Opinion

Mee Memorial Healthcare System is the sole hospital serving South Monterey County. For more than 60 years, it has been the community’s primary source of hospital-based care, emergency services and recovery. In a region defined by distance, limited transportation and economic vulnerability, our role is...

This column marks the end of compiled topics, both those on scraps of paper and whatever is on my cell phone, so don’t look for much in the way of content. Nonetheless, I am committed to this purge, so let me trot this stuff...

It was very late by the time we headed south for our annual shopping weekend in Paso Robles. There is something about traveling south that is always so relaxing, even during the very busy holiday weekends. As you leave King City behind, the valley...

Throughout August, Mee Memorial Healthcare System will celebrate National Wellness Month, in line with our vision to promote health and well-being while helping our rural community to thrive. MMHS encourages South Monterey County residents to practice healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better...

I’ve never been much of a fan of the “Year in Review” news magazines that are a key post in the ground at the end of each year. I don’t mind recalling the good stuff; but I would not choose to go there with...

It is said that people join Rotary for the connections, but they stay for the programs. As King City Rotary enters its 100th year, looking back at its 99th year, it’s clear that both more people are joining Rotary and staying in the club for...

Have you ever been shot? Kind of a crazy question at the beginning, but I have a reason that I’ll tell you about. First, I want to tell you how I got into a situation that ended with a shot. I have told you...

The agricultural stretch of California’s Central Coast along the Salinas Valley is often called the “Salad Bowl of the World,” and for good reason. It supplies over 60% of the nation’s lettuce and substantial portions of strawberries, spinach and broccoli. But beyond the fertile...

The clock ticked swiftly on, meticulously in sync with the movement of the world. The hourglass turned again and, before you knew it, I was approaching another big birthday. All birthdays are truly marvelous, honestly, another trip around the sun, a bonus chance to...

You cannot be in Idaho without thinking potato. For most of the uninformed world, that is its claim to fame. We noted on the map that husband’s tribe, The Blackfoot or Blackfeet tribe, had their own town of Blackfoot on our route and, not...