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January 16, 2026

OPINION: April activities arrive

Local column by Joanne Banuelos

Guest Column | How Farmworkers Outlawed ā€˜El Cortito’ 50 Years Ago

For decades in the Salinas Valley, the short-handle hoe, known as ā€œEl Cortito,ā€ was used for weeding and thinning rows of crops that kept farmworkers stooped over for long hours each day. Workers were only able to stand and stretch when they reached the...

Window on the World Column: Make good memories

I hate the Fourth of July, America's birthday, Independence Day and all that. There, I’ve said it. I even said it out loud, as I hummed, alternatively, ā€œStar Spangled Bannerā€ and ā€œWe are the Champions.ā€ Then a wartime mortar comes flying over my head...

Window on the World Column | Find Your Passion

Lucy Jensen
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...

Guest Column: City of King’s efforts to maintain a balanced budget

The City of King conducts a citywide survey every two years to get feedback from the public on customer satisfaction and to help prioritize the use of available resources. The City recently completed tabulating the results of the 2020 survey and the highest priority...

Funny Papers Again Column | The Old and the New on Mildred Avenue

The history of King City High School Auditorium, home of the Robert Stanton Theater, is pretty much known to most residents of South County, and of those who are unaware of its significance they will probably come across this knowledge sometime in their lifetimes....

Guest Column | A Call to Action for Heart Health

Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha
Every February, the nation comes together to recognize American Heart Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease.Ā  It’s essential to be aware that even though heart disease is a significant health issue across America, many heart-related illnesses are preventable. Risk factors for...

Funny Papers Again Column | Like Charlie’s Ebenezer, We All Have a Christmas Past, Present and Future

Steve Wilson
It is once again Christmas Eve and if I were to think about it, I might possibly recall last Christmas Eve. But right off the top of my head nothing special about the day, nor the day after, comes to mind. It has been...

Worthy to Print Column | Hello Again, October

Here it is October already. This month doesn’t 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 doesn’t get much better. Of course, we live in the 21st...

Worthy to Print Column: It’s Just a Phone

Do you have a ā€œsmart phone?ā€ I’m not sure what makes a smart phone or a dumb phone, but I’m pretty sure I got the dumb one. I mean, I see folks walking around all day looking at their phones, and if the phones...
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