Guest Column | Modern Technology, Modern Spaces: Mee Memorialās Commitment to South Monterey County
At Mee Memorial, our mission has always been clear: to provide the highest quality healthcare to the South Monterey County community, with expertise, compassion, and a focus on the patient experience.
We know that when people come to a hospital, itās important to feel safe,...
Funny Papers Again Column | Music, Music, Who Has the Music?
Many times, over the past five decades I drove between Southern California and the Salinas Valley on El Camino Real, aka the 101, and so am very acquainted with the stretch of asphalt from Santa Barbara to SoMoCo. Now, like motorists everywhere finding a...
Funny Papers Again Column | āOne Ticket for Greenfield, Please.ā āER, Which One?ā
I donāt believe I am alone in thinking the last two Funny Papers Again columns were just not necessary. While like most citizens, I have personal positions regarding the present political atmosphere in America, but that does not mean I should use space in...
Funny Papers Again Column | MOW, MOW, MOW Your Car, Gently Oāer the Roads; or Merrily Make a Call
Since the beginning of mankindās existence upon this colorful spinning orb we call home, there are established a few universal constants relative to all persons, among which include water, food and shelter. Once those three necessities are established, humans are then free to engage...
Worthy to Print Column | Moving Along
Have you ever had a situation that required you to step way out of your comfort zone? Perhaps meeting someone that is important to your future for the first time? Or maybe you are looking for a new job that might be a little...
Guest Column | Cal State Monterey Bay Will Drive Future of Ag Technology
Cal State Monterey Bay had an exciting start to the semester with the first students entering our new mechatronic engineering program ā which combines mechanical, electrical, software and systems engineering skills ā and the project launch of our Edward āTedā Taylor Science and Engineering...
Worthy to Print Column | Storage and Music Memories
This has been a good week for cleaning out the old storage bin and start throwing away things that have been sent there to molder away. Of course they donāt just go away by themselves, so the city will be having a citywide garage...
Window on the World Column | Regret for the Things That You Do Not Do
We should go, shouldnāt we? Shouldnāt we go? Life happens when you are busy making other plans. And isnāt that always the way. My mother-in-law, who had been suffering with Parkinsonās and dementia at my sister-in-lawās house in Oregon, had taken a bad fall...
Guest Column | 5 Things for June from Monterey County Free Libraries
Happy June! At Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL), we are really excited because itās time for the Summer Reading Club. Summer is the best time of year at the library since we have so many fun programs and prizes.
When you sign up for the...
Letter to the Editor | King City in Bloom Urges Voters to Support Measure T
To the Editor:
King City in Bloom urges you to vote yes on Measure T on Nov. 5. This is a 1/2-cent tax on sales that will apply to travelers as well as residents. In that way, the cost is spread to the people who...






















