Opinion

The old saying “things are tough all over” certainly applies to present day King City. As a city, it could be said we became a victim of our own success. In the past dozen years, King City made huge advancements in cutting violent crime,...

Drive through the Salinas Valley this fall and you might not notice it from the highway, but artificial intelligence is already at work here. Automated weeders are moving down strawberry rows. Harvesting technology is being put to the test in celery fields. In the...

I’ve traveled a lot in my life. Thirty-eight years of going back and forth over the pond can make one a bit blasé about the process. Get the bus to San Fran (got my passport?), dump the bag, go through security, hang out, board...

Unfortunately, I never met my mother-in-law. Jean passed away just a couple of years before my husband and I met. I am sure we would have gotten along famously, though. Hearing stories about her that remind me so much of my own mom, Sharon,...

My oldest buddy on the planet Lizzie and I decided that, now we are living on the same land mass again, we must plan something fab every few months to get to know our adopted country a little better, plus enjoy ourselves a lot...

Today I want to touch on something, but I must tread lightly else I shoot myself in the foot and need care; which, appropriately, is the topic. These words are from a guest column in the Aug. 26 issue of the Rustler/Tribune: “Mee Memorial’s mission...

When you get to my rather mature years (60 is the new 30, apparently, especially when you have fake parts!), birthdays can come and go without any hoopla. Mostly what we/me would prefer is to be left alone for an entire day with a...

The Pinnacles Film Festival began with one film and a simple idea: give it a fitting screening. It grew because filmmakers, community partners and volunteers saw what was possible and helped bring it to life. Sol Treasures had become involved in “The Trees Whisper at...

For Dr. Ruth Pedraza, Family Medicine Service Director at Mee Memorial, practicing medicine is about building relationships with patients, walking alongside their families and making a difference in people’s lives. That commitment is what brought her to South Monterey County. After three-and-a-half years serving the...

I have always seen the glass as half full.But at half a tank, the panic sets in. Growing up in Prunedale in the ’70s, my family was probably best described as middle class, at least in that area, and at that time. Dad had a...