | If Fiction Were Real: A Study...

Below is what happens when a writer is somewhat confined to his immediate surroundings; that writer reads a lot of books and views a...

Funny Papers Again Column | Writing This Column Is a Pain...

One of the first things one learns when writing a column is that the title is important; words must be chosen that catch readers’...

Funny Papers Again Column | Hello Cousin… And Cousin… And Cousin…

My landlord/roommate here in King City has a book that details the genealogy of early families in South Monterey County. He is a cousin...

Funny Papers Again Column | Row, Row, Row Your Boat Gently...

At the present moment I am, to put it poetically, ā€œfar from the madding crowd,ā€ I don’t even know who is headed to the...

Funny Papers Again Column | KCHS Swag and Cringe: Kudos and...

What? You don’t know the present use of the words ā€œswagā€ and ā€œcringeā€? Well, I didn’t either until I read it in context in...

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Bay Area man gets 150 years to life in prison for...

GONZALES — Tele Matangi, 37, of Pittsburg, was sentenced to 150 years to life in prison on May 29 after being found guilty by...