Funny Papers Again Column | Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Not Snow
We live in a valley formed by mountain ranges to the east and west with an ocean bay 50 miles to the north and a coastline 25 miles westward; a geographical formation that climatologists designate a semi-arid area. By comparison to many areas of...
Guest Column | Goodwill Central Coast to Give Away Hundreds of Backpacks to Local Students
Goodwillās goal has always been to strengthen communities by eliminating barriers to opportunity and employment ā and education has long been the foundation of those efforts.
Thatās why Goodwill Central Coast does everything it can to support local schools and the amazing teachers who lead...
Window on the World Column | The Year of Our Content
When I worked in the newspaper industry, the obituary page was allegedly the paperās most popular page, which, in my younger years, I found a little curious. Now I am ā ahem ā a little less young, I totally get it. These days I...
Window on the World Column | Time Waits for No One
Motherās Day just passed us by in America and Australia. England celebrates theirs in March. Why the world canāt align days like this, I will never know. Itās probably along the lines of why humanity canāt get along with humanity; but I digress.
My...
Worthy to Print Column | The Magic of Movies
Excuse me if I am a little maudlin this week. Lots of things happening and most of them are about where I am in life. Have you ever sat down to reflect on your position and what went right or wrong?
Iām not a particularly...
Window on the World Column | The Dreams of a Rescue Pup
āThe beautiful dog awoke from its deep sleep dreamland. Before remembering his recent rescue, a bolt of concern ran through him from all those rude awakenings, and days and nights of fear. He could hear the comfortable long snooze of his new best friend...
Worthy to Print Column | The Eternal Flame
If you have read any of my scribbling over time, you know Iām a lifelong conservative. I donāt know exactly when I discovered this. Although I canāt remember much about politics until my platoon sergeant and I were sitting on the hood of a...
Window on the World Column | Time to Reflect
Itās that time of year; nearly the end of the year, another 12 months in the vault of my life. As I flick back through my diary of the past months, I am amazed by how much was jammed into most hours of each...
Worthy to Print Column | Time for Reflection
You knew it was going to happen. Whatās that? You didnāt know. Well, let me tell you itās true! Last week I got on my soapbox about taxes, and since itās April, why not continue my rant.Ā
Instead of working on helping āWe the People,ā...






















