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April 19, 2026

Funny Papers Again Column | ā€˜If It Keeps on Rainin’, the Levee’s Gonna Break’

Many of you, or some of you, or heck maybe none of you will, recognize the title of today’s column as the opening lyrics of the song ā€œThe Levee’s Gonna Breakā€ made popular by Led Zeppelin in 1971 (actually it is a re-working of...

Letter to the Editor | Deadly Force at School

To the Editor: One of the default solutions offered for countering an active shooter in a school is arming teachers. Thus, ensuring that ā€œthe schoolā€ can push back on an intruder rapidly and lethally. At first glance, this solution rings true; but is it really? Like...

Funny Papers Again Column | Notes on Pomona to KC After a Rain to an Oklahoma Grift

Steve Wilson
We are now one week past the Autumn Equinox, the day defined as having an equal number of hours of sunlight and moonlight. Autumn’s twin is the Vernal Equinox in March. The opposite of these days of equality are the Summer and Winter solstices...

Funny Papers Again Column | Random Trivia, New Words, a Short Tutorial and Some Local History

Steve Wilson
ā€œThere are so many varieties of apples, that if you ate a new one everyday it would take you 20 years to try them all.ā€ ā€œThe day you were born and the day you die are the only two days in your life lasting...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Hapless Man, a Hopeless Leader and a Hopeful Reunion

Steve Wilson
The headline reads simply ā€œFunny Papers June 18 2025.ā€ Below the headline there is a blank page where on the left margin, expecting to go to work, the cursor waits, and waits, and waits. A quick glance at the clock on the wall lets...

Window on the World Column | My New Favorite City

Lucy Jensen
And the award for the Best Airport in the World goes to … JFK! Said no one ever! After a long flight across the country, I arrived at JFK, which was freezing cold, surrounded by snow drifts and about the greyest place I have...

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 | No Doubting the Universe

ā€œNo doubt the universe will unfold as it should,ā€ I tell my husband (sort of citing my favorite poem ā€œDesiderataā€). This was after we returned home from our neighbor’s place up the hill. Most times you go to neighboring homes and receive tomatoes or...

Window on the World Column | A Buyer’s Market

What a difference four months can make in the property world! My goodness me. When I look back to the summer, it is ridiculous to think of where we were then to where we are now! In the summertime, it was a strong seller’s...

Guest Column | Cal State Monterey Bay, Recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, Is Crucial for Developing the Workforce of Monterey County

Vanya QuiƱones
On a recent bright and warm Thursday afternoon, I strolled through our campus, surrounded by Folklorico dancers moving to lively music in their vibrant skirts, with ribbons woven into their braided hair. LatinƩ artists showcased their drawings, earrings and postcards. Students enjoyed free pupusas...
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