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February 8, 2026

Funny Papers Again Column | If I Were King

We don’t have kings in the United States of America; yet how many of us have at one time or other wished we had ultimate authoritarian power? Remember, even the Cowardly Lion wanted to be ā€œNot queen, not duke, not princeā€ but ā€œKing of...

Worthy to Print Column | The Pain of Fire

George Worthy
There are those who believe that these fires started off with a little help from some miscreant or two. What are your thoughts? I won’t say whether I believe that is what happened, I hope not. But I also do hope that those responsible...

Guest Column | Empowering South County Youth for a Healthier Future

Rena Salamacha
A few months ago, I attended a dedication ceremony at the Darlene Acosta Youth Center at Sun Street Centers in King City to celebrate the completion of the Rotary Student Lounge. Mee Memorial Healthcare System is highly committed to supporting the health and well-being...

Funny Papers Again Column | Seeing Is Believing

One of the first lessons one learns in any writing class is writing about experience is more natural and gets the story (or moral or lesson) across to the reader better than research writing. With that lesson in mind, I should be able to...

Opinion | Let’s have a party

Worthy to Print | Column by George Worthy

Guest Column | TAMC: Building Connections So That Communities Thrive and Grow

Transportation Agency for Monterey County
When asked why we do what we do, the answer is easy: we build connections so that communities thrive and grow. As the outgoing Chair of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) Board of Directors, I would like to share what the agency...

Window on the World Column | Competition

When I first moved to this little farm town, we had no proper grocery store, just corner markets. Actually, we boasted no larger stores at all! We had to travel to Greenfield to shop at Nob Hill or buy everything in Salinas before we...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Rant Twixt Two Random Thoughts

Steve Wilson
I don’t know the extremes to which one can go to be called a pacifist, so I don’t label myself one but do join the majority that eschews violence. I don’t like witnessing people fighting in anger, and I’m sure I’m not alone in...

Window on the World Column | Find Your Passion

ā€œWhy do you like it so much?ā€ he asked. You could ask a lot of people that same question and they wouldn’t be stumped the way I was. I thought back to the beginning of the passion, the birth of my new hobby. My...

Letters to the Editor — Published July 11, 2018

Letters to the Editor — Published July 11, 2018

Local News

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 28, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 97:49 a.m. Possession of open container in public on Broadway St.8:05 a.m. Possession of...