Opinion

As us animal folk well know, there are frequent pleas from our local shelter for help with fostering and adoptions. There are always too many innocent creatures looking for a soft place to land. “Help, help, help … code red … out of time...

I have just scrapped a couple hours of work on this week’s column; or at least what would have been this week’s column. There are some serious issues facing our nation right now, some deep rifts and wide divisions, and because we have a...

I was very young when I encountered my first. You never forget your first, or so they say! We were walking along a popular path just outside my hometown called the “Sailor’s Walk” with friends of ours. It’s a lovely country stroll that, conveniently,...

Disappointment to the point of anger. That is a rare emotion for me, but it was what surfaced the other week when I saw Rick on the front page of the Rustler. If you haven’t been living in a vacuum, you know Rick was...

Summertime is in full swing at Monterey County Free Libraries, and we have many things for you to do, read, eat, watch and plan this month. 1. TO DO: Attend one of our fabulous summer programs as part of the Summer Reading Club. In July...

Every time I hear the roar of a helicopter over the Mee Memorial campus, I am reminded that the strength of a Critical Access Hospital is not measured by services alone, but by its readiness to respond in an emergency. As the only hospital...

I was recently asked to send letters to some people and organizations offering a King City resident’s point of view regarding the proposed separation of the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, and in taking up the task what came to mind...

“I choose to look back and remember laughter and friendship….” This was a quote sent over from a former pupil of our boarding school when I asked the “Old Scholar” group from the school’s Facebook page if anyone wanted to share some reminiscences from...

Latino students are California’s present and future, now making up the majority of our public classrooms. Recognizing this reality, our state has invested in programs like bilingual education and English learner support — serving nearly 1 in 5 California students who require English language...

I have a clothesline. And that is fairly rare in this modern world of electronic labor-saving devices. In the house where I rent a room, there is a very good clothes washer and equally fine dryer, but when the sun is shining and the...