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February 14, 2026

Funny Papers Again Column | It Takes a City to Raze a Building (Or to Save One)

Steve Wilson
I was pedaling around Greenfield the other day and it is easy to see the great strides the city has made in adding family homes and apartments; new businesses spring up and older businesses are upgrading appearances. Then I got to the main intersection...

Letter to the Editor | Waste Problems Persist in Pine Canyon

To the Editor: Well, it is happening again. I am accused of a ā€œcrimeā€ and the evidence is a grainy photo. I received a letter from Waste Management that said we would be fined for putting plastic bags and film in our garbage. This is...

Guest Column | The Western Flyer’s Journey Revives Legacy of Community

Two weeks ago I opened the Rustler to a long article whose headline proclaimed, ā€œWestern Flyer Sets Sail With Weekend Celebration and Send-Off Festivities.ā€ I immediately ordered tickets online to what was described as an ā€œenchanting evening titled ā€˜Tales from the Western Flyer’ celebrating the...

Window on the World Column: The Lucky Ones

It has been a most interesting year; what an understatement. I have never felt so fortunate and yet so frustrated. I’ve found skills this year I didn’t think I had. I have dug deep for patience I never believed I possessed. Four years ago,...

Worthy to Print Column | We the People

I have mentioned often about my young life in Wasco and the field work I did before I left for the military. Well, it occurred to me this morning that you might have thought I was a deprived young man. To the contrary, I...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Tale of Two Cities: Renovations and Needed Renovations

Steve Wilson
Because I can bring to memory the Greenfield of the late 1950s through the early 1970s, I like it when old things see new life instead of falling into disuse and disrepair and the ultimate end such brings forth. I remember the fine old...

Guest Column | Monterey County Free Libraries’ 5 Things to Celebrate in January 2026

Library books reading
Happy New Year! January is such a hopeful month because it represents a new beginning. What are you resolving to do this new year? 1. The Winter Reading Club continues through January, so you still have time to sign up and get a free book....

Worthy to Print Column | Blessings Abound

George Worthy
I have found out the hard way that this Covid stuff is as bad as they say it is. For the last three days, I have been experiencing the worst sickness I have ever had, that includes being shot twice. My personal nurse is...

Funny Papers Again Column | Homecomings: A (Short) Tale of Two Cities

Steve Wilson
This column about Homecoming appearing 12 days after the events of that week is not a mistake, I felt that coverage in last week’s edition needed nothing further about the subject, so it appears this week as planned. A bit of confusion arose in my...

Funny Papers Again Column | From Russia Without Love

I was attending a baseball game on the Greenfield Elementary School grounds when a car pulled up next to the entrance gate on 10th Street. It was a black four-door Ford, just like the ones the FBI drove on television, with two men in...
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