Letter to the Editor | Working Together to Help Animals
To the Editor:
SPCA Monterey County agrees that we need solutions to save stray animals (āWe Need Solutions to Save Our Stray Animals,ā Aug. 10).
Those answers are low-cost spay/neuter, adoptions, foster care, microchipping and compassionate shelters, rescue groups and animal control agencies working...
Worthy to Print Column | Keep On Trucking
Iām sure that I have written often about my trusty old Ford pickup. It is an F-100 that I bought about a month after I got out of the Army. I had been looking for a pickup just like this one. Of course, I...
Worthy to Print Column | Secrets and Confession
Iām going to tell you a secret. Oh, itās nothing nefarious or secretive. Itās just something I decided to do a few years ago and it hasnāt been a tremendous success. Iām getting older you know. People usually are nice enough that they say,...
Letter to the Editor | King Jr. Taught Character
To the Editor:
Some of our public media and elected officials are bashing our Fourth of July celebrations; they are claiming our patriotism is racist. These poor souls seem to love denigrating America and yet, at the same time, also love the freedom that allows...
Worthy to Print Column: Itās Just a Phone
Do you have a āsmart phone?ā Iām not sure what makes a smart phone or a dumb phone, but Iām pretty sure I got the dumb one. I mean, I see folks walking around all day looking at their phones, and if the phones...
Letter to the Editor | Lighted Christmas Parade a Success for King City
To the Editor:
Wow, another wonderful King City Chamber of Commerce Lighted Christmas Parade!
First, we want to thank our Parade sponsors Mee Memorial Healthcare System and Delicato Family Wines for their support. We thank all our members; without them the parade would not be possible.
Special...
Funny Papers Again Column | All Things Being Equinox; et al
Summer comes to an end tomorrow when the Fall Equinox descends upon us with equal amounts of day and night heralding the incremental journey toward shorter days and longer nights. I am not fond of that particular cosmic arrangement, in fact prefer the exact...
Letter to the Editor | Vote āYesā on King Cityās Measure T
To the Editor:
On Nov. 5, Measure T will be asking for your āYesā vote. This measure is to increase the sales tax in King City by 1/2 of a cent. This small increase is projected to bring an estimated $1.2 million a year for...
Worthy to Print Column | My Best Friends
Are you still saying āHappy New Year?āĀ I suppose that you are tired of saying that to your friends or neighbors. I always say it for the first few days of the New Year. I donāt know why, just something to say while the ticking...



















