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May 30, 2026

Funny Papers Again Column | Thoughts and Words From Sources Known and Unknown

Steve Wilson
The good and bad aspects of choosing a title line (see above) for a column is once up there, the writer is bound to it throughout the piece. If the writer adheres to the subject of the title throughout all is well, but if...

Window on the World Column: The waiting

The waiting is the worst. I don’t think there is anyone who would challenge me on that. I get flashbacks to my own cancer diagnosis from 10 years ago. One test slowly crawled to another and you are in the waiting room of your...

Guest Opinion: PBS’ ā€˜Frontline’ missed the mark about our agricultural industry

Last week, PBS’s news program ā€œFrontlineā€ aired an episode about Covid-19’s devastating impact on the lives and health of farmworkers in Monterey County and meat packers in Kings County. The stories, voices and fears of our farmworkers are certainly important and must be heard by all...

Letter to the Editor | Giving Thanks for Helping with Coat Drive

Letter to the Editor
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...

Worthy to Print Column | Family Times and Traffic Woes

I have been working out of my house for the past few weeks, and like the promises of AT&T the entire internet has gotten to be very sporadic in reception. I was mumbling to myself when I was asked to go to the store...

Funny Papers Again Column | ā€˜It’s Good to Be the King’

Steve Wilson
A scant few of you readers will recognize the source of today’s column title, which is understandable given the age of the film where the sentiment appeared. It was from Mel Brooks’ 1981 spoof ā€œHistory of the World, Part II.ā€ Of course, the utterance...

OPINION: A story of collaboration

Guest Commentary by Norm Groot and Kim Stemler

Funny Papers Again Column | The Old and the New on Mildred Avenue

The history of King City High School Auditorium, home of the Robert Stanton Theater, is pretty much known to most residents of South County, and of those who are unaware of its significance they will probably come across this knowledge sometime in their lifetimes....

Window on the World Column | Summer in March

Lucy Jensen
My dogs collapsed on the cool plank linoleum floor, fresh from the wet towels on the outside that they had been lining up for. I later flicked the curtain open and offered them a glance out at what they were missing in the daylight....

Jake and Krysta

Worthy to Print by George Worthy

Local News

Police car crime

Man suffers serious injuries in Soledad assault

SOLEDAD — A man suffered significant facial injuries following an assault Thursday night in Soledad, according to the Soledad Police Department. Police said officers responded...