Worthy to Print Column | Staying Busy
Do you like living in a small town? Oh say, like Gonzales or Soledad or any of the South County cities? I really love living here. I know just about everyone, and the people that I donāt know well enough to stop and talk...
Guest Column | Take Part in King City Beautification Week Effort
Welcome to our 29th version of King Cityās Beautification Week, June 19-27, 2021. If you are ready to leave behind your Covid-19 mask, then let me recommend the fresh air and exercise you get by picking an outdoor project to beautify your home or...
Guest Column | Mind Matters: Utilizing the Power of Self-Care for Mental Well-Being
In a world where stressors abound and demands seem never-ending, taking care of oneself is not just a luxury but a necessity. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and although we should prioritize every aspect of our health year-round, this is a month to...
Funny Papers Again Column | 14 Days of the Sights and Sounds of Christmas
As Planet Earth nears the end of another orbit around the sun, many in the United States observe Christmas Day. Itās celebrated as a religious day, this 25th day of the last month of the year, just two weeks away.
This column about Christmas came...
Guest Column | The American Dream: How We Lost Our Way on Immigration
In 1986 I worked for Californiaās Employment Development Department, where I processed amnesty seekers under President Ronald Reaganās landmark immigration reform law called Immigration and Control Act (IRCA). The Watsonville office reviewed documents proving that applicants had worked in the local farming economy for...
Funny Papers Again Column | Face It, Itās a Lousy Book
Time passes, locales change, friends come and go. We all experience changes, we graduate high school, some go on to college before joining āthe working worldā while others set straight in to building a life, and so begins the diaspora of those we knew...
Funny Papers Again Column | The Travails of Patient and Customer
I am grateful for Mee Memorial Healthcare System, I really am. In the past decade I have had more contact with the folks there than I wanted to, but as one ages one must face the realities of natural physical deterioration or, as in...
Window on the World Column | The Highs and the Low Tides of Life
There is something about the silence of an empty house that is so comforting it is almost not empty at all. When the voices have left the building, the last car door has slammed and the final cup of tea has been consumed, the...
Worthy to Print Column | My Good Buddy Jeff
I know that I have mentioned my good buddy Jeff before. He and his wife Brenda took a few days off to accompany my bride and I as we had a few days to do some exploring of the Mighty Mississippi River and the...




















