Window on the World Column: The Masked Truth
I had been looking forward to 2020. At Solace, we were going to be empty nesters for the first time ever, work seemed positive, we had lovely trips planned ā places to go and people to see, both here and abroad. Iām not ordinarily...
Worthy to Print Column | The Pain of Fire
There are those who believe that these fires started off with a little help from some miscreant or two. What are your thoughts? I wonāt say whether I believe that is what happened, I hope not. But I also do hope that those responsible...
Worthy to Print Column: Better to Give Than to Receive
Whatever you may think about having a day dedicated to our thankfulness, you have to admit that California, with all the problems we all face this year, will have plenty of places to say āthank youā for the huge number of volunteers that want...
Worthy to Print Column | A Real Hero
Iām not a movie critic. I donāt even play one on TV. In fact, I only go to the movies once in a while. Iām paying a fortune to see all sorts of movies on TV, that I donāt even watch very often. In...
Letters to the Editor | Published April 29, 2020
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Funny Papers Again Column | To the Classes of 2022: Dear Graduatesā¦
Greetings and congratulations to those of you who have completed the prescribed course of academia and have now, or soon will be, granted a diploma from your respective Salinas Valley schools. As has been pointed out to you all, your graduation is an important...
Window on the World Column | Happy Birthday, Dear Rita
I hadnāt seen her for a while, and when I did, I realized that she was very unwell. I was doing a book signing at a King City coffee shop and she was selling her amazing pies at the same venue. She had lost...
Guest Column | Goodwill Central Coast Helps Remove Obstacles to Employment
Goodwill has celebrated the power of work since it formed in Boston back in 1919. The nonprofitās founder Rev. Edgar J. Helms had a simple idea ā fight poverty not with charity, but with trade skills ā and provide a chance for the poor...
Window on the World Column | The Call of the Sea
I was born on the East Coast of England and many of my formative years were spent by, in and on the North Sea. To this day I still feel the call of the water. Itās so primal. Not just that water, all bodies...
Funny Papers Again Column | 3:10 to King City ā All Aboard!
Unless one has been living in a cave the past few years, one canāt help but notice the changes that have taken place in the downtown area of King City, as they are quite evident. Everything from color schemes to uniform awnings to colorful...