Letter to the Editor | Wake up, America
To the Editor:
I submitted a letter to this paper published on April 2 (āTime for Actionā). Please go back and read it. Now I will continue.
Trump: End war in Ukraine on Day 1? Says he ended seven wars somewhere? Everything will be better? Everything...
Window on the World Column | The Call of the Sea
I was born on the East Coast of England and many of my formative years were spent by, in and on the North Sea. To this day I still feel the call of the water. Itās so primal. Not just that water, all bodies...
Funny Papers Again Column | It āWasā the Best of Times⦠It āIsā the Worst of Times (With Apology to CD)
Let me begin this weekās column by stating I donāt anticipate the subject to bring anyone to tears but myself. It is important to me to tell this story, but it will be a bit cryptic in that I will not use any proper...
Window on the World Column | Grandmas Return to Vegas
This had been a long time in the making. The last time we did āGrandmas Gone Wildā in Vegas was only just post-pandemic and things were a little different back then. Iām not what you would call a gambler, per se, but I do...
Letter to the Editor: Readerās View of Ballot Choices
Editor's Note: We welcome Letters to the EditorĀ of local and general interest to our readers. Letters should be typed and include the writerās first and last name, home address and phone number for verification. No anonymous letters will be printed. Letters may be edited...
Funny Papers Again Column | We All Lose When Fear Rules the Day
OK, so Iām 21 years old and Iām driving this flatbed dooley along the horseshoe canal and two guys come running toward me frantically waving their arms, and because I know these young men, I stop the vehicle. Good opening sentence, huh? Let me...
Worthy to Print Column | Pants on Fire
Liar, liar, pants on fire! Have you ever heard those biting words as a child? Maybe it was just a schoolyard taunt by someone you didnāt get along with. Perhaps it was a case of āThe dog ate my homework.ā And your teacher was...
Window on the World Column | Training It
I landed at London Heathrow Airport, as I have done many times these past 37 years. I checked into my fave airport hotel ā the Hilton Garden Airport Hotel at Terminal 2 and relaxed for the rest of the day, culminating in a delicious...
Window on the World | Sisterhood
We worked together at the Salinas newspaper. When I
say, āworked together,ā she was on the computer side of things and I worked in
advertising and management; plus, it was a huge building. In other words, she
fixed what I broke. We didnāt know each other really,...
Worthy to Print Column | Moving to Gonzales
āHoney, when did we move to Gonzales?ā I asked my marriage mate as she (Rainy) flittered around the corner doing things that women do when their husbands feel like they have the busier schedule. Of course, I knew that all I had to do...





















