Opinion

Two weeks ago I opened the Rustler to a long article whose headline proclaimed, “Western Flyer Sets Sail With Weekend Celebration and Send-Off Festivities.” I immediately ordered tickets online to what was described as an “enchanting evening titled ‘Tales from the Western Flyer’ celebrating the...

In my wanderings about the village, I get the occasional opportunity to get inside different buildings, some are older and designed for specific purposes as are the VFW hall, numerous SVF buildings and the MCDT studio. Many are older and re-designed from days of...

The City of King recently received almost $1 million in grants for implementation of the next phase of its downtown streetscape plan developed in 2017. The plan is designed to revitalize the downtown area, make it more pedestrian and bike oriented, and to increase...

Commentary by Steve Adams, City Manager, King City

I’m back, did you miss me? The past couple of weeks have been interesting to say the least. As I look ahead to challenges that we all face everyday, I try to see the positive side as well. Take last week for instance; I...

Since the beginning of mankind’s existence upon this colorful spinning orb we call home, there are established a few universal constants relative to all persons, among which include water, food and shelter. Once those three necessities are established, humans are then free to engage...

For today’s column I cite Joe Mathews as main source. Joe writes the California Connected column for Arizona State University’s publication Zocalo Public Square (which is redundant as a zocalo is a public square, but I digress). Instead of taking a dramatic approach where I...

“You say it’s your birthday, well it’s my birthday too, yeah. They say it’s your birthday, we’re gonna have a good time. I’m glad it’s your birthday, Happy Birthday to you. Yes we’re going to a party.” I’ve told you before that I enjoy living...

To the Editor: If you drive by the Welcome sign where Highway 101 meets King City on any Friday afternoon, you will see sign-carrying citizens asking for honks. Honks to stop the rule of tyrants, honks for peace, honks for the children. Every week, the reason...