Letter to the Editor | A Well-Written Opinion
To the Editor:
I just read Mr. Wilsonās Opinion piece of Nov. 29 (āPart II: Will the GOP Take Its True Place?ā). It was well written, concise and supported with facts.Ā
I hope people will take it to heart, no matter your politics. I especially like...
Funny Papers Again Column | Weird, Wonderful, Wacky World of Words
I am a reader. I would not venture to estimate how many books I have read since I was a lad in Greenfield, but I dare say it is in the thousands. Since July 28, I have read five books, two on the long...
Worthy to Print Column | The Care and Training of a Household Pet
You have to admit, I havenāt glorified the actions of those that would like to see us at the bottom of the ocean. However, after the reports from Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., that are plastered all over the television channels, Iām not sure anything...
Window on the World Column: Hope Is Not Canceled
Friends of mine in England had so been looking forward to their promised Christmas at the tail end of these long and tiresome months. After a long, brutal year of Covid-cancellations, they had been guaranteed a slice of merriment and celebration over Christmas. A...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Few Rants on the American Political Landscape ā Just One Manās View
āI think itās worth it. I think itās worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.ā Well, the man that stood by that statement got...
Letter to the Editor | Taking Care of Stanton Theater
To the Editor:
The Robert Stanton Theater (also known as the KCHS auditorium) was regarded as something of a dinosaur when I arrived in town more than 50 years ago. Almost losing the place due to neglect and disrepair in the 1980s changed perceptions.
People...
Funny Papers Again Column | Pick a Card (Game), Any Card (Game) and Donāt Tell Me Whatā¦
While attending Corkyās final celebration the other day, I heard two card games mentioned by two different eulogists; the games were Pedro and Yaqui. Now, I am familiar with Pedro because I am from Greenfield where for the Swiss, this card game was close...
Funny Papers Again Column | The Wild Winds Usher in Pyotr Ilych and Walter Ted
It was almost exactly one oāclock in the afternoon on the first day of April when the window blinds in the studio began to move and that was the first indication that the Valley winds have once again arrived for their annual blow. It...
Worthy to Print Column: Is It Over Yet?
Is it over yet? Can we come out of hiding? You would think that the winners and losers are not put into the same sentence. However, this election seems to have been going on since the last one. Iām not very old, so I...
Funny Papers Again Column | When Mr. Kant and Mr. Lobo Met at a Bus Stop
It took me forever to get a college degree. Really. It was nearly 30 years and over 330 miles apart ā from September of 1970 when I enrolled as a drama major at Hartnell in Salinas until March of 2000 before I got an...




















