Letter to the Editor | Black History
To the Editor:
February is Black History Month, and the following are three African-Americans who had the character and courage to push ahead and made our country a better place for our families.
Bass Reeves (1838-1910) was born a slave. When he turned 26, he became...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Skater, A Dancer and in Loco Parentis
Way back in the mid-60s when just a lad in Greenfield, I owned a āskurfboardā; you read that correctly, a skurfboard. This was one of, if not the, earliest skateboards sold to an unaware public. The name an obvious combination of āskateā and āsurf,ā...
Letters to the Editor | Published Sept. 19, 2018
Letters to the Editor | Published Sept. 19, 2018
Worthy to Print Column | The Lone Ranger
It seems I missed the deadline for last weekās paper. I could go on and tell you about how I was captured by some of the folks swimming across the Rio Grande and held until Prez Biden paid for my release. Of course, you...
Guest Column | How Decluttering, Donating and Shopping Sustainably Can Help Create a Fresh Start With Purpose in 2026
January has a way of reminding people that new beginnings are not only possible but powerful. The turn of the year brings that familiar mix of optimism and introspection, inspiring many to clear out the old, streamline their surroundings, and commit to living more...
Window on the World Column: The books that made me
One of my earliest memories was my motherās voice. I was on her lap and she was reading to me. We were likely in our cottage by the sea with a fire blazing in the hearth. She had a good strong reading voice with...
Worthy to Print Column | Storage and Music Memories
This has been a good week for cleaning out the old storage bin and start throwing away things that have been sent there to molder away. Of course they donāt just go away by themselves, so the city will be having a citywide garage...
King City approves street improvement plan
Commentary by Steve Adams, City Manager, King City
Window on the World Column | TAILS in Soledad ā Part III
There is no doubt, when you look around the room of trainers and trainees that this is a perfectly symbiotic relationship of the incarcerated in society, with little hope and aspiration in life, training the unwanted pups, which were rescued from death row. On...




















