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Letters to the Editor for Week of June 27, 2018

Letters to the Editor for Week of June 27, 2018

Worthy to Print Column | Tasting the Stars

Happy New Year! What’s that? You have a little bit of a headache? You had a second glass of what the bartender told you were like tasting the stars? The phrase, ā€œLike tasting the stars,ā€ is credited to Dom Perignon (1638-1715). He has also...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Time of Music, Dance and Old Friends

Steve Wilson
The Pops! are coming, the Pops! are coming! In fact, by the time you read this, they may already be in town. I’m talking about the Monterey County Pops! Symphony Orchestra (and those are not typos, the name includes the exclamation point after Pops;...

Letter to the Editor | Reduce Energy Costs and Bill Fluctuations This Summer

To the Editor: We understand no one likes energy bills that are higher than expected. Heat waves are causing customers to crank up their AC, which can lead to higher energy bills.  PG&E does not add any markup on the energy we buy for customers, neither...

Letter to the Editor | Grateful for First Tee

To the Editor: I would like to express my deep appreciation to the First Tee program at the King City Recreation Center. As an aunt, I was looking for something meaningful for my niece to do over summer break — something beyond simply being on...

Window on the World Column | Lucy and Her Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Lucy Jensen
ā€œI went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there’s gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was...

OPINION: Living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Local column by George Worthy

Guest Column | Transportation: Surviving 2020 with Hope and Resiliency

It would be an understatement to say that 2020 has been a difficult year. By all standards, our world seems to have been turned upside down. From the small things that we took for granted, to larger, more important things, like our relationships with...

Window on the World Column | On the Circuit

I’ve been on the tour circuit these past couple weeks. Not like a rock star tour circuit, but a circuit of sorts. For those of you who know me, you know I’m a writer not a speaker, so this concept has been a little...

Window on the World Column | The Shopping Cart

Lucy Jensen
It was very late by the time we headed south for our annual shopping weekend in Paso Robles. There is something about traveling south that is always so relaxing, even during the very busy holiday weekends. As you leave King City behind, the valley...

Local News

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published July 8, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 285:17 a.m. Grand Theft on Windsor Ct.7:59 a.m. Citation (broken brake lights) on S....