Letter to the Editor | Join the Fight Against Unjust Detention and Deportation
To the Editor:
Weāre saying āNO!ā NO to the unlawful and cruel detention and deportation of our hard-working neighbors whose only crime was pursuing the American dream.
The majority of ICE targets are hard-working contributors to the local economy and society. What is being unleashed on all...
Worthy to Print Column | Rollinā Down the River
Wow!! Itās already getting too hot to do yard work. At least that is the excuse I am going to use. I have to dodge my āBetter Halfā if the temperature is cool outside, but even she can see that summer is here. I...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Time for Some to Wake Up to History and a Rare Invitation Accepted
For one who enjoys words and how when used properly can elicit a gamut of human response from joy to anger, from antipathy to action. But I donāt always warm up to new usages of old words that spring from who knows where. Journalists...
Window on the World | Finding Bruno
There are so many āHelp! My dog is missingā posts on Facebook these days, it makes you wonder if all the local dog owners just leave their gates open and hope that their pooch makes it home in time for dinner of an evening....
Letter to the Editor | Trumpās Policies and Actions Raise Alarm
To the Editor:
I wrote two letters to the Rustler/Tribune on April 2, 2025, and Nov. 6, 2025. I wrote about fascism, totalitarian government and dictatorship. We are there.
Trump has started a civil war with Stephen Millerās 3,000 arrests quota per day. Trump did good...
Worthy to Print Column: Wanna Ride?
Gosh, it seems just like yesterday, yet we find ourselves still being told to batten down the hatches as we still have a long way to go. Has it really only been eight months? Ah, but not to worry. The Federal Government is on...
Funny Papers Again Column | Thoughts and Words From Sources Known and Unknown
The good and bad aspects of choosing a title line (see above) for a column is once up there, the writer is bound to it throughout the piece. If the writer adheres to the subject of the title throughout all is well, but if...
Guest Column | Grateful for All the Memories
This sports edition is my last as a writer for New SV Media. Throughout the past 30 years I have been fortunate to have the best seat in the house for hundreds of high school and youth sporting events. While I will miss creating...
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...
Worthy to Print Column | The Definition of Insanity
Iāve heard it said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Well, thatās the very first thing I thought of when I heard that the Dad Gum Govmint was going to have us...



















