Guest Column | Give South Countyās Flu-Fighting Efforts a Shot … In the Arm
Considered the father of modern medicine, ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (known for his āfirst do no harmā ethical code called the Hippocratic Oath) still influences our practices more than 25 centuries after his time.
The first to regard disease as a natural, not supernatural, phenomenon,...
Funny Papers Again Column | Step Forward, Gentlemen, and Step Lively
I have set aside my regular column this week, a little story about me and my dog in Arroyo Seco, nicely told in my humble opinion, but still just a little story; it will wait for another time. What prompted the change was my...
Funny Papers Again Column | Seniors: Come Learn, Dine, Sing, Dance!
I am a senior citizen. There is no getting around that, no matter how much I attempt to mitigate the fact. I know this because of what society tells me with progressive programs, private sector directives and legislations starting with age 55 years when...
Worthy to Print Column | Running Away From Home
When you were young did you ever run away from home? I had two older brothers that caused me to think real seriously about where I would go and what I would do if I were to ever leave my home and parents. Usually...
Window on the World Column | Olive and Mabel, Mary and Tony
During the last several months of Covid ā or the ongoing lifetime of this pandemic, depending on how you feel about it ā people and dogs seem to have become even closer. Record adoption levels at shelters were noted the world over. People needed...
Guest Column | Beautification Week 2025: Celebrating King Cityās Ongoing Transformation and Community Pride
If someone had told me in 1977 that King City would look like it does today, I would have found that unbelievable. But indeed in 48 years I have witnessed in King City an amazing transformation, and I have to say that I am...
Funny Papers Again Column | āSink or Swimā ā In Greenfield You Can Do Neither
Throughout my educational career I attended college and university at an erratic pace with time gaps of months and even years; but during each of those academic periods there was the need for income. Twice during those periods while attending classes I found that...
Funny Papers Again Column | Three Mile Flat, Clark Colony and Greenfield All on One Corner Lot
I stopped by a section of land the other day and let my mindās eye roll back over the years to a time when that corner piece was a half a block down the alley from where my family lived for the last nine...
Window on the World Column | Rocket Man
It had been a long time coming. Our newsie friend moved from California a few decades back and had been asking us to come and visit for the longest time. There was always a reason we couldnāt make it. Why couldnāt we make it?...
Guest Column | Healthy Habits Create Healthy Families
March is National Nutrition Month, an excellent time to examine your eating habits and make small incremental changes that will positively impact your health for the long term.
We all know that life can be busy and stressful at times. Itās easy to fall into...





















