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April 21, 2026

Guest Column | Protecting the Most Precious Gift We Hold in Life — Our Health

In 1948, the World Health Organization defined health as ā€œa state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.ā€ WHO published further clarifications in 1986, citing health as ā€œa resource for everyday life, not the objective...

Applause, appreciation for fireman

Local column by Joanne Banuelos

Funny Papers Again Column | Sadness and Gladness in Stormy Weather

ā€œIt must first be said that with increased residential and agricultural use and improved water management, flood concern is not what it was a few decades back.ā€ Regarding the above statement, if I can be forgiven for using baseball metaphors at the height of football...

Guest Column | King City’s Efforts to Address Youth Violence

A major priority of the City of King is to end youth violence. In 2016, a community task force developed the City’s Comprehensive Plan to End Youth violence. The plan was implemented in 2017 and shootings decreased from 64 during the period of 2015...

Worthy to Print Column | The Worthy Tree

George Worthy
How long have you lived in the house you live in now? I ask, because I was truly startled by the answer my bride gave me when asked: ā€œ34 years,ā€ she said. I asked again just to make sure I was using the same...

Worthy to Print Column | Owning a Dog

George Worthy
I don’t know if other writers run into the same problems that I do. I have to find a thousand words to contribute to this paper every week, so I am constantly looking for a hint of something that you might find interesting enough...

Words matter and how best to respond

Joanne's Got It: Column by Joanne Banuelos

Worthy to Print Column | Rollin’ Down the River

George Worthy
Wow!! It’s already getting too hot to do yard work. At least that is the excuse I am going to use. I have to dodge my ā€œBetter Halfā€ if the temperature is cool outside, but even she can see that summer is here. I...

Funny Papers Again Column | ā€˜Under the Sea’ With Sol T

In last week’s column I mentioned having a ā€œsenior momentā€ when admitting I had lost the device that contained not only a column partially written, but all of my previous columns, which goes back quite a few weeks now. A few weeks back I...

Funny Papers Again Column | Four States, Four Days: There and Back Again

Gambling casinos are sad places. That is the conclusion I have come to after walking through a couple of them yesterday. As I write this, I am in Room 1207 in the Virgin River Casino in Mesquite, Nev. Out my window to the east...
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