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March 7, 2026

Window on the World | Sisterhood

We worked together at the Salinas newspaper. When I say, ā€œworked together,ā€ she was on the computer side of things and I worked in advertising and management; plus, it was a huge building. In other words, she fixed what I broke. We didn’t know each other really,...

Funny Papers Again Column | A New, Bright Street and an Old, Dark Ballet

Steve Wilson
If I were to offer up a descriptive sentence regarding the city’s newly upgraded main thoroughfare, it would be peppered with adjectives leading to superlatives and culminating with comparatives; i.e. ā€œLike the revitalization seen in Old Town in Salinas, the City of King is...

Worthy to Print Column | Tired of Getting Older

I just got back from my monthly trip to Home Depot. I can’t go more often because I buy things that require me to stop and put up a picture or change an electric outlet, and sometimes I just don’t feel like taking the...

Window on the World Column | Her Fourth Anniversary

Even as I am feeling sad inside my head, louder I hear her voice … ā€œOh for crying out loud, sisterā€ or words to that effect. ā€œIt’s been blooming four years! Time to let me go and think about more interesting things.ā€ I wish...

Letter to the Editor | Get the Shot, Not the Flu

To the Editor: As we enter the fall season, I would like to remind our community of the importance of protecting yourself, your loved ones and your neighbors by getting a flu shot. At Mee Memorial Healthcare System, our mission has always been to keep our...

Funny Papers Again Column | Random Trivia, New Words, a Short Tutorial and Some Local History

Steve Wilson
ā€œThere are so many varieties of apples, that if you ate a new one everyday it would take you 20 years to try them all.ā€ ā€œThe day you were born and the day you die are the only two days in your life lasting...

Window on the World Column | You Are Not a Tree…

I saw this line on social media and I loved it so much. Too many people in the free world complain about where they live, banter on about what they don’t care for in that place — the politics, the weather, the terrain or...

Family is where you find it

Local column by Lucy Jensen

Worthy to Print Column | Finding the Perfect Gift

I want to tell you ā€œMerry Christmasā€ and send out the love of my family and our wishes that you and your family enjoy the wonderful holiday, where we all give thanks for the Sacrificed Son that proves that God has forgiveness in his...

Window on the World Column | The Next Book

Lucy Jensen
There are many things that drive me crazy about this country; but the lack of opportunity is not one of them. I have always known that I can do whatever I want to do here, when I set my mind to it. Years ago, I...

Local News

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Salinas man pleads no contest in violent May 2025 domestic incident

SALINAS VALLEY — A Salinas man has pleaded no contest to multiple charges stemming from a May 2025 incident in which he stabbed his...