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March 29, 2024

Worthy to Print Column | Hello, Itā€™s Me Again

You may have noticed, or not noticed may be correct, that my smooth young face has been missing from this esteemed periodical for 14 days. Perhaps you were happy to not have to read my scribbling while looking for news, and wondered if my...

Letter to the Editor | Firework Abusers Should Face Harsher Punishment

To the Editor: With the passing of another Fourth of July ā€œholiday,ā€ other pet owners, veterans and myself can breathe another sigh of relief. Well, except that the Fourth of July ā€œholidayā€ now seems to last a good month, as the selfish and irresponsible among...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Skater, A Dancer and in Loco Parentis

Way back in the mid-60s when just a lad in Greenfield, I owned a ā€œskurfboardā€; you read that correctly, a skurfboard. This was one of, if not the, earliest skateboards sold to an unaware public. The name an obvious combination of ā€œskateā€ and ā€œsurf,ā€...

Guest Column | Creating an Impact in Many Fields

As we strive to develop a replacement workforce to continue supporting Californiaā€™s economy, the Farmworkers Institute of Education and Leadership Development (FIELD) is committed to uplifting the economic prospects of our underserved populations in poor, minority communities. Whether it is developing skills to fight...

Funny Papers Again Column | The Long, Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer

ā€œThe Arroyo Seco River begins its life far atop the Santa Sierra Range of Monterey County where its headwaters rapidly flow downward through gorges of solid rock cut deep by millennia of erosion then wends its way eastward along beaches lined by sycamore and...

Window on the World Column | Love Is All That Matters

Iā€™ve never got hung up on Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers ā€¦ if we grew up together, then you are mine, and sometimes you are mine if we didnā€™t. Most of my family are bits and pieces from all over the place and I think...

Letter to the Editor | Supporters Make Greenfield Sober Grad Night a Success

To the Editor: Sober Grad Night Committee would like to thank everyone who helped to make Sober Grad Night a success for our 2021 Greenfield High School graduates. Thanks to all who provided the delicious food and desserts and  salsa. Big thank-yous to McDonaldā€™s for its...

Funny Papers Again Column | Roses Blooming, Students Blossoming and People Parading

We are just days after the Summer Solstice and South County is beginning to awaken from the long months of hibernation brought about by Covid-19. There are social events on the near horizon, which will once again see community members gathering under far less...

Window on the World Column | No Need to Quarantine Here

It seemed as if it should be simple enough. Used to be that way. I wanted to go to my hometown of my home country and sprinkle the ashes of my oldest friendā€™s mother on the sea wall, where we used to hang out...

Funny Papers Again Column | The Legacy of Writers

With the advent of 24-hour news coverage by numerous networks, we now have a multitude of current events coverage; coverage that invariably comes with opinion-fueled rhetoric offered up by everyone from professional pundits to amateur analysists and simpering sycophants to determined detractors. And with...

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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...