Funny Papers Again Column | Note to Founding Fathers: āYou Didnāt See This Coming, Did You?ā
Itās 3:17 a.m. early Wednesday morning, nine hours before deadline for this column and I havenāt 1,000 cohesive words anywhere in my head: not a scintilla of theme. This is not often the case when offering this column on a weekly basis (or is...
Worthy to Print Column | A Day in the Life of a Soldier ā Part II
Last week I wrote a little to explain why Special Forces are such revered soldiers. It is because they have studied small unit warfare for at least three months back at Fort Bragg, the home of Special Forces. This is where they earn the...
Worthy to Print Column | Get On Your Horse
I want to write today to speak to you about what I have been thinking as this old world of ours starts spinning out of control. We can all hold hands and pray, which wouldnāt be a bad thing, but letās try to trust...
Letter to the Editor | Valuable Lessons
To the Editor:
Josh Riley shared a valuable history lesson in the Dec. 30 edition (āRemembering the Time King City Cross Country Made History,ā Dec. 30, page A5).
The 2018-19 accomplishments of a small group of dedicated youth, King City High Cross Country runners, inspire...
Guest Column | Happy Birthday to Mee! My How Weāve Grown
When Mee Memorial Hospital first opened its doors to South County residents in 1962, astronaut John Glenn had just become the first American to orbit the Earth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at around 652, the average income was just more than $5,500,...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Merry Time at Mee
The next two weekās Funny Papers were about one-third written; they touched upon two subjects of which I had enough knowledge to write first drafts and then follow up with first-hand information. But a nagging little pain in my neck on Thursday morn had...
Worthy to Print Column | You Are Never Alone
Have you read any good books lately? I have given up rating films as someone always has a different opinion. However, books are another thing. Iām always looking for good books. āTo Kill a Mocking Birdā or āThe Yearlingā are a couple of books...
Window on the World Column | The Soup Diaries ā A Work of Love
Thereās something about being an author that is very addictive. Sometimes you can be midway through the tedious proofing of a manuscript ā most writersā least favorite thing ā and already be working on the plot for the next book.
Sometimes ā as is the...
Worthy to Print Column | Make the Most of Your Regrets
Regrets? Iāve had a few. Old blue eyes, Frank Sinatra, sure knew how to say it better than me, but then he got to live his life āMy Way.ā I have done a lot of things in my life. I got to thinking about...


















