Window on the World Column | Traveling With a Cold
I couldnāt help it, I had to cough. My throat became the most horrendous tickle fest. It was coming; everyone was looking at me. Noooo! Then, once I started, I couldnāt stop. The lady near me swung around in her chair with her latte...
Funny Papers Again Column | America the Beautiful: From Sea to Shining Sea
As I get back into the swing of things here in South Valley, I want to offer up some random thoughts, or comments, garnered from notes taken over the past few weeks both here at home and on the road. The first observation is...
Letter to the Editor: Readerās View of Ballot Choices
Editor's Note: We welcome Letters to the EditorĀ 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...
Worthy to Print Column: Another great hoax
A few weeks ago I wrote about my thoughts concerning the actions of our government. I mentioned that I have a hard time believing just about anything they do that doesnāt make sense. This feeling I have is that our government is full of...
Window on the World Column | The Dump Trailer
You know you are middle-aged, or frankly on the wrong side of the bridge, if you get excited about a dump trailer. Itās a long story; but weāll just call him Scotty. Right at the beginning of our home remodel of sorts, we looked...
Window on the World Column | Her Fourth Anniversary
Even as I am feeling sad inside my head, louder I hear her voice ⦠āOh for crying out loud, sisterā or words to that effect. āItās been blooming four years! Time to let me go and think about more interesting things.ā I wish...
Guest Column | Monterey Countyās Historic Role in Californiaās 175 Years of Statehood
This year marks the 175th anniversary of Californiaās admission into the United States, a milestone that invites all of us to reflect on the origins, values and aspirations of our Golden State. But it also offers a chance to celebrate the critical role that...
Funny Papers Again Column | Notes From the 365 Little Squares on My Calendar
An end of the year, month-by-month chronicling of stand-out events of the past year is an age-old newspaper tradition, and as I have never attempted such a column, I thought this year Iād give it a go. In beginning this, donāt know what events...
Funny Papers Again Column | āWhereās the Fun in That?ā
I was with a buddy the other day cruising south on the 101 from Salinas to KC and as we reached the first exit into Greenfield, I looked westward at the business on the corner of ECR and Thorne Road and remembered one of...





















