Worthy to Print Column | You Are Never Alone
Have you read any good books lately? I have given up rating films as someone always has a different opinion. However, books are another thing. Iām always looking for good books. āTo Kill a Mocking Birdā or āThe Yearlingā are a couple of books...
Worthy to Print Column | Presidents Day
So today is Presidents Day. Well, it is as I am writing this. I can remember when I started to understand what a President does in the four years, or more, that he serves. I remember some Presidents that were older than me and...
Guest Column | Transportation: Surviving 2020 with Hope and Resiliency
It would be an understatement to say that 2020 has been a difficult year. By all standards, our world seems to have been turned upside down. From the small things that we took for granted, to larger, more important things, like our relationships with...
Letter to the Editor | Standing up for Democracy, One Year Into Presidency
To the Editor:
Please join your neighbors to observe the one-year anniversary of Donald Trumpās presidency. Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 4 to 6 p.m., those outraged by the harm and chaos inflicted on the country and the world in just one year will assemble peacefully...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Rant Twixt Two Random Thoughts
I donāt know the extremes to which one can go to be called a pacifist, so I donāt label myself one but do join the majority that eschews violence. I donāt like witnessing people fighting in anger, and Iām sure Iām not alone in...
Letter to the Editor | A Call for Unity Beyond Election Day
To the Editor:
After failing to write a letter to the Rustler in time for this yearās election, I realize this one is far more important. It will be published the day after Tuesday, Nov. 5thās vote, at a time when the character of our...
King City working on community clean energy program
The City Council recently took the first step in an effort that could potentially make King City a future leader of local clean energy production.
Window on the World Column | The Shopping Cart
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 | Why Drones and Advanced Air Mobility Are Crucial for Californiaās Economic Future
Californiaās Central Coast and the broader statewide economy stand at the brink of a technological transformation driven by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, and advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies, such as electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. These innovations, once...
Window on the World Column: Make good memories
I hate the Fourth of July, America's birthday, Independence Day and all that. There, Iāve said it. I even said it out loud, as I hummed, alternatively, āStar Spangled Bannerā and āWe are the Champions.ā Then a wartime mortar comes flying over my head...





















