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January 23, 2026

Guest Column: Access to Healthcare Services is Critical in Rural Communities

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans (an estimated 57 million people) live in rural communities throughout our vast country. And while access to healthcare services is critical to everyone, those living in rural areas face a variety of barriers that can adversely affect their overall...

OPINION: Charity should begin at home

Local column by Lucy Jensen

Window on the World Column | The Shopping Cart

Lucy Jensen
It was very late by the time we headed south for our annual shopping weekend in Paso Robles. There is something about traveling south that is always so relaxing, even during the very busy holiday weekends. As you leave King City behind, the valley...

Guest Column | 5 Things for July from Monterey County Free Libraries

Library books reading
Did you know the month of July was named after Julius Caesar? An online search revealed that flowers that represent July include larkspur and water lily and people born in the month of July are known to be naturally adventurous, kind and sympathetic.  For MCFL,...

Guest Column | Longevity Starts Here: Daily Habits for Healthy Aging

Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha
September is both Healthy Aging and National Self-Care Awareness Month, making this the perfect time to spread the word about how self-care can positively impact our long-term health. As we get older, it becomes increasingly important to be intentional about how we care for ourselves,...

Funny Papers Again Column | What a Long, Strange (Round) Trip It’s Been

Today’s Funny Papers will be a bit abbreviated for no particular reason other than I have so much to write about there isn’t room in one, or 10, columns, so I’ll make it brief. For those unaware, which is I suppose most of you,...

Window on the World Column: Happy Mother’s Day

Gilroy’s early life started, well, in Gilroy. My friend and neighbor called me from the Gilroy shopping outlets and told me what she had found in the parking lot there. ā€œWell, bring him on home!ā€ I told her, as you do. A few years...

Window on the World Column | Rosie’s Birthday

Lucy Jensen
I’m not great with anniversaries, birthdays and the like. When I say I’m not great, what that means is that I have an incredible memory for what can be difficult days in the annual calendar. Days like my sister’s birthday. ā€œForever 48,ā€ I wrote...

Window on the World Column | Bad Days, a New Book and Sailing Around the World

Lucy Jensen
It was simply one of those days. A wake-up call that didn’t involve coffee or soft music, let alone the sound of little birds singing to herald the dawning of a new day. ā€œThis is Bank of America. We have reason to believe that...

Letter to the Editor | Facts Matter, or Should

To the Editor: The Oct. 7 mass slaughter of 1,100 Israeli civilians by 3,000 Hamas gunmen in Israel shocked part of the civilized world. Even more macabre was the kidnapping and rape of 300 other Israeli civilians.Ā  Most Americans recognize Israel’s right for self-defense. And also,...
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