Opinion

For some of the planet’s inhabitants, there is a deep connection between humankind and florakind; florakind being a word I just made up, my definition including all the earth’s forests consisting of all species of trees in the world. An individual who, according to...

Having completed my bloods a month before, I boldly stroll into my primary doc’s office, waiting to hear the good news. I had been exercising, watching my carbs, exercising my good attitude (even more important than the body!) and watching the blood pressure. What...

Last weekend the venerable Stage Hands theater troupe delighted audiences with the opening of their summer production of “I Hate Hamlet.” The show is a serio-comic romp through the relationships and emotions of five very alive people and one ghost. Written by Paul Rudnick and...

I gave up on a book last week. I have set aside other books in my day, but those occasions have been rare and usually because I felt the story did not justify the sheer volume of pages; Joyce’s “Ulysses” and Tolstoy’s “War and...

I’m going to blame it on the moon. She was cool and shimmery in her slim golden gown like a bygone Hollywood actress, as I watched her crescent shape light up her golden hue just a little, as if smiling directly at me. I...

In an era increasingly dominated by large healthcare networks, finding medical care that is advanced, timely and personal can be challenging. Too often, patients spend long periods in crowded waiting rooms, navigate complex schedules and large facilities, and feel like just another appointment in...

“You’re too damn cynical!” That was the total critique of a speech I gave back in high school in 1970, the critic a friend we called Pepper. I took that criticism to heart and in the decades since have tried to temper my cynicism...

“When South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) was founded at the beginning of 2016, I’m not sure what we honestly expected. We knew that there was lots of work to be done and it wouldn’t be easy, but there was a gap in our communities...

It had been quite some time since my family partook in a long road trip that required multiple stops, including one where we had to stay at a hotel. However, we were once again bitten by the travel bug and hit the road again.  This...

In 1941, the first hospital opened in King City due to the tenacity and vision of community leaders and a small group of physicians. In 1962, community fundraising made a newer, more modern hospital possible, and in 2001, the present hospital, with its emergency...