Window on the World Column | Grandmas Return to Vegas
This had been a long time in the making. The last time we did āGrandmas Gone Wildā in Vegas was only just post-pandemic and things were a little different back then. Iām not what you would call a gambler, per se, but I do...
Funny Papers Again Column | An Honorable Opportunity for Greenfield Students
I remember when the wall speaker above Mr. Spears desk made that squawking, scratchy noise it made just before a voice came over and said āMr. Spears, please send Steve Wilson to the office.ā Great, now what?
The āofficeā was of course the office of...
Guest Column | King Cityās Efforts to Address Youth Violence
A major priority of the City of King is to end youth violence. In 2016, a community task force developed the Cityās Comprehensive Plan to End Youth violence. The plan was implemented in 2017 and shootings decreased from 64 during the period of 2015...
Window on the World Column | Delighted by the Youth
The South County Expo used to be a heck of an event here in town; but like all events, it takes people to host year after year and the people get tired. A couple of years ago, the Soledad Merchants Association elected to revitalize...
Worthy to Print Column: Count Your Blessings
How are you doing? Still staying in the house? Itās getting a little old, donāt you think? I guess we just have to remember something that was told to me when I was elected to the council. We were in Sacramento for some classes...
Funny Papers Again Column | 001, 249 AD; The Day I Ran Over My Ego With a Tractor
If the first part of above appears as random numerical gibberish at first reading, that is expected, let me explain. America, along with other nations, refer to the Gregorian calendar to mark our time and have done so for millennia. How the calendar we...
Letter to the Editor | Support Our Neighbors in Need
To the Editor:
As we gather with family and friends to celebrate the Thanksgiving feast of abundance, letās take a moment to acknowledge those among us who struggle, particularly our immigrant neighbors.
Facing uncertainty, and sometimes downright hatred,Ā letās not forget todayās āleast among us.ā
Reach out to...
Window on the World Column | A Letter to My Sister ā Part III
āDarling, darling, we have to stop! This is my cousinās house!ā Car comes to a screeching halt, dust flying. We unload, remove our shoes at the door. Everyone sits in the family room. Boiling hot chai tea is produced in tiny glass cups with...
Window on the World Column | Competition
When I first moved to this little farm town, we had no proper grocery store, just corner markets. Actually, we boasted no larger stores at all! We had to travel to Greenfield to shop at Nob Hill or buy everything in Salinas before we...
Window on the World Column | The Time of Year
It was on one of the local online groups, ordinarily used for lost dogs or downtown incidents. The lady said that she had never asked for anything before and yet she really needed some help this year for her children. She had been laid...



















