Opinion

(NOTE: After completing this column, I was informed there will not be a talent show at this year’s Salinas Valley Fair, but I’m going with this anyhoo. —SCW) If the title of this week’s Funny Papers Again confuses or confounds you, then think how I...

September is Healthy Aging Month, an ideal time to celebrate the positive aspects of aging and focus on maintaining a healthy lifestyle that allows us to thrive at every age and stage of life. Healthy aging isn’t just about living longer; it's about fully enjoying...

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoke these profound words to an audience in Montgomery, Ala., back in 1957 — and they still ring true today. We all have the power to...

To the Editor: Your correspondent in today’s Tribune (“Capitol Violence is Unacceptable,” Jan. 13, page A4) is disturbed by violence at the U.S. Capitol. So should we all be. However, she makes too light of the tremendous damage, fear and injuries inflicted by the rioters...

Let me begin this column by saying I am not by nature a salesperson, so I won’t try to “sell” anyone on this situation, but I do want to mention it. Over the past 13 years, give or take a weekend, the family one...

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Today’s column will fall short of the normal 1,000 words. And, with the blessing of Ryan my boss at New SV Media, it will be my last column for the month of March. It is far easier to write about a subject if that subject...

When someone is recovering from major surgery, an injury or an illness, the care they receive plays a critical role in healing, regaining strength and returning to daily life. This recovery period before returning home is often referred to as transitional care. Transitional care helps...

Gilroy’s early life started, well, in Gilroy. My friend and neighbor called me from the Gilroy shopping outlets and told me what she had found in the parking lot there. “Well, bring him on home!” I told her, as you do. A few years...

Today as I sit down to put my thoughts to paper, I am very troubled, maybe even frightened. I speak of the current political situation in our nation’s capital. I don’t suppose I need to reiterate the situations that are occurring. All you have...