Worthy to Print Column | Rollin’ Down the River
Wow!! It’s already getting too hot to do yard work. At least that is the excuse I am going to use. I have to dodge my “Better Half” if the temperature is cool outside, but even she can see that summer is here. I...
Letter to the Editor: We Must Hold School Board Accountable
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Funny Papers Again Column | Me, Sir Richard and the Third Time Charm Rule
According to English language experts, the phrase “Third time the charm” dates back to the 1800s in Old Britain when the number 3 was thought to be fortuitous, and whenever it appeared at a significant time in a person’s life, it would bring good...
Funny Papers Again Column | My Efforts to Outsmart Hercule — and Two Blasts From the Past
I am attempting to solve a mystery before a world-famous detective, once again, solves it. The task is not an easy one, but I feel I am up to it given my years of experience; reading experience, that is. I have for more years...
Guest Column | Bill Strengthens ‘Buy American’ Policies for School Meal Purchases
California farmers and food processors grow and produce a bounty of fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts utilizing the highest food safety, environmental and labor standards in the world. Consequently, the food produced is of the highest quality for consumers and a source of great...
Letter to the Editor | Recycling Event Brings Much-Needed Services to Lockwood
To the Editor:
The free Lockwood and San Lucas Community Drop-Off Event, recently provided by Waste Management and Monterey County, offered a huge bonus to our rural area.
Many services available in urban areas are not repeated rurally, largely because of higher costs and lower density....
Funny Papers Again Column | You Meet the Darndest People in Prison
By my reckoning 140 years, give or take, of my family’s timeline was spent in prisons; the years accumulated by my parents, a brother and his wife, a niece and myself. And it seems the family occupation within the California Department of Corrections (CDC;...
Guest Column | Give South County’s Flu-Fighting Efforts a Shot … In the Arm
Considered the father of modern medicine, ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (known for his “first do no harm” ethical code called the Hippocratic Oath) still influences our practices more than 25 centuries after his time.
The first to regard disease as a natural, not supernatural, phenomenon,...
Guest Column | The Advantage of a Skilled Nursing Facility Is Right in the Name
While caring for aging parents or ill spouses can be viewed as an honor, it can also present serious physical and emotional challenges for caregivers and their families. Stress often plays a big part in caregiving. Left unchecked, caregiver stress can have detrimental effects...
Funny Papers Again Column | Enough — Let Judgments and Flood Waters Recede
As a last look at this year’s storms, I mention that social media users have leveled harsh criticism toward the many people who either blatantly disregarded signs or misjudged flood conditions that required rescue operations; some of these incidents resulted in death. To such...
