Worthy to Print Column | Thank You to All the Fallen
As I get older, I find myself forgetting even the simplest of things. Do you ever have that problem? I guess it is like everything else. I just have to get used to the idea that I am not Superman. Oh! There was a...
Guest Column | Farewell to Steve Adams Upon His Retirement as City Manager for King City
Steve: Thank you for choosing King City 10 years ago. And congratulations to our city council back in 2015 for believing that you were the best person to be the city manager for King City. I believe it was the right choice.
I remember being...
Worthy to Print Column | Making Memories
If you find the time to read my weekly scribbling, you know that I have a love affair with Gonzales. I really love this town and all the inhabitants. The other day I was musing over my coffee when I got toĀ thinking about why...
Funny Papers Again Column | What Would JR Sing to Leaders Today?
Back in 1980, I spent a couple hours with an American icon, a man whose music struck chords across a wide swath of the nation and at times insinuated itself into the political discussion. He came from a small, rural part of Arkansas, born...
Worthy to Print Column | Memorial Day Memories
Another Memorial Day has passed and Iām still here. A lot of the folks that I met are no longer with us. A lot of them are schoolmates that just got too old. I know Iām getting up there, but days like today allow...
Funny Papers Again Column | Some Rants and Raves Both Good and Bad
I often tell people how difficult it can be to put 1,000 words together every week with the expectation those words will somehow make sense and in so doing entertain readers for a few minutes. I tell people this because it is easy to...
Adventure Abounds Column: Playing Fowl
Getting an oddball pet can be a great motivator, especially when it provides food for you as well as bug control and an endless supply of fertilizer for the garden.
I never thought Iād be one to raise a flock of fowl ever again in...
Guest Review | Captivating Performances Shine in āThe Hunchback of Notre Dameā at The Western Stage
The Hunchback tolling the bells of the ancient cathedral of Notre Dame is an image of timeless appeal. Salinas citizens will want to catch the current local iteration of Victor Hugoās tale, āThe Hunchback of Notre Dame,ā on The Western Stage at Hartnell College.
This...
Funny Papers Again Column | What Stories Lie Beneath the Stones?
I like cemeteries. That is not a ghoulish statement, or at least not meant to be. A cemetery is a walk through history, both recent and long ago, where the changing culture of a town, city or region is written on the headstones of...




















