Worthy to Print Column | Thankful for the Legion
If anyone knows me, they know that I am a veteran of the U.S. Army. I am proud to tell anyone that asks. I also suffer from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). I am one of the lucky ones. I found someone who understands...
Letter to the Editor | King Cityās Architectural Gem
To the Editor:
Recently, I was reading the extensive Wikipedia Art Deco history website. In it, I was pleasantly surprised to see a photo of King Cityās Stanton Auditorium featured as one of only four examples of āLate Decoā architecture.
Like so many things, you can...
Window on the World Column | The Soup Diaries
They were the best of friends from a very young age. Though quite different ā my sister was very bossy and her friend very sweet and accommodating ā they were the ying to each otherās yang. Iām sure sister frequently got a good telling...
Letters to the Editor ā Published July 11, 2018
Letters to the Editor ā Published July 11, 2018
Where have all the fathers gone? To prison (almost) every one
Guest Commentary by Richard W. Dyches and Edward Hudson, Family Bridge Network
Letter to the Editor | Working Together to Help Animals
To the Editor:
SPCA Monterey County agrees that we need solutions to save stray animals (āWe Need Solutions to Save Our Stray Animals,ā Aug. 10).
Those answers are low-cost spay/neuter, adoptions, foster care, microchipping and compassionate shelters, rescue groups and animal control agencies working...
Funny Papers Again Column | Monday Countdown: 6 Hrs. 39 Min. To Deadline
The past couple of weeks were filled with One Thing or Another and now I find myself in a predicament of words, one thousand of them to be exact. This happens to all of us once in a while, and whether it is This...
Window on the World Column | Precious Lives
Downtown Soledad on a Saturday can be a bustling little place. Peopleās comings and goings to the hardware store, the barber or the pharmacy. Getting an ice cream or some Mexican food for the family. Normal life is slowly returning. I had a mission...
Funny Papers Again Column | What a Long, Strange (Round) Trip Itās Been
Todayās Funny Papers will be a bit abbreviated for no particular reason other than I have so much to write about there isnāt room in one, or 10, columns, so Iāll make it brief. For those unaware, which is I suppose most of you,...
Letter to the Editor | Hold Election Deniers Accountable at the Polls
To the Editor:
The Jan. 6 hearings have wound down for the moment, but I wonāt forget what I learned ā that what happened that day wasnāt an isolated attack on our Capitol. Itās part of an ongoing criminal conspiracy to undermine our freedom to...



















