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Window on the World Column | The Mysterious Tale of Two Chains

Lucy Jensen
I can only attribute it to wedding brain or, perhaps, the sad story of the lost memory. The last few weeks running up to my daughter’s wedding were borderline insane — the details, followed by more details, checks and rechecks, lists made and lost....

Worthy to Print Column | Proud to Be an American

It’s been over a year since we have been locked into our homes and out of our schools and restaurants. I hope by now you are armored up by the vaccine. Do you feel any safer? I don’t seem to feel any better as...

Window on the World Column | Plenty of Room in Rescue

Lucy Jensen
I was the co-founder of South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) back in January of 2016. At the time we were filling a large hole in animal rescue services in our area, and, since then, we have done over seven years of incredible work. Sadly, there...

Guest Column | Building the Future of Rural Healthcare: Investing in Our Students Today

Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha
As a rural healthcare system here in South Monterey County, it is clear that our long-term strength depends on the next generation who will one day walk our halls as doctors, nurses, technologists, engineers and healthcare leaders. With this in mind, this year, Mee Memorial...

Window on the World Column: Happy Mother’s Day

Gilroy’s early life started, well, in Gilroy. My friend and neighbor called me from the Gilroy shopping outlets and told me what she had found in the parking lot there. ā€œWell, bring him on home!ā€ I told her, as you do. A few years...

Funny Papers Again Column | I Know Who You Are, But What Is Your Name?

Steve Wilson
It is a fact that as the human body ages, noticeable changes take place on those parts that are visible, as accumulated years show on our bones and skin and teeth and hair. We who are over and above three score years are fully...

Worthy to Print Column: Hot Enough for You?

Today is a day when my dad would greet everyone he met with the most common phrase in the farmers lexicon. ā€œHot enough for you?ā€ Actually, he didn’t say that very often. When you wake up over in the San Joaquin Valley, summer is...

Worthy to Print Column | Getting Strong

As I begin this weekly addition to the greatest periodical in South Monterey County, I should warn you that some words might need explanation. OK, I can hear the mumbling. ā€œWhat is this wanna-be Hemingway talking about this week?ā€ That’s a fair question, so...

Worthy to Print Column | A Day in the Life of a Soldier — Part I

George Worthy
The other day Lorraine and I were talking with a family friend about my column. The friend said she particularly liked the articles about the military, not because she served but because she had loved ones that had served in that little skirmish 10,000...

Letters to the Editor for Week of June 6, 2018

Letters to the Editor for Week of June 6, 2018
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