Letter to the Editor | Trumpās Policies and Actions Raise Alarm
To the Editor:
I wrote two letters to the Rustler/Tribune on April 2, 2025, and Nov. 6, 2025. I wrote about fascism, totalitarian government and dictatorship. We are there.
Trump has started a civil war with Stephen Millerās 3,000 arrests quota per day. Trump did good...
Letter to the Editor: Support local businesses
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Guest Column | Tackling the Commercial Property Crime Epidemic
As the once-owner of Salinas Valley Ford Truck Center in Salinas, I find myself grappling with a profound sense of loss and frustration. For more than three decades, our family business provided excellent service to the local community and government agencies. Then, in the blink of...
Funny Papers Again Column | History at a Glance: Amendments and Compromises
āA well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right to bear Arms, shall not be infringedā; Second Amendment, Constitution of the United States of America.
These words, and the thoughts behind them, were added to the constitution and ratified in...
Window on the World Column | āTis the Season of Gratitude
āTis the season of gratitude. I like that season. Close on its heels is the season of giving and sometimes that is also a good season; but Thanksgiving ranks right up there in my chosen holidays. Gratitude is such a simple but powerful sentiment...
Worthy to Print Column | Odds and Ends
This weekās scribbling is dedicated to Commander Roger Baez, who was just finishing up two years as commander of Gonzales Post 81 of the American Legion. He was a lot more than that though. He worked every day to increase membership, enhance the Post...
Worthy to Print Column | āCheersā to Kindness
āMaking your way in the world today takes everything youāve got, taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. Wouldnāt you like to get away? Sometimes you want to go, where everybody knows your name, and they are always glad...
Window on the World Column: The navigation of grief
It has been two years since my baby sister Rosie passed on to another planet. When some say that spirits fly close to the ground, I have found that to be true, also that they donāt fly in the conventional sense. Sister seems to...
Worthy to Print Column | Hello Again, October
Here it is October already. This month doesnāt hold much for me. Besides Halloween, what is there to look forward to? You wake up to cold dreary morning drizzle and the day just doesnāt get much better. Of course, we live in the 21st...





















