Guest Column | Mee Memorial Observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Key Message to South County Women
In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Mee Memorial Healthcare System is educating South Monterey County residents about the disease and the potentially life-saving screening available locally.
Breast cancer can take years to develop, yet women rarely have symptoms in the early stages....
Worthy to Print Column | A Dog Like No Other
Honey, can you come here? I rolled over and took a look at the clock on my nightstand. āYeah,ā I replied, not knowing if the house was on fire or what. Lorraine almost never calls me after I have gone to bed.
We discovered many...
Worthy to Print Column | Vote Wisely
Well, here it is the Sunday one week before we vote for our favorites. Have you filled out your ballot? The entire world seems to love our method of choosing our own leaders. We may not always get it right, but it sure beats...
Worthy to Print Column | Make It Cool
I have been watching our local politicians as they try to govern the unruly County of Monterey. One week the county supervisors said they wanted to make everyone outside and in wear a mask to cut down on the rate of transmission of this...
Letter to the Editor | Weekly Gatherings to Amplify āWe the Peopleā
To the Editor:
Thanks to the Rustler for publishing last weekās letter explaining why a group of concerned people gathered Friday night at the King City sign. We were standing against increasing authoritarianism in our government, and the dismantling of many services regular people rely...
Worthy to Print Column | A Super Supervisor
You know I occasionally meet someone who has read my input for this fine periodical. They say something like, āOh I love your column and my mother never misses it.ā Occasionally, I even get questioned about how much the paper is paying me for...
Worthy to Print Column | Happy Thanksgiving
This is undoubtedly my favorite day of the year. There are no gifts to worry about and you donāt even get mad at the kids. This day is one of the very best days that God allowed us. You donāt have to buy presents...
Funny Papers Again Column | The Last Goodbye Is the Hardest
When I began writing this weekās column I had it in my mind, and in my notes, to cover high school stage productions, local law armory and a couple other short pieces. But, as the old saying goes, āstuff happensā (paraphrased for publication) and...
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...



















