Tag: Opinion
Guest Column | Monterey County Free Libraries’ 5 Things to Celebrate...
Happy February! In February, we have Valentine’s Day, President’s Day and so many things to celebrate.
1. February is one of our favorite months because...
Window on the World Column | SCAR — 10 Years of...
My dog rescue efforts started a long time ago. I would pick up strays on the roads of the country or streets of the...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Rant Twixt Two Random Thoughts
I don’t know the extremes to which one can go to be called a pacifist, so I don’t label myself one but do join...
Window on the World Column | Pleases and Thank Yous
When we were young, my mother would tolerate only two days of freedom post-Christmas — i.e. Christmas Day and Boxing Day — before she...
Funny Papers Again Column | Taking the Easy Way Out Ain’t...
It is easy to sit down at the keyboard and churn out a thousand words when the subject has some local interest, which I...
Guest Column | Building the Future of Rural Healthcare: Investing in...
As a rural healthcare system here in South Monterey County, it is clear that our long-term strength depends on the next generation who will...
Funny Papers Again Column | Moon Trees, African Grapefruit and Annual...
Most of us know sunflowers. In the Salinas Valley, they are a common sight in yards and fields up and down and across the...
Window on the World Column | The Staples of Life
“Do you have to put those in?” I enquired of the medical expert, when he was trying to explain the procedure to me. “Yes,...
Letter to the Editor | Standing up for Democracy, One Year...
To the Editor:
Please join your neighbors to observe the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s presidency. Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 4 to 6 p.m., those...
Funny Papers Again Column | My Purge of Unnoteworthy Notes Fell...
This column marks the end of compiled topics, both those on scraps of paper and whatever is on my cell phone, so don’t look...
