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March 18, 2026

Guest Column | Successes Lead to Bright Future for Rural Health Care

As we gather during the holidays and bid farewell to another year under the shadow of the pandemic, I wanted to shine a light on all the good I see around me every day. As I close out my second year as Mee Memorial Healthcare...

Worthy to Print Column | Coming Home Early to See Dad

George Worthy
Did you have a good Father’s Day this weekend? I think this was just about the best Father’s Day I have had in awhile. Of course I say that every year. They always seem to find a gift that I didn’t even know I...

Window on the World Column | The Adventures of Nugget

Lucy Jensen
I returned from my trip to Europe, and nothing was quite as it should be. Somehow the way I do my ranch and the way he does the ranch are quite different. He is what I call a minimalist and I imagine he calls...

Funny Papers Again Column | A New, Bright Street and an Old, Dark Ballet

Steve Wilson
If I were to offer up a descriptive sentence regarding the city’s newly upgraded main thoroughfare, it would be peppered with adjectives leading to superlatives and culminating with comparatives; i.e. ā€œLike the revitalization seen in Old Town in Salinas, the City of King is...

Letter to the Editor: The Safety of Voting by Mail

Editor's Note: We welcome Letters to the Editor 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...

Window on the World Column | The Highs and the Low Tides of Life

There is something about the silence of an empty house that is so comforting it is almost not empty at all. When the voices have left the building, the last car door has slammed and the final cup of tea has been consumed, the...

OPINION: Odds and ends

Local column by George Worthy

Funny Papers Again Column | And a Good Time Was Had by All

Last Sunday one of the readers of this column listened, patiently I suspect, to my not uncommon lament of having a deadline in the near future and not a single word written, whereupon he responded that I say that every week and every week...

Funny Papers Again Column | Puzzles, Parades and Pepper’s Salty Words

Steve Wilson
I am not sure what mental quirk, not a medical term, takes place in brain wave synapses, a medical term, triggers a memory which in turn elicits a mental response, but I know they happen; happened to me recently. In this instance, I was...

Guest Column | Men’s Health: Strategies for Prioritizing Wellness in Today’s World

Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha
June is Men’s HealthĀ Month, a perfect time to focus on men’s health and to raise awareness about the importance of preventative health practices for men, boys, and their families. In our fast-paced world, men’s health can often take a backseat. Men between the ages of...
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