Letter to the Editor | Time to Build Long-Proposed Lake Tunnel
To the Editor:
During the last two days of rain, it was announced that the rapidly filling dam at Lake Nacimiento had to release water into the rising Salinas River. This could have been avoided and that water saved if the long-proposed tunnel to connect...
King City approves street improvement plan
Commentary by Steve Adams, City Manager, King City
Funny Papers Again Column | The Legacy of Writers
With the advent of 24-hour news coverage by numerous networks, we now have a multitude of current events coverage; coverage that invariably comes with opinion-fueled rhetoric offered up by everyone from professional pundits to amateur analysists and simpering sycophants to determined detractors. And with...
Letter to the Editor | New Legislation Would Help Curb Police Brutality
To the Editor:
During the summer of 2020, many protests for racial justice and civil rights erupted all over the country. Many of these protests were an ongoing series of street demonstrations calling out police brutality and racism that tragically highlighted the murder of George...
Worthy to Print Column | You Are Never Alone
Have you read any good books lately? I have given up rating films as someone always has a different opinion. However, books are another thing. Iām always looking for good books. āTo Kill a Mocking Birdā or āThe Yearlingā are a couple of books...
Worthy to Print Column | Riding in the Pickup
You know, living in the Salinas Valley is a pretty cool place to live. Except for the rain we have been enjoying lately, it is very much like the valley I grew up in. Well, maybe not as cool. In the summer we could...
Funny Papers Again Column | The First Financial Footing for Those College Bound
On a Monday evening nine days ago, I was one of many who participated in an event I consider the best thing we do as a community. The King City Community Scholarship Inc. (KCCS) Annual Banquet held in the Pavilion at Salinas Valley Fairgrounds...
Funny Papers Again Column | What Is the Problem With No Problem?
I have always been a reader. Back in the Paper Age people had a set of books in their homes which was known as an encyclopedia; comprised of two Greek words meaning ācomplete education.ā They were a very comprehensive resource used by millions for...





















