Funny Papers Again Column | Donate Yourself and Be a Volunteer
The definition of the word āvolunteer,ā according to the Oxford Advanced Learnerās Dictionary, is a person who does a job without being paid for it. Thatās pretty straightforward, but in my opinion it falls a bit short of the mark; if one takes the...
Worthy to Print Column | Pants on Fire
Liar, liar, pants on fire! Have you ever heard those biting words as a child? Maybe it was just a schoolyard taunt by someone you didnāt get along with. Perhaps it was a case of āThe dog ate my homework.ā And your teacher was...
Funny Papers Again Column | The Gradual Waning of American Shock
Saturday afternoon around 4:30 I was 410 words into my column for this week when my cell phone rang. The choice to interrupt a train of thought while writing usually falls to the ālet it ring and go to voicemailā protocol, but in this...
Guest Column | King City Begins Traffic Enforcement Program
The City of King has received an increasing number of calls from citizens regarding excessive speeding in residential neighborhoods. As a result, the King City Police Department applied for and received approval for two state grants totaling $102,500 to increase outreach, enforcement and technology.
The...
Letter to the Editor | No Indoor Dining, Not Yet
To the Editor:
At the schools, we feed our students breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks and dinner. If it is not safe at McDonaldās, Burger King, Taco Bell and Carlās Jr. here in Greenfield and other cities in the county, then it is not safe in...
Worthy to Print Column | Still Learning
I love living in the Salinas Valley. I have always loved this part of the state. Oh sure there is the wind, but that you have to have something to dust while cleaning house. I will say that you really never, as our early...
Letter to the Editor | Small Acts of Kindness
To the Editor:
Last week I wrote a guest column on the Western Flyer, the legendary boat that took John Steinbeck and Doc Ricketts to the sea of Cortez in 1940.
A reader pointed out it wasnāt all about community, that Carol Steinbeck helped a great...
Funny Papers Again Column | Dreams Only Exist When Asleep; When Is It Time to Wake Up?
A couple of weeks ago I said I was going to steer clear of any political stuff; but a writer writes what is in the head and the heart. So, contrary to my words, here goes.
The arguments pro and con addressing the issue of...
Worthy to Print Column | The Long Journey
Good day! If you are a regular reader of my scribbles, then you know that a few weeks ago we lost the very best dog that has ever lived. Dirt was what a dog is supposed to be. As you might imagine, if you...
Window on the World Column | The Therapy of a Passion
Years ago, Iād never received the memo that you work for your life and not the other way around. Gradually as the grey hairs grew and the wisdom pearls hatched a little from dusty eggs of experience, I realized that most of us are...




















