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February 19, 2026

Worthy to Print Column | Proud to Be an American

It’s been over a year since we have been locked into our homes and out of our schools and restaurants. I hope by now you are armored up by the vaccine. Do you feel any safer? I don’t seem to feel any better as...

Funny Papers Again Column | Part III: When Wine Came to South County From Over the Western Hills

Steve Wilson
(Part III will finish up this story of the early days of grape growing in King City. We continue with the drive hauling grape rootings from Coalinga to King City over State Route 198.) About two miles westward out of Coalinga there begins an incline...

Letter to the Editor | Wake up, America

To the Editor: I submitted a letter to this paper published on April 2 (ā€œTime for Actionā€). Please go back and read it. Now I will continue. Trump: End war in Ukraine on Day 1? Says he ended seven wars somewhere? Everything will be better? Everything...

Worthy to Print Column | One Man’s Junk Is Another Man’s Treasure

George Worthy
I spent most of the day on Saturday cleaning out my garage, and I don’t know if I will finish before the weekend is over. Funny how I keep watching the detritus get taller and taller. I keep telling myself that I will be...

Window on the World Column | TAILS in Soledad — Part III

Lucy Jensen
There is no doubt, when you look around the room of trainers and trainees that this is a perfectly symbiotic relationship of the incarcerated in society, with little hope and aspiration in life, training the unwanted pups, which were rescued from death row. On...

Guest Column | Gratitude Builds a Path Toward a Happier and Healthier Holiday

Each holiday season comes with high expectations for happy, carefree gatherings. It’s all too true, however, that once the calendar turns to November, feelings of sadness or anxiety can sometimes take hold. Beyond major depression or severe anxiety disorders (which require professional help), it’s common...

Worthy to Print Column | What’s the Deal?

Well, no matter how many times I tell you that I’m not going to mention our elected representatives again, they just can’t seem to help themselves. I listen to the news and find out they are doing something really stupid again. Have you been...

Worthy to Print Column | My Best Friends

George Worthy
Are you still saying ā€œHappy New Year?ā€Ā I suppose that you are tired of saying that to your friends or neighbors. I always say it for the first few days of the New Year. I don’t know why, just something to say while the ticking...

Worthy to Print Column | Murphy’s Law

Have you ever heard of a guy named Edsel Murphy? He was not a politician or a doctor or any of the professions that are common. You may have heard the name, but perhaps you don’t know why it sounds so familiar. But whether...

Letter to the Editor: Delightful Banners

Editor's Note: We welcome Letters to the EditorĀ of local and general interest to our readers. Letters should be typed and include the writer’s first and last name, home address and phone number for verification. No anonymous letters will be printed. Letters may be edited...
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