Guest Column | Monterey Symphony Returns to Salinas for āLove Letter to Hollywoodā
Just 15 months following the end of World War II, a small yet passionate group of musicians and fans of classical music gathered for tea at the Carmel home of Grace Howden.
Less than a year later (April 28, 1947), the Monterey Symphony gave its...
Worthy to Print Column | Fly Your Flag Proudly
WOW! What a great couple of days.Ā Did you get enough to eat? Iāll admit that since gluttony is a sin, Iāll tell you that I didnāt eat that much, but I wonāt be eating any big meals for a couple of days. What makes...
Worthy to Print Column | The Eternal Flame
If you have read any of my scribbling over time, you know Iām a lifelong conservative. I donāt know exactly when I discovered this. Although I canāt remember much about politics until my platoon sergeant and I were sitting on the hood of a...
Worthy to Print Column | Lazy Days of Summer
āCome on, Honey, I promise you will like it. You know how you love swimming.ā Her tones were soft and inviting. I had been listening to her try and get me out of the house by going to the city swimming pool. It seems that the...
Window on the World Column: Motherhood is Not for Wimps
How did my child just turn 26? It sometimes feels as if it was yesterday that she popped into the world. I recall so clearly the labor ā 24 hours and counting in all, before they cut her out of me (when initially I...
Worthy to Print Column | Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend
This has been a rough week. It might look different to most of you, but for me itās just another reminder of the test of time. Many years ago I bought a car from Joanne Rodriguez. Joanneās husband Alva had passed away and he,...
Worthy to Print Column | Friends Forever
āWho is at the door?ā I asked my wife as I rolled over stretching my arms above my head. Lorraine responded,Ā āDid you forget that Gordon is coming over to help you with the truck?ā I sat up and rubbed my eyes. I couldnāt...
Worthy to Print Column | Love Is a Wonderful Thing
Did you say, āI love you!ā to anyone today? Or maybe someone said that to you. I ask because Iām curious about how you describe love. What do you mean when you say āI love youā? Do you love someone like I love my...
Window on the World Column | The Best Christmas Ever
I think, in the larger scheme of things, that December should be a longer month. There should be two free weeks somewhere in the middle, when there are no dates, everyone just gets to take time off life and work and do what they...
Window on the World Column: The Lucky Ones
It has been a most interesting year; what an understatement. I have never felt so fortunate and yet so frustrated. Iāve found skills this year I didnāt think I had. I have dug deep for patience I never believed I possessed. Four years ago,...
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Hit-and-run driver arrested after striking two Greenfield students walking to school
GREENFIELD ā A 22-year-old Greenfield man was arrested this week after police say he struck two elementary-aged students with his vehicle and left the...























