Opinion

For Dr. Ruth Pedraza, Family Medicine Service Director at Mee Memorial, practicing medicine is about building relationships with patients, walking alongside their families and making a difference in people’s lives. That commitment is what brought her to South Monterey County. After three-and-a-half years serving the...

My name is Paulette Bumbalough and I am a retired educator in Monterey County and an involved member of our community. Most of my life I resided in metropolitan areas, but by choice I have become a small-town girl. Having lived in King City for...

As a former mayor, I am in favor of Measure P. Measure P will sustain King City’s existing one-cent sales tax and add an additional 1/2 cent. This increase will put us in line with other cities in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties.  And while...

I have always seen the glass as half full.But at half a tank, the panic sets in. Growing up in Prunedale in the ’70s, my family was probably best described as middle class, at least in that area, and at that time. Dad had a...

Scams have gotten very sophisticated over the years, and the perpetrators are constantly inventing new ways to trick people. Sadly, older adults are frequent targets. Scams targeting people over 60 account for $28.3 billion in annual losses. Shockingly, $20.5 billion of that is likely...

The Pinnacles Film Festival began with a simple question: How do we make space in South Monterey County for people to tell their stories and see them on the big screen? We want local filmmakers to know they can bring their ideas to life...

As the healthcare needs of South Monterey County continue to grow, so do the ways we serve our patients. Part of that commitment is investing in ways to make healthcare fit more naturally into your daily life. That is why I am pleased to share...

There’s a time and a place for everything, or so they say. If you believe in magic, as I do, it could be that you are, on occasion, positioned in exactly the right time and place, where you are supposed to be to make...

As Superintendent of the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, I have seen firsthand how closely the strength of our schools is connected to the strength of the communities we serve. That is why our Board of Education and I support King...

Yesterday was the Autumn Equinox and we all have begun a slow descent into darkness, like falling into the inky blackness of a deep well or sinking into sunless ocean depths. We have only 89 days remaining until the Winter Solstice when we feel...