Guest Column | Protecting the Heart of Californiaās Workforce: The Urgent Need for CSU Funding Solutions
Californiaās investment in education has created one of the most impressive higher education systems in the U.S. with the California State University, University of California and California Community Colleges. Together, Californiaās colleges and universities make up 12% of full-time equivalent enrollment in higher education...
Funny Papers Again Column | Oklahoma City to the Big Apple: How Many More Memorials Will We Need?
One late afternoon some years ago I stood among rows of uniformly sized brass markers placed with military precision in the grass at the Riverside National Cemetery. At my feet was my fatherās marker, and this was my annual pilgrimage to his final resting...
Window on the World Column | The Wedding Planner
You imagine itās a rite of passage, your children eventually getting married. Once they leave home and start building a life with someone, there is an inevitability to it, if they are that way inclined. After our family trip to Montana, my daughter flashed...
Funny Papers Again Column | Me and Mee, Again: A Tough Time for Both of Us
It all started about three weeks ago with a stiffening of the neck that while a minor bother for a few days to within a few hours the pain became severe enough that I could not swivel my head side-to-side more than a few...
Worthy to Print Column | Looking to the Future
Hello everyone. You may have noticed lately that my column has been a little shy in the volume department. I can only blame that on the fact that many things have changed around the old, āWorthy to Printā homestead. In case you were smiling...
Letter to the Editor | Remembering Sgt Kenedy
To the Editor:
I was unable to attend last Wednesdayās vigil for Sgt. Kenedy, and would like to add my tribute by means of this letter.
On Friday, March 21, a group of concerned people began holding signs on the corner of 101 and Broadway to...
Funny Papers Again Column | Part III: When Wine Came to South County From Over the Western Hills
(Part III will finish up this story of the early days of grape growing in King City. We continue with the drive hauling grape rootings from Coalinga to King City over State Route 198.)
About two miles westward out of Coalinga there begins an incline...
Guest Column | Feet First: Take a Stand for Wellness
Although our feet bear the weight of our bodies and keep us mobile, they are often overlooked until a problem arises. Whether youāre an athlete, an office worker, or a senior citizen, taking care of your feet should be a priority.
Podiatry is the branch...
Window on the World Column | The Golden Years
After my most recent ranch accident when I smashed up my knee, forgot I was old and then started the long process of trying to heal several months later as I came to realize that my healing was going the unsuccessful way of old...
Funny Papers Again Column | State Route 198 Revisited: When Wine Came to King City
Readers will recall last weekās column left off with my first solo truck run to the other valley to gather grape rootings for transplant here on the Oasis Road development we now know as San Bernabe Vineyard. Before we head over the hills, though,...