Worthy to Print Column | Gonzales Continues to Shine
To be honest, I had to sit down and figure out how long ago I moved my family to Gonzales. Iām not going to guess, as I know it has been at least 30 years or more. I loved this town as soon as...
Guest Column | Diabetes Awareness: Take Action Today
This year, the Monterey County Needs Assessment Collaborative, a partnership of Monterey County hospitals, health organizations and community agencies, completed a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to determine the healthcare needs of residents.
The 2025 findings identify diabetes as a persistent health issue in Monterey...
Funny Papers Again Column | Phase Two: Indian Territory to the Gulf Coast
(In this issue we continue with the journal of amateur travel writer Charles Bogle. Editors.)
Oklahoma has for over 150 years been home to Native American tribes who were forced to leave the lands they had inhabited for thousands of years, and as we rolled...
Window on the World Column | In the Bleak Midwinter
About this time of year ā February blending into March ā I can get really sick and tired of winter. Folks back home might have a chortle at that; because, yeah, I know, we donāt really have āwinterā per se in our neck of...
Guest Review | Hitman Foiled by Stage Hands!
Nearly naked knees collide beneath the covers as cops and bad guys wrestle repeatedly on a motel bed. Lovers, doughnuts and bagpipes are involved too! The comedy is nonstop in this play by Paul Smith Slade. Our Stage Hands are acknowledged masters of the...
Window on the World Column | The Christmas Cracker
In England, the shops are now full of Christmas crackers ā every shape and size and decoration of cracker can be found, lining the shelves of every grade of Christmas area ā from low to high end. āOh, you must take some crackers home!ā...
Worthy to Print Column | Itās a surprise!!!
āHey honey, would you come into the kitchen?ā This was how I was greeted as my bride was standing there with a cup of the very best coffee I have ever sipped. But there was someone else standing next to her that was unexpected....
Guest Column | King City Beautification Week Shines Light on Cleanup Efforts
Beautification Week in King City has been going on for 31 years as a way for the town to spruce up its appearance in time for the July 4 holiday.
The 2023 event is sponsored by the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture in...


















