Worthy to Print Column | A Crying Shame
I donāt know if I have ever told you how much I hate seeing or hearing someone crying. I donāt mean to tell you that crying is bad, itās just the only thing I can say without blinking that I absolutely hate. Itās not...
Worthy to Print Column | Patience Is a Virtue
What is patience? In my handy College Funk and Wagnalls Dictionary, patience is described as āThe act of waiting calmly for someone or something.ā Now that we know what it is, can anyone tell me if you have patience? I used to have a...
Guest Column | Keeping Our Focus on Health, Safety
If you live in South Monterey County, you are among more than 60 million rural Americans. American Community Survey statistics show that Maine and Vermont have the highest proportions of population living in rural areas (about 61%) while California has the lowest (4.9%).
If youāve...
Window on the World Column | TAILS in Soledad ā Part I
Driving into the Correctional Training Facility at Soledad and you are reminded of how a secure institution can be. Acres of barren land, no trees, double high-wire fences, guard towers. And thatās how it should be, we know that. But head over to the...
Letters to the Editor ā Published July 25, 2018
Letters to the Editor ā Published July 25, 2018
Opinion | King City adopts 20-year Strategic Plan
Commentary by Steve Adams, City Manager, King City
Worthy to Print Column | Poking the Hornetās Nest
Hello! How was your week? I found that there is way too much reporting about the war. What war? Yeah, thatās my opinion also. I guess if we are not to get into the mess thatās occurring over in Eastern Europe, thereās not much...
Letter to the Editor | SMCRWF Thanks Community for Support
To the Editor:
On behalf of the members of the Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated, I would like to sincerely thank everyone for the unbelievable generosity and support we received for our annual Salad Bar Scholarship Luncheon, which was held on Friday, April 25.
We...
Window on the World Column | Springtime Pouring and Sipping
Itās that time of year again. At the end of a long, wet winter, we Californians are exhausted by the grey, the mud, the mess. We are tired of short days and rain and storms. Our bodies are depleted of vitamin D and our...


















