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March 29, 2026

Window on the World Column | Some of Our Angels Have Four Paws

Lucy Jensen
News changes so quickly in this fast-paced world of ours. Yesterday’s disasters are but a vague memory today for those of us lucky enough to not be a part of them. We were headed to Chatsworth on the edge of LA to go and see...

Letter to the Editor | Why We Stand

To the Editor: On Oct. 18, I joined millions of people across the country who stood, marched and held signs to show our love for democracy. My sign simply readĀ ā€œNO KINGS.ā€Ā Others made me laugh — like ā€œAging Hippies Against Trumpā€ — but one sign has...

Guest Column | Salad and Silicon: A Chance to Coexist

The approval of a plan by the California Redistricting Commission, which includes splitting Jimmy Panetta’s 20th Congressional District into two congressional, assembly and state senate entities, has failed communities across California with its inherent refusal to recognize the unique identities of the districts involved....

Window on the World Column | Tomorrow Is Not Promised

The last time I saw him he was sitting in his favorite bar in Las Vegas with a large cold one beside him and a game of Keno in front. He was comfortable in his space. No matter that he still could hardly eat...

Window on the World Column | Bonus Time

Lucy Jensen
Wishing we had more time, wishing for one more day, another hour with a person before they leave us and move to another sphere — this is not an unfamiliar concept to most. Loss is all part of love, no doubt about it. You...

Funny Papers Again Column | Antique Tractors, Street Music and SCART

Steve Wilson
I am fortunate enough to have access to a vehicle when one is required, and so I was recently able to make it to two events, one as participant and the other as attendee. These two events were miles and cultures apart; not uncommon...

Worthy to Print Column | Living in a Family Town

You know I have had a few folks ask me why I live in Gonzales. Let’s see… it couldn’t be the night life. Oh sure, we have mariachi bands trying to get the snare drum to match the bass they play so well. Have...

Funny Papers Again Column | Ringo and Sara and Lisa and Steve and Lynn and Andy and Oliver and Jeanette: Rock On!

There is something about eye contact that lets two people know that for just a split second, just a flicker of time, there has been a meeting of minds, a very brief acknowledgment of each other’s existence. I had just such an encounter last...

OPINION: Enjoy the moment

Local column by Lucy Jensen

Funny Papers Again Column | Roses Blooming, Students Blossoming and People Parading

We are just days after the Summer Solstice and South County is beginning to awaken from the long months of hibernation brought about by Covid-19. There are social events on the near horizon, which will once again see community members gathering under far less...
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