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January 15, 2026

Window on the World Column | Some of Our Angels Have Four Paws

Lucy Jensen
News changes so quickly in this fast-paced world of ours. Yesterday’s disasters are but a vague memory today for those of us lucky enough to not be a part of them. We were headed to Chatsworth on the edge of LA to go and see...

The Happy Book

Local column by Lucy Jensen

Funny Papers Again Column | A Closed Park Has No Spark

This week’s headline is bit light-hearted, I thought it would help ease you folks into helping out with a situation here in Salinas Valley that for many is not a light subject at all. I am talking about the long closure of San Lorenzo...

Window on the World Column | The Mysterious Tale of Two Chains

Lucy Jensen
I can only attribute it to wedding brain or, perhaps, the sad story of the lost memory. The last few weeks running up to my daughter’s wedding were borderline insane — the details, followed by more details, checks and rechecks, lists made and lost....

Guest Column | Mee Memorial Recognizes Team Approach in Healthcare During National Hospital Week

Rena Salamacha
Providing quality healthcare in the modern world requires effective teamwork — a strategy that can immediately and positively affect both patient safety and outcome. Due to the increasingly complex specialization of care, it’s rare to find a lone medical professional able to solely deliver...

OPINION: Charity should begin at home

Local column by Lucy Jensen

Worthy to Print Column | Our 50th State

George Worthy
This morning when I woke up I was feeling pretty good, all things being equal. For some reason as I lay there I kept remembering Lorraine’s father coming by my apartment and picking me up so I could help him clean a couple ofĀ ...

Window on the World Column | Boy Town

Lucy Jensen
It started off as a nice offer from the husband. ā€œHe can come and stay with us for a while!ā€ We were talking about our friend’s 21-year-old son. They live in the U.K. I never thought it would happen, really didn’t. ā€œWhat a nice...

Funny Papers Again Column | ā€˜If It Keeps on Rainin’, the Levee’s Gonna Break’

Many of you, or some of you, or heck maybe none of you will, recognize the title of today’s column as the opening lyrics of the song ā€œThe Levee’s Gonna Breakā€ made popular by Led Zeppelin in 1971 (actually it is a re-working of...

Funny Papers Again Column | It Was Convivial on the Alluvial

Some years back there was a fellow in Greenfield who owned an airplane, and as I had no qualms about flying in a small craft, there were many occasions to see the Valley and surrounding areas from aloft. Because I spent the first 19...
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