Window on the World Column | Joining Other Olympians at the Pool
āI want that body!ā I said to the husband. We were watching the Olympic Swim Trials. Broad shoulders, muscles, I love it! Itās that time of year when people are stripping down, displaying their body-beautiful to the world, heading to the ocean or a...
Funny Papers Again Column | āOpen, Sesame!ā Sez Me
I have before me a smattering of paper scraps with an odd accumulation of notes, which will, one hopes, render up a readable column. Also in front of me is the remnants of a very delicious barbecued chicken dinner offered up by King City...
Guest Column | The Gift of Service to Others Can Be the Most Meaningful and Valuable
As 2023 comes to a close and I reflect on what seems to have been a whirlwind of a year, it is clear that our community has much to be grateful for. We have faced many challenges together over the years. Yet, I continue...
Worthy to Print Column | Happy New Year and Thank You
Good morning and Happy New Year! Here is hoping that you had a Merry Christmas and that you received everything you wished for. This morning as I sat down at the desk, I just stared at the screen for a moment hoping for an...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Look at Calendars Old and New
As the first column of a new year on the olā Gregorian Calendar, one could hold the expectation that the tradition of making resolutions, presumably of personal betterment, containing a goal or goals. The history of this tradition is fascinating, and if you are...
Worthy to Print Column | Saying Goodbye to a Legend ā Eddie Silva
They say that the āGood Die Young.āĀ I donāt know about all of the young, but I do know that there is one young man who left this mortal coil way too soon. He left us with memories that will last forever. This particular young...
Worthy to Print Column: Sign of the Times
When I came to Gonzales, it was a wonderful little town built around the splitting of Highway 101 and closing off development to the south. Almost every citizen knew each other, and businesses that had been thriving for years on Highway 101 began to...

















