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March 10, 2026

Funny Papers Again Column | Something That Should Have Happened Then and Something That Should Not Happen Now

Steve Wilson
I am leaning toward the position that Keb’ Mo’ has got it right, but five decades after Shirley he may be too late. Let me explain. By 1968, Americans had experienced six years of turmoil starting with the assassination of a president, the murders...

Worthy to Print Column | It’s Over…

George Worthy
I feel like this election cycle has been going on for years. Did you vote? Some of you are happy and some of you are not. But remember that’s what this country is all about, in four years you will have another chance. I...

Funny Papers Again Column | If Grandma and Peter Did It, Why Not Me?

Steve Wilson
I have for many years been a reader of biographies, a habit I got into way back in the early 1960s after my parents purchased a set of encyclopedia, which included a series of biographies of famous Americans, one a month for a year....

Letter to the Editor | A Well-Written Opinion

Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: I just read Mr. Wilson’s Opinion piece of Nov. 29 (ā€œPart II: Will the GOP Take Its True Place?ā€). It was well written, concise and supported with facts.Ā  I hope people will take it to heart, no matter your politics. I especially like...

Funny Papers Again Column | From the Shores of Tripoli to the Streets of Athens to the Library at KCHS

Steve Wilson
ā€œFrom the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli; we will fight out country’s battles in the air, on land and sea.ā€ Many will recognize that refrain as the opening words of the Marines’ Hymn; I became aware of the song and the...

Window on the World Column | Our City by the Bay

The last time at the hotel, there were young Asian girls next to us wearing facemasks in the elevator. We thought they were a bit strange. Little did we know that the world was on the cusp of the largest, strangest pandemic in our...

Funny Papers Again Column | We All Lose When Fear Rules the Day

Steve Wilson
OK, so I’m 21 years old and I’m driving this flatbed dooley along the horseshoe canal and two guys come running toward me frantically waving their arms, and because I know these young men, I stop the vehicle. Good opening sentence, huh? Let me...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Little Card Shop That Is So Much More

Steve Wilson
I am sure you who read this column have no doubt noticed recently I’ve been a day late and a dollar short, to torture a metaphor. A couple weeks ago I mentioned Maddie and Tae, a singing duo advertised at the Fairgrounds, and as...

Funny Papers Again Column | Tempest Has Fugited So We Are Fallin’ Again

We are now nearly two weeks into Fall, the equal hours of day and night took place Sept. 23 and will daily see the hours of darkness increase while, alas, daylight will lessen. We now fall head long into the what is known as...

Worthy to Print Column | A Real Hero

I’m not a movie critic. I don’t even play one on TV. In fact, I only go to the movies once in a while. I’m paying a fortune to see all sorts of movies on TV, that I don’t even watch very often. In...

Local News

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 4, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 102:07 p.m. Bench Warrant on San Antonio Dr.6:00 p.m. Vandalism on N. Vanderhurst Av.8:35...