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March 28, 2024

Window on the World Column | Delighted by the Youth

The South County Expo used to be a heck of an event here in town; but like all events, it takes people to host year after year and the people get tired. A couple of years ago, the Soledad Merchants Association elected to revitalize...

Worthy to Print Column | I Can See My Memories Clearly

ā€œI can see clearly now the rain is gone.Ā I can see all obstacles in my way!ā€ My eye surgery is over and Iā€™m a happy patient. Yes, it was done by a Veterans Administration doctor who looked suspiciously like a college student, but he...

Funny Papers Again Column | Fact: What Dick Did. Opinion: What Donald Will Do.

Letā€™s look at part of the record of Richard ā€œDickā€ Cheney of Wyoming, first the part that ushered in a new phase of American media where required balance of news coverage no longer existed. In this new era of media, most prominently television, we...

Worthy to Print Column | Deadlines and Dinners

Did you find something different in your mailbox this past weekend? By different I mean something that wasnā€™t there. By something that wasnā€™t there, I mean my weekly scribbling. I have to tell you that it was all my fault.  You see, like all newspapers,...

Guest Column | Practicing Healthy Habits Every Day Will Pay Dividends in the Long Term

Many of us lead such busy lives that we often donā€™t take the time to invest in the small daily habits that, when practiced over the long term, keep us strong and healthy and contribute to the prevention of disease. A recent community survey conducted...

Window on the World Column | Gratitude

October is a funny old month. Some days are hot as summer, yet with stilled winds in the afternoons and an icy bite to the early mornings and evenings. November can be more of the same, yet the time of year is marked by...

Worthy to Print Column | Are We Winning Yet?

Well, hello! It seems as though I missed another week. I have a very good reason to have missed roll call. I told you I wouldnā€™t write of wars anymore, and I tried. Really tried! Alas, I received correspondence via electronic media asking me...

Window on the World Column | Find Your Passion

No matter how much you love your work, I have discovered that it is an even more wonderful thing to lead a fulfilling life if you also have passions that you adore, which are disconnected from your employment. Your work life should feed your...

Funny Papers Again Column | People Become Picklers and Parents Become Dancers

When Sen. Anna Caballero was in King City recently, she presented a check of $400,000 to City Manager Steve Adams and Recreation Coordinator Andrea Wasson and cut the ribbon on the newly acquired ladder fire truck, which officially put the rig on active duty....

Guest Column | With 6 Drive-Thru Donation Sites, Goodwill Central Coast Focuses on the Art of Convenience

We all crave convenience. It makes our lives easier, and allows us to spend our time on what we find meaningful, such as family and personal goals and pursuits. Because the lifeblood of Goodwill Central Coast centers on community donations, the tri-county nonprofit goes to...

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...