Funny Papers Again Column | Keeping up the Image and Miscellaneous Bits of Pieces
It has been mentioned before how I always felt, and had support of some readers, that the photo that accompanied this column just was not how I appear to the world. I wore a mustache without beard for only about five weeks and with...
Worthy to Print Column | The Worthy Tree
How long have you lived in the house you live in now? I ask, because I was truly startled by the answer my bride gave me when asked: ā34 years,ā she said. I asked again just to make sure I was using the same...
Worthy to Print Column | Heroes
I have been writing about my life and my town for a long time if you follow me on a regular basis. I have shared my travels and my thoughts, some appreciated and some have brought condemnation. It gets harder and harder to write...
Letter to the Editor | Tales of the Baddies
To the Editor:
We much enjoyed Steve Wilsonās column about gangsters he has known ā or at least, thought about (āWords From One Bad Guy to Another,ā June 29). Itās exciting to review the daring exploits of these cunning reprobates and satisfying when the sheriff...
Window on the World Column: Happy Mother’s Day
Gilroyās early life started, well, in Gilroy. My friend and neighbor called me from the Gilroy shopping outlets and told me what she had found in the parking lot there. āWell, bring him on home!ā I told her, as you do. A few years...
Funny Papers Again Column | What a Long, Strange (Round) Trip Itās Been
Todayās Funny Papers will be a bit abbreviated for no particular reason other than I have so much to write about there isnāt room in one, or 10, columns, so Iāll make it brief. For those unaware, which is I suppose most of you,...
Letter to the Editor | Join the Fight Against Unjust Detention and Deportation
To the Editor:
Weāre saying āNO!ā NO to the unlawful and cruel detention and deportation of our hard-working neighbors whose only crime was pursuing the American dream.
The majority of ICE targets are hard-working contributors to the local economy and society. What is being unleashed on all...
Letter to the Editor | Deadly Force at School
To the Editor:
One of the default solutions offered for countering an active shooter in a school is arming teachers. Thus, ensuring that āthe schoolā can push back on an intruder rapidly and lethally.
At first glance, this solution rings true; but is it really? Like...
Worthy to Print Column | Enjoying Life
I think this is a time for confessions. I donāt want you to know about all my transgressions, but I will admit I am a Hedonist. Good grief! That looks pretty bad if you donāt know the definition. I actually discovered the meaning of...
Worthy to Print Column | Memories of Beaujolais
What is going on with our weather? I buy a new jacket and then the sun comes out like the fires of you know where. I love the warm weather, but it has to follow the rules. This out of sync weather plays the...

















