Window on the World Column | Make a Difference, However Small
People are digging out maps and figuring out where this place is ā Ukraine. Who are these people? They live so far away from us; arenāt we glad we are not them! They seem like a fiercely loyal people ā they love their animals...
Worthy to Print Column | The Definition of Insanity
Iāve heard it said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Well, thatās the very first thing I thought of when I heard that the Dad Gum Govmint was going to have us...
Letter to the Editor: Readerās View of Ballot Choices
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Guest Column | Separating From Stuff Is Difficult, but Making a Difference Is Easy
February is the month of love, and certainly not the time to talk about breakups. But when it comes to separating from all the āstuffā in your life, the familiar refrain, āItās not you, itās me,ā rings true.
Editing might be a little painful, but...
Letters to the Editor | Published Nov. 20, 2019
Editor's Note: We welcome Letters to the Editor of local and general interest to our readers. Letters should be typed and include the writerās first and last name, home address and phone number for verification. No anonymous letters will be printed. Letters may be edited...
Funny Papers Again Column | From Russia Without Love
I was attending a baseball game on the Greenfield Elementary School grounds when a car pulled up next to the entrance gate on 10th Street. It was a black four-door Ford, just like the ones the FBI drove on television, with two men in...
Guest Column | 5 Things for June from Monterey County Free Libraries
Happy June! At Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL), we are really excited because itās time for the Summer Reading Club. Summer is the best time of year at the library since we have so many fun programs and prizes.
When you sign up for the...
Worthy to Print Column | Iāve Got a Feeling
You ever wake up in a funk? When I awoke this morning, I had the terrible feeling of doom. I donāt know why I felt this way, but it seemed as though I wouldnāt make it through the day, and not making it through...
Window on the World Column: Enjoy the Journey
Thereās a plaque leaning up against a tree in my front garden. Itās old and weathered; but the message remains solid ā āEnjoy the Journey.ā It will always live with me. It reminds me of my sister Rosie and her successful efforts to enjoy...
Window on the World Column | The Year of Our Content
When I worked in the newspaper industry, the obituary page was allegedly the paperās most popular page, which, in my younger years, I found a little curious. Now I am ā ahem ā a little less young, I totally get it. These days I...


















