Worthy to Print Column: Being a Father
I have been many things in my life, but without a doubt being a father was the hardest and yet the most rewarding. My daughter suffered my teaching as I had grown up in a home of men. I guess all children need discipline,...
Letters to the Editor for Week of June 14
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Opinion | King City hosts 2nd annual District Watch block parties
Commentary by Steve Adams, City Manager, King City
Window on the World Column | The Road to San B
Ever wanted to live in the High Desert? Palmdale fence-to-fence with properties for sale. Large slabs of land, owner financing, free with a rebate, you name it. Bet you could get huge chunk for a really good price too! Two snags — it would...
Worthy to Print Column: Wear a Mask
Put on your thinking cap and try to remember what you were doing four months ago. Were you getting ready to go out to dinner? How about seeing that movie you wanted the whole family to see? Meeting with a Bible study group? Well,...
Funny Papers Again Column | Fear and Loathing in America: The Grift Goes On
Because yesterday, Tuesday, March 19, was the Equinox, that happily makes this morning the first day of Spring and a long-established ritual assigned to this time of year is Spring Cleaning. In keeping with this What-Stays-What-Goes protocol, I have scrapped all my scraps. There...
Worthy to Print Column | Past = Future — Part II
There was a change in the pitch of the engines on the plane that woke me up. I wasn’t concerned because if one is heading into a war zone, it is not hard to stay awake. Everything is new and you don’t want to...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Fading Miracle, an Outrage, and a Worthy Day
Have you ever been to Macy’s? I mean THE Macy’s, the flagship store on 34th Street on the island of Manhattan. A couple of decades ago, I had the opportunity to wander about New York City’s boroughs, all but Staten Island, and of course...
Worthy to Print Column: Hot Enough for You?
Today is a day when my dad would greet everyone he met with the most common phrase in the farmers lexicon. “Hot enough for you?” Actually, he didn’t say that very often. When you wake up over in the San Joaquin Valley, summer is...
