Opinion

To the Editor: The sixth annual Greenfield Coat Drive to help the homeless was a big success. More than 200 new and gently used coats and sweaters were donated. A very big “Thank You” to Jose at the Science Center. I would never be able to have...

The last time at the hotel, there were young Asian girls next to us wearing facemasks in the elevator. We thought they were a bit strange. Little did we know that the world was on the cusp of the largest, strangest pandemic in our...

Considered the father of modern medicine, ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (known for his “first do no harm” ethical code called the Hippocratic Oath) still influences our practices more than 25 centuries after his time. The first to regard disease as a natural, not supernatural, phenomenon,...

“From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli; we will fight out country’s battles in the air, on land and sea.” Many will recognize that refrain as the opening words of the Marines’ Hymn; I became aware of the song and the...

Do you have a “smart phone?” I’m not sure what makes a smart phone or a dumb phone, but I’m pretty sure I got the dumb one. I mean, I see folks walking around all day looking at their phones, and if the phones...

You may have read recently that out of the 1,353 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) across the United States, Mee Memorial Healthcare System was named by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of 27 CAHs to know in 2024. But what exactly is a CAH, and...

To the Editor: As I picked up a copy of Monterey County’s publication, “The County of Monterey: 175 Years, A Brief Look at Our History,” I was looking forward to perhaps learning a little more about our county. Once I got to the page about railroads,...

Local column by Joanne Banuelos

My friend and I have been writing the story of our shared childhood. I say “my friend” meaning my oldest friend in the whole world. The story goes that she fell into the boating pond in my hometown (all of 2 feet deep) when...

We are now one week past the Autumn Equinox, the day defined as having an equal number of hours of sunlight and moonlight. Autumn’s twin is the Vernal Equinox in March. The opposite of these days of equality are the Summer and Winter solstices...