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March 29, 2024

Window on the World Column | Life Happens

ā€œLife happens when you are busy making other plans...ā€ That was my Facebook post of a truck that was smashed beyond belief. It belonged to my daughterā€™s boyfriend, Aaron, and my daughter was the passenger. Saturday night and I was nicely snuggled with my granddaughter...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Royal Mess, a Royal Lady and Nonsense

This weekā€™s Funny Papers Again column will not appear in this space. Instead, some other nonsense will appear here. The reason for this is because to present an articulate position in a concise manner on the subject chosen I had to do a little...

Worthy to Print Column | Bringing Our Troops Home

I havenā€™t tried to hide the fact that I have no admiration for our present President. I could just sit here and write down all the ways he has let us down as a nation. However, Iā€™m not going to do that today because...

Guest Column | Pandemicā€™s Toll on Mental Health

When will the pandemic end? Thatā€™s a complicated question, and difficult to answer. There will be no ā€œlight switchā€ moment where our lives suddenly return to what we call ā€œnormal.ā€ In many ways, this pandemic has been like a long, destructive storm, perhaps a...

Letter to the Editor | King Jr. Taught Character

To the Editor: Some of our public media and elected officials are bashing our Fourth of July celebrations; they are claiming our patriotism is racist. These poor souls seem to love denigrating America and yet, at the same time, also love the freedom that allows...

Window on the World Column | The Dump Trailer

You know you are middle-aged, or frankly on the wrong side of the bridge, if you get excited about a dump trailer. Itā€™s a long story; but weā€™ll just call him Scotty. Right at the beginning of our home remodel of sorts, we looked...

Funny Papers Again Column | It Was Convivial on the Alluvial

Some years back there was a fellow in Greenfield who owned an airplane, and as I had no qualms about flying in a small craft, there were many occasions to see the Valley and surrounding areas from aloft. Because I spent the first 19...

Worthy to Print Column | Iā€™ve Got a Feeling

You ever wake up in a funk? When I awoke this morning, I had the terrible feeling of doom. I donā€™t know why I felt this way, but it seemed as though I wouldnā€™t make it through the day, and not making it through...

Window on the World Column | Words and Memories With Friends

We have been playing online ā€œWords with Friendsā€ for a good while now. When she first started, I could beat her rather successfully. Nowadays, Iā€™m lucky to win the odd game. She always was a clever-clogs. One of the great wonders of the modern...

Funny Papers Again Column | Lit Skies, Festooned Floats and Honored Names

Monterey County Third District Supervisor Chris Lopez and I crossed byways here awhile back when neither of us had anything to do; well, I didnā€™t really have anything to do, anyway. Chris was only stopping to catch his breath during a busy schedule because...

Local News

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 20, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD March 96:56 p.m. DUI on El Camino Real. March 107:21 a.m. Agency Outside Assistance on Cypress...