Letter to the Editor: Making Improvements to King City
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Window on the World Column | Find Your Passion
No matter how much you love your work, I have discovered that it is an even more wonderful thing to lead a fulfilling life if you also have passions that you adore, which are disconnected from your employment. Your work life should feed your...
Funny Papers Again Column | On the Road Again; Just Can’t Wait
I will remember this month, this May of 2024, as one of journalistic chaos and don’t you wanna know why? Let me tell you why; and in the telling offer up a plea of “guilty with prejudice” to the charge of Unwarranted Opinion.
If one...
Funny Papers Again Column | Let Freedom of the Press Reign, but Don’t Let It Rule
In a short conversation with a man I’ve known for decades I mentioned how hard it can sometimes be to conjure up a topic for this column; he agreed by saying if such a task were left to him, he’d probably get run out...
Guest Column | Why Drones and Advanced Air Mobility Are Crucial for California’s Economic Future
California’s Central Coast and the broader statewide economy stand at the brink of a technological transformation driven by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, and advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies, such as electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. These innovations, once...
Worthy to Print Column | Family Times and Traffic Woes
I have been working out of my house for the past few weeks, and like the promises of AT&T the entire internet has gotten to be very sporadic in reception. I was mumbling to myself when I was asked to go to the store...
Window on the World Column | The Divided States of America
Deep in numb confusion that dulls the senses and creates quivers of fear for the sanity of the world and the civilized folk out in it, and during another white night of incredulity, with curdled brain, I toss and turn from hot to cool...
Guest Column | The Advantage of a Skilled Nursing Facility Is Right in the Name
While caring for aging parents or ill spouses can be viewed as an honor, it can also present serious physical and emotional challenges for caregivers and their families. Stress often plays a big part in caregiving. Left unchecked, caregiver stress can have detrimental effects...
Worthy to Print Column | A Close Call
The other day I received a phone call from a very nice lady from the Eden Valley Care Center facility. Her name is Pam Hernandez, she is the social services officer at Eden Valley. She mentioned that she was putting on an affair at...
