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January 24, 2026

Letter to the Editor | Covid-19 Evolution and Steps Toward Prevention

To the Editor: I am Holden, a biology student at Cal State University, Monterey Bay. I am writing on behalf of residents in Monterey County to raise awareness of the current ongoing threat posed to public health by evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants. In my community, I believe...

Window on the World Column | The Time of Year

Lucy Jensen
It was on one of the local online groups, ordinarily used for lost dogs or downtown incidents. The lady said that she had never asked for anything before and yet she really needed some help this year for her children. She had been laid...

Window on the World Column | The Adventures of Nugget

Lucy Jensen
I returned from my trip to Europe, and nothing was quite as it should be. Somehow the way I do my ranch and the way he does the ranch are quite different. He is what I call a minimalist and I imagine he calls...

Worthy to Print Column | Love Is a Wonderful Thing

Did you say, ā€œI love you!ā€ to anyone today? Or maybe someone said that to you. I ask because I’m curious about how you describe love. What do you mean when you say ā€œI love youā€? Do you love someone like I love my...

Adventure Abounds Column | Saying Goodbye

It’s not often that reporters get a swan song, so I’m grateful for the opportunity to say goodbye. Dear reader, next issue will be my last one with the King City Rustler and Salinas Valley Tribune. You’ll see me out there collecting news and photos...

Guest Column | Mee Memorial Recognizes Team Approach in Healthcare During National Hospital Week

Providing quality healthcare in the modern world requires effective teamwork — a strategy that can immediately and positively affect both patient safety and outcome. Due to the increasingly complex specialization of care, it’s rare to find a lone medical professional able to solely deliver...

Funny Papers Again Column | From Loop to Loop: Roads We Once Drove

Funny how the mind works. Today I was blankly sitting in front of my laptop with no idea what to write about, tuned to KCBX, the local NPR radio station, when a report from Chicago mentioned the famous circular downtown roadway known as the...

Letter to the Editor | Going Forward: Remembering the Sacrifice of Officer Tippit

To the Editor: About this time each year our national media will start reminiscing about the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. And like others, I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard what happened on the streets of...

Worthy to Print Column | Rock ’N’ Roll Forever

If you have been a reader of my scribbling, you are aware that I’m not a huge fan of the computer age. I use it often, but I sure hate to. It seems like I’m always having a problem with an assignment or order...

Funny Papers Again Column | Part One: A Story of Motorcycle Mayhem

Steve Wilson
Here is a little story about one little incident back in my days of riding motorized two-wheeled transports, also known as motorcycles. Like many of my stories, this one takes place in Greenfield back in the halcyon days of teenhood. (Hey, if there can...

Local News

Firefighters respond to garage fire

Garage fire contained in Greenfield; no injuries reported

GREENFIELD — A structure fire early Friday morning was contained to a garage thanks to a rapid, multi-agency response, according to the Greenfield Police...