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April 10, 2026

Window on the World Column | Summer Travel Woes 2022

I am a British Citizen, born in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, in 1963. I have lived in the USA since 1988 and have been a dual national and dual passport holder since 2003 without incident. I have always felt safer traveling the world with two passports,...

Window on the World Column | The Sparkly Glasses

On the occasion of my sister’s 50th birthday — were she still alive — I was up in San Francisco with my friend. I really struggled with the fact that sister should be celebrating her big milestone birthday with the world who loved her,...

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Worthy to Print: Column by George Worthy

Funny Papers Again Column | Thoughts and Words From Sources Known and Unknown

Steve Wilson
The good and bad aspects of choosing a title line (see above) for a column is once up there, the writer is bound to it throughout the piece. If the writer adheres to the subject of the title throughout all is well, but if...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Little Insider’s Look at Fair Performers and Why Rick Isn’t in This Column

Steve Wilson
So, another Fair has rolled into town and out again. And it was a good one, at least for me. It is the reason this column may fall well short of the usual 1,000 words. I have enough notes and ideas that if combined...

Letter to the Editor | Giving Thanks for Another Successful Coat Drive

To the Editor: I would like to thank all the wonderful people who helped to supply the homeless and those in need with coats and jackets. I would like to thank Jose at the Greenfield Community Science Workshop who has been helping me for the past nine years. I...

Funny Papers Again Column | The Twelfth Month and Its Celebrations Around the World

Steve Wilson
For those who do not recall Funny Papers Again of two weeks ago, it was about Christmas and so I had done some research about December celebrations, but due to word allotment it was omitted because I went on, some would say, on and...

Letter to the Editor: Greenfield Coat Drive a Success

To the Editor: I would like to send a very big THANK YOU to everyone who donated coats for this year’s Coat Drive in Greenfield. There were at least 75 to 80 new and gently used coats donated along with different types of clothing to...

Guest Column | 5 Things for September from Monterey County Free Libraries

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1. September is Library Card sign-up month. Your library is a place that welcomes all and provides programs and services all year round to help community members learn, grow, play or relax. Make sure you visit your library to get a library card! It...

Funny Papers Again Column | Stop, No Stop: A Two-Wheel Dilemma

When faced with an empty page and a brain to match with a deadline looming large on the near horizon, I usually just take a look back over the past week or two and draw upon a few random thoughts or experiences hoping it...

Local News

County of Monterey

Monterey County to observe 2026 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

MONTEREY COUNTY — Crime victims, survivors and those who serve them will join communities across the United States in observing the 2026 National Crime...