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...
Window on the World Column: The Nomad
Iām a brat. There, I said it. I think my mother was the last person who said it to me many years ago and she wasnāt wrong. I have lived and traveled freely all my life. I have cruised back and forth at will...
Letters to the Editor for Week of July 26
South County Newspapers welcome Letters to the Editor of fewer than 400 words. Submit all letters with the writer's name and contact information to [email protected].
Letter to the Editor | Facts Matter, or Should
To the Editor:
The Oct. 7 mass slaughter of 1,100 Israeli civilians by 3,000 Hamas gunmen in Israel shocked part of the civilized world. Even more macabre was the kidnapping and rape of 300 other Israeli civilians.Ā
Most Americans recognize Israelās right for self-defense. And also,...
Guest Column | Gratitude Builds a Path Toward a Happier and Healthier Holiday
Each holiday season comes with high expectations for happy, carefree gatherings. Itās all too true, however, that once the calendar turns to November, feelings of sadness or anxiety can sometimes take hold.
Beyond major depression or severe anxiety disorders (which require professional help), itās common...
Worthy to Print Column | Love of the Ocean
My wife is pretty much the center of my life. She is constantly giving me gifts of items that I may have mentioned in a casual conversation weeks or even months ago. Oftentimes it is a great surprise and something that I would treasure...
Funny Papers Again Column | Three Mile Flat, Clark Colony and Greenfield All on One Corner Lot
I stopped by a section of land the other day and let my mindās eye roll back over the years to a time when that corner piece was a half a block down the alley from where my family lived for the last nine...
Window on the World Column | Restoring to Her Former Glory
The love affair began back in the ā80s, as many love affairs do. There had been no specific run up to this particular affair, except, as he confessed, dolefully, āI had a Corvette and we were a family of four.ā I thought it was...
Window on the World Column | Happy Birthday, Dear Rita
I hadnāt seen her for a while, and when I did, I realized that she was very unwell. I was doing a book signing at a King City coffee shop and she was selling her amazing pies at the same venue. She had lost...




















