Worthy to Print Column | How Was Your Christmas?
I donāt know if I will see you or speak to you before Good Old Santa comes sliding down the chimney. I like to tell folks āMerry Christmasā during this holiday. I sometimes forget to say it if the conversation is short. But most of...
Funny Papers Again Column | Hopeful Words From a Former Cult Member
In this column, let us venture into the sociological world of politics in the present age through the eyes of a former member of a cult. This particular cult, like most cults, was grounded in religion, in this case Christianity.
This person would have claimed,...
Window on the World Column | The Soup Diaries ā A Work of Love
Thereās something about being an author that is very addictive. Sometimes you can be midway through the tedious proofing of a manuscript ā most writersā least favorite thing ā and already be working on the plot for the next book.
Sometimes ā as is the...
Window on the World Column | Make the Time
Now my father is up in years ā a babe from 1929 no less ā I do try to give him more of my time. Even though I live in California, and he lives on the Isle of Man, a journey of several thousand...
Window on the World Column: Health and Sickness During Corona
During your wedding vows, in less than good health and in slightly better health and all that jazz, you are so caught up in the romanticism of the prospect of ā hopefully ā being together forever, you donāt really think about the sickness part...
Opinion | King City adopts 20-year Strategic Plan
Commentary by Steve Adams, City Manager, King City
Worthy to Print Column | A Super Supervisor
You know I occasionally meet someone who has read my input for this fine periodical. They say something like, āOh I love your column and my mother never misses it.ā Occasionally, I even get questioned about how much the paper is paying me for...
Guest Column | Monterey County Free Librariesā 5 Things to Celebrate in November
November is a busy month! We change the clocks for Daylight Savings and begin to feel the transition from fall to winter. We also have many things to highlight and recognize.
1) In November we celebrate Native American Heritage Month and each week we will...
Window on the World Column: The Masked Truth
I had been looking forward to 2020. At Solace, we were going to be empty nesters for the first time ever, work seemed positive, we had lovely trips planned ā places to go and people to see, both here and abroad. Iām not ordinarily...
Letter to the Editor | King Cityās Architectural Gem
To the Editor:
Recently, I was reading the extensive Wikipedia Art Deco history website. In it, I was pleasantly surprised to see a photo of King Cityās Stanton Auditorium featured as one of only four examples of āLate Decoā architecture.
Like so many things, you can...


















