Guest Column | Menās Health: Strategies for Prioritizing Wellness in Todayās World
June is Menās HealthĀ Month, a perfect time to focus on menās health and to raise awareness about the importance of preventative health practices for men, boys, and their families.
In our fast-paced world, menās health can often take a backseat. Men between the ages of...
Window on the World Column | Her Fourth Anniversary
Even as I am feeling sad inside my head, louder I hear her voice ⦠āOh for crying out loud, sisterā or words to that effect. āItās been blooming four years! Time to let me go and think about more interesting things.ā I wish...
Guest Column | Addressing the Fireworks Fundraiser Challenges in King City
To the Citizens of the City of King: We, the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, want to address the challenge we faced this year, fundraising for the aerial fireworks. We had a lot of comments on social media, and we want to...
Letter to the Editor | September Is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Itās Time to Talk About It
To the Editor:
Suicide is one of the most challenging societal issues of our time, claiming more lives than war, murder and natural disasters combined. Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide rates increased approximately 36% between 2000 and 2021. Suicide was...
Worthy to Print Column | The Bonds of Brotherhood
I woke up the other day to my phone making sounds that announce a new text had come in since I last checked. I usually turn my phone off at night. I have never got a good result if it is a nighttime call,...
Worthy to Print Column | When I Grow Up
I guess we have heard enough about the terrible things that are happening in Afghanistan. We all know who is responsible. I know I do. Of course not talking about it wonāt make it any better, but I just wanted to write about something...
Window on the World Column | The Wonderful World of Books
I wish more people read books. Iāve said that many times in my life since the Internet has become near everything in peopleās lives and books were placed on the back shelf, as it were, where they have become very dusty. Occasionally Iāll get...
Guest Column | Monterey Countyās Historic Role in Californiaās 175 Years of Statehood
This year marks the 175th anniversary of Californiaās admission into the United States, a milestone that invites all of us to reflect on the origins, values and aspirations of our Golden State. But it also offers a chance to celebrate the critical role that...
Funny Papers Again Column | Of Dominating News Cycles and a Cowed Press
It was the longest gun battle in the history of the Secret Service. At the end of the 40-second firefight, 27 shots had been exchanged with an assassin and a police officer lay dead while a second assassin and two police officers and one...





















