Worthy to Print Column | Another Day in Paradise
How was your week? Mine was pretty great. Shoot, it should have been. After all, I was turning 80, and if you canāt have a good time on your 80th birthday, when are you going to have fun?
Like most good things that happen to...
Window on the World Column | The Super Fan
It was football season 2011. I still have the ticket stub for no reason, back when they gave you paper tickets. It was going to be a game in San Francisco, indeed, the famous Candlestick Park. I had already attended an American baseball game...
Funny Papers Again Column | The Easy and Hard Way Ideas Come To Mind
āTelevision commercials are an assault upon the senses and an insult to intelligence.ā
The sentence appears quoted and italicized because I think it is a pretty good opening sentence. Opening sentences are important, as those first words of an author must grasp the readerās attention...
Worthy to Print Column | Love of the Ocean
My wife is pretty much the center of my life. She is constantly giving me gifts of items that I may have mentioned in a casual conversation weeks or even months ago. Oftentimes it is a great surprise and something that I would treasure...
Window on the World Column | A Ranch Sitterās Life
What a lovely gift, I said to just myself. A weekend away for my daughter and her man and I will take care of their ranch. I will enjoy so much peace and quiet and even get time to work on my next book!...
Guest Column | Access to Quality Healthcare Is Vital to the Well-Being of Rural Communities
Access to healthcare services is critical to good health. Across the United States, rural healthcare providers play a crucial role in ensuring the well-being of rural communities. They provide timely access to essential emergency and medical services, support preventative care, provide education, and address...
Funny Papers Again Column | Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Not Snow
We live in a valley formed by mountain ranges to the east and west with an ocean bay 50 miles to the north and a coastline 25 miles westward; a geographical formation that climatologists designate a semi-arid area. By comparison to many areas of...
Worthy to Print Column | Itās Only a Calendar
Iām not a fan of January. I used to be back when I was young, you see I was born in January. Mr. Maker, the best teacher in the world, told me that many famous people were born in January. I used to brag...
Letter to the Editor | Giving Thanks for Helping with Coat Drive
To the Editor:
I would like to thank all of the wonderful people who helped to make this seventh year of collecting coats to help the homeless people in our county.
Thank you to Jose Sanchez from the Greenfield Community Science Workshop. Jose has been so...
Funny Papers Again Column | The Question of Nature vs. Nurture
On Nov. 1, 2023, a high school student by the name of Jacob accompanied his friend to a confrontation with another student, the theft of a pair of earphones and a vape pen the week prior the cause. This was one of those predetermined...
Local News
Salinas Valley State Prison inmate gets life sentence for murdering fellow...
SOLEDAD ā Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Jaime Demicio Romero, 32, was sentenced to serve a term of 45 years to life in prison,...