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January 17, 2026

Funny Papers Again Column | LOSSx3: A People We Cannot Lose, a Building We May Lose, a Group I Hope We Never Lose

Steve Wilson
For those of you who read last week’s column, I can honestly tell you I realized who the murderer of Roger Ackroyd was before it was revealed by the author. It was no great feat of detective prowess on my part, no great discerning...

Window on the World Column | The Year of Our Content

When I worked in the newspaper industry, the obituary page was allegedly the paper’s most popular page, which, in my younger years, I found a little curious. Now I am — ahem — a little less young, I totally get it. These days I...

Window on the World Column | The Ever-Changing Market

Real estate is not for the faint of heart. I think most of us who have been in the business for a while would agree that it takes quite a measure of grit and determination to navigate our industry for any period of time...

Letter to the Editor | We Need Solutions to Save Stray Animals

To the Editor: Attention: South County animal lovers! Are you aware that when your city animal control officer picks up stray kittens and dogs, they have only temporary facilities to hold them? If the animal is not claimed by an owner, and, let’s face it, stray...

Funny Papers Again Column | Meet Kevin and Malcolm: An Open Letter to Buyers

Steve Wilson
Dear Salinas Valley Fair Livestock Auction Buyers; Let me take a few lines to tell you about a young man named Kevin and his pig named Malcolm. I have lived next door to Kevin’s family for about a decade now and have always found them...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Skater, A Dancer and in Loco Parentis

Way back in the mid-60s when just a lad in Greenfield, I owned a ā€œskurfboardā€; you read that correctly, a skurfboard. This was one of, if not the, earliest skateboards sold to an unaware public. The name an obvious combination of ā€œskateā€ and ā€œsurf,ā€...

Window on the World Column | The Blackout

Lucy Jensen
I must have missed the memo that day. It was an important one; the one that informed me that there would be no power at my house for three days. Perhaps it went to my husband’s phone and not my own, but somehow said...

OPINION: Enjoy the moment

Local column by Lucy Jensen

Letter to the Editor | Supervisor’s Support Critical in Advancing Broadband Infrastructure

To the Editor: The California State Association of Counties (CSAC) — the voice of California’s 58 Counties — would like to thank Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo for his strong leadership in supporting Broadband for All in the California State Budget. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed...

Worthy to Print Column | Family — What’s Next?

George Worthy
Here we are, another week or month of information that we have compiled as we go through the days and nights of life. Today I would like to mention a new member of my family. No, it’s not me nor is it any of...

Local News

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 7, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 2711:14 p.m. Mental Health Crisis on N. 3rd St. Nov. 282:30 p.m. Domestic Violence and...