Worthy to Print Column | Tis the Season to Be Jolly
I have written before about why I believe in Santa Claus. Perhaps more than you want to read, but there are many reasons I love this time of the year. The whole idea that we greet each other with a smile, even if itās...
Window on the World Column | My First Impressions
Iāve been living in America for 35 years now. Almost to the day. There you have it. I am either very old ā or I came to this country very young ā you be the judge of that. It is truly amazing how time...
Letter to the Editor | Support Our Neighbors in Need
To the Editor:
As we gather with family and friends to celebrate the Thanksgiving feast of abundance, letās take a moment to acknowledge those among us who struggle, particularly our immigrant neighbors.
Facing uncertainty, and sometimes downright hatred,Ā letās not forget todayās āleast among us.ā
Reach out to...
Funny Papers Again Column | All the Worldās a Stage, and Thatās Fine With Me
I recently mentioned to my boss Ryan that Funny Papers Again seemed be leaning more to light stuff rather than some of the heavier stuff, and by stuff I mean every topic that may interest readers here in our little Valley, so I thought...
Guest Column | Movement is Medicine: The Lifelong Benefits of Exercise
Exercise is one of the best activities you can engage in for long-term health. It is a powerful and natural tool that enhances vitality and well-being throughout life. It builds strong foundations in childhood, supports stress management and physical health in adulthood, and impacts...
Window on the World Column | TAILS in Soledad ā Part III
There is no doubt, when you look around the room of trainers and trainees that this is a perfectly symbiotic relationship of the incarcerated in society, with little hope and aspiration in life, training the unwanted pups, which were rescued from death row. On...
Letter to the Editor | Recycling Event Brings Much-Needed Services to Lockwood
To the Editor:
The free Lockwood and San Lucas Community Drop-Off Event, recently provided by Waste Management and Monterey County, offered a huge bonus to our rural area.
Many services available in urban areas are not repeated rurally, largely because of higher costs and lower density....
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...
Window on the World Column | The Christmas Cracker
In England, the shops are now full of Christmas crackers ā every shape and size and decoration of cracker can be found, lining the shelves of every grade of Christmas area ā from low to high end. āOh, you must take some crackers home!ā...
Funny Papers Again Column | The Wild Winds Usher in Pyotr Ilych and Walter Ted
It was almost exactly one oāclock in the afternoon on the first day of April when the window blinds in the studio began to move and that was the first indication that the Valley winds have once again arrived for their annual blow. It...


















