Window on the World Column: Forever is a very long time
What becomes of a broken heart? In the olden days, when romantic liaisons fell apart, ladies would return home quietly to lick their wounds in private, take care of elderly relatives, or forever wear black, in mourning for the life they had wanted and...
Funny Papers Again Column | Oklahoma City to the Big Apple: How Many More Memorials Will We Need?
One late afternoon some years ago I stood among rows of uniformly sized brass markers placed with military precision in the grass at the Riverside National Cemetery. At my feet was my fatherās marker, and this was my annual pilgrimage to his final resting...
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 | Better Health and Less Stress With Gratitude
Did you know that gratitude is often a forgotten factor in the science of well-being? Studies have shown that grateful people experience less depression and stress, lower blood pressure, more energy and greater optimism.
Some cycles, such as the cycle of violence, need to be...
Worthy to Print Column | Love of the Ocean
My wife is pretty much the center of my life. She is constantly giving me gifts of items that I may have mentioned in a casual conversation weeks or even months ago. Oftentimes it is a great surprise and something that I would treasure...
Worthy to Print Column | Got Stuff ā and More Stuff
I woke up this morning and I tripped over my camera gear. Iām sure God will forgive me for the words I muttered out loud. Lorraine doesnāt like clutter, but sometimes we leave things in the wrong place. I keep telling myself Iām going...
Funny Papers Again Column | āWhereās the Fun in That?ā
I was with a buddy the other day cruising south on the 101 from Salinas to KC and as we reached the first exit into Greenfield, I looked westward at the business on the corner of ECR and Thorne Road and remembered one of...
Window on the World Column | The Party Plan
āI didnāt know her,ā the preacher said. āBut if I had known her, Iām sure I would have liked her.ā I raised one querying eyebrow at my husband. We are at his auntās funeral in Watsonville. (Is it a funeral service if the person...
Guest Column | 5 Things for September from Monterey County Free Libraries
1. September is Library Card sign-up month. Your library is a place that welcomes all and provides programs and services all year round to help community members learn, grow, play or relax. Make sure you visit your library to get a library card! It...
Letter to the Editor | Give Women More Control Over Their Lives
To the Editor:
Here is what my beliefs are about birth control. If youāve never been someone who thought they were pregnant when they didnāt want to be, you probably donāt understand the feelings of someone in that situation.
Iāll start by saying, Iāve never been a...





















