Letters to the Editor | Published Nov. 27, 2019
Editor's Note: We welcome Letters to the EditorĀ of local and general interest to our readers. Letters should be typed and include the writerās first and last name, home address and phone number for verification. No anonymous letters will be printed. Letters may be edited...
Worthy to Print Column | Past = Future
The other day my wifeās cousin and his wife gave me a little book of memoirs written by a young man who had been drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War. I sat down to read a few chapters and it got me...
Window on the World Column | In the Bleak Midwinter
About this time of year ā February blending into March ā I can get really sick and tired of winter. Folks back home might have a chortle at that; because, yeah, I know, we donāt really have āwinterā per se in our neck of...
Window on the World Column | The Coronation and Other Important News
I was, coincidentally, in England right after the death of Queen Elizabeth. It was a most strange and eerie time in the country. The nation was in mourning well after the nation was officially mourning, as it were. I happened to walk along the...
Letter to the Editor | The Path to a Better Future
To the Editor:
Iād like to thank Estrella Cruz for her March 17 Letter to the Editor (āBidenās Immigration Billā). She explained provisions of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 that can potentially shift the focus of the immigration ādebateā away from emotionally charged rhetoric...
Letter to the Editor | Time for Action
To the Editor:
When are the Democrats in office going to grow a pair and speak out, get in front of a microphone, get on TV? Every day, Democrats should be talking about the lies, talking about Project 2025. Their messaging is terrible. When are...
Funny Papers Again Column | Fear and Loathing in America: The Grift Goes On
Because yesterday, Tuesday, March 19, was the Equinox, that happily makes this morning the first day of Spring and a long-established ritual assigned to this time of year is Spring Cleaning. In keeping with this What-Stays-What-Goes protocol, I have scrapped all my scraps. There...
Letter to the Editor: Drive-in Movies a Success for King City
Editor's Note: We welcome Letters to the EditorĀ of local and general interest to our readers. Letters should be typed and include the writerās first and last name, home address and phone number for verification. No anonymous letters will be printed. Letters may be edited...
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...
Window on the World Column | Tucker the Wonder Dog
I first saw him in the back pages of the Auto Shopper ā yes, a car magazine. If you are an animal lover, you just cannot help yourself. You are always looking for the animals, whether or not you can actually accommodate said animals,...





















