Letter to the Editor | New Legislation Would Help Curb Police Brutality
To the Editor:
During the summer of 2020, many protests for racial justice and civil rights erupted all over the country. Many of these protests were an ongoing series of street demonstrations calling out police brutality and racism that tragically highlighted the murder of George...
Window on the World Column | Fit for a King
āYours is the last dad,ā she stated emphatically. Yes. All my friendsā dads have passed away. Of our generation, there is one mother and one father remaining on the planet and then we will be the top generation. That is a rather sobering thought.
On...
Letter to the Editor: Helping Seniors for 25 Years
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Worthy to Print Column | Music, the Great Unifier
You know, it is tough to find good music. When was the last time you were serenaded by a professional artist? Yesterday, my beautiful bride surprised me with a serenade at the Golden State Theater over in Monterey. The star of the show was...
Worthy to Print Column | The Good Ones Always Leave Early
In 1940, American author Ernest Hemingway wrote a book named āFor Whom the Bell Tolls.ā It wasnāt his best book, but it had a few passages that reminded me this past week that he certainly had a way with words. The title of the...
Letters to the Editor for Week of May 31
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Letters to the Editor for Week of June 14
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Worthy to Print Column | Tired of Getting Older
I just got back from my monthly trip to Home Depot. I canāt go more often because I buy things that require me to stop and put up a picture or change an electric outlet, and sometimes I just donāt feel like taking the...
Funny Papers Again Column | Opinion: āTā Is a No-Brainer; The Oval Not So Much
Election Day 2024 is in 19 days and I have already marked my ballot, sealed it in the postage paid envelope and have it setting here atop my little work table. Today, I will deposit it in the ballot box located at the south...
Window on the World Column | Plenty of Room in Rescue
I was the co-founder of South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) back in January of 2016. At the time we were filling a large hole in animal rescue services in our area, and, since then, we have done over seven years of incredible work.
Sadly, there...


















