Worthy to Print Column | Got Stuff ā and More Stuff
I woke up this morning and I tripped over my camera gear. Iām sure God will forgive me for the words I muttered out loud. Lorraine doesnāt like clutter, but sometimes we leave things in the wrong place. I keep telling myself Iām going...
Window on the World Column | The Move to Montana
āWeāll be moving to Montana,ā she said matter of fact. āHow exciting, darling!ā I expressed and, yes, it would be exciting for them. For me too, as I would have a new place to visit.
I recall so clearly, when I moved to the Central...
Letter to the Editor | Great Fair Coverage of Short Track Race
To the Editor:
This time last year I wrote to express my disappointment that the Rustler had not given the Ricky Graham Memorial Short Track Race any coverage; not one word, not one photo.
You published my letter and in an Editorās Note explained that you...
Funny Papers Again Column | Is It Reporting or Opining? That Is the Question
āDonāt bite the hand that feeds youā is an old adage most of us have heard with full understanding of its meaning. It only makes sense, providing one has any sense, to refrain from damaging that which makes survival possible. Now, after reading the...
Worthy to Print Column | Hello Again, October
Here it is October already. This month doesnāt hold much for me. Besides Halloween, what is there to look forward to? You wake up to cold dreary morning drizzle and the day just doesnāt get much better. Of course, we live in the 21st...
Worthy to Print Column | Choosing the Right Candidates
Another week in our beautiful town and another week closer to the election that will determine who is to lead our fair city for the next few years. I am a follower of all things political that is happening in our nationās capitol. In...
Window on the World Column | Grandmas Gone Wild
With the world starting to reopen, we were hoping to have a bit of a newsie reunion. Several of us from the newspaper industry had remained friends over the years, enabled by the easiness of social media and genuine friendships that survived the test...
Funny Papers Again Column | āI See the Train AāCominā; Itās Cominā āRound the Bend ā¦ā
āRide the train, ride the train, anywhere Iām going I ride trains; sleepinā in a boxcar in the rain, ride the train, ride the train.ā That is the refrain of a song by southern rock group Alabama, just one of many American songs where...
Guest Column | Greenfieldās Speech and Debate Program Deserves to be Treated Fairly
On Dec. 18, 2020, the Competitive Speech and Debate Program at Greenfield High School was canceled. By eliminating this program, the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District Board of Education is depriving students of critical college scholarship opportunities. Perhaps more disturbing are...



















