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May 29, 2025

Window on the World Column | Find Your Passion

ā€œWhy do you like it so much?ā€ he asked. You could ask a lot of people that same question and they wouldn’t be stumped the way I was. I thought back to the beginning of the passion, the birth of my new hobby. My...

Funny Papers Again Column | Missouri and Florida: Never the Twain Shall Meet?

I have always enjoyed words and how they are used, but as I have not kept up on the grammatical, I frankly admit to longer being able to accurately describe, or recognize in use, the dangling participle or the gerund, nor would I be...

Worthy to Print Column | The Good Ones Always Leave Early

In 1940, American author Ernest Hemingway wrote a book named ā€œFor Whom the Bell Tolls.ā€ It wasn’t his best book, but it had a few passages that reminded me this past week that he certainly had a way with words. The title of the...

Funny Papers Again Column | ā€˜The Nutcracker Ballet’: What Have I Been Missing?

Very soon, in fact just two days from today, the Monterey County Dance Foundation will present the Monterey County Dance Theatre’s 62nd anniversary production of ā€œThe Nutcracker Balletā€ on the Robert Stanton Theater. That will be a treat for me as I have never...

Worthy to Print Column | Put On Your Mask

I’m beginning to think like my personal nurse. Her opinion is that we will be wearing masks for the rest of time. I would have to agree with her. I have been around for a lot of years and watched my government closely as...

Window on the World Column | The Chaos That Can Be Christmas

I recall so clearly the simplicity of the holidays when we were young. We would show up and be fed and presented with presents, as it were. (Occasionally I would help Mum with the wrapping, but that was about the extent of my responsibilities.)...

Funny Papers Again Column | Celebrity Sightings in South County

One of the favorite questions posted on social media is ā€œWho is the most famous person you have ever met?ā€; or some derivative thereof. Well, I have met many in my life, probably more than my share compared to the average life, but that’s...

Letter to the Editor | Waste Problems Persist in Pine Canyon

To the Editor: Well, it is happening again. I am accused of a ā€œcrimeā€ and the evidence is a grainy photo. I received a letter from Waste Management that said we would be fined for putting plastic bags and film in our garbage. This is...

Guest Column | King City Begins Traffic Enforcement Program

The City of King has received an increasing number of calls from citizens regarding excessive speeding in residential neighborhoods. As a result, the King City Police Department applied for and received approval for two state grants totaling $102,500 to increase outreach, enforcement and technology.  The...

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...
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