Guest Column | Goodwill Central Coast to Give Away Hundreds of Backpacks to Local Students
Goodwillās goal has always been to strengthen communities by eliminating barriers to opportunity and employment ā and education has long been the foundation of those efforts.
Thatās why Goodwill Central Coast does everything it can to support local schools and the amazing teachers who lead...
Worthy to Print Column | Storage and Music Memories
This has been a good week for cleaning out the old storage bin and start throwing away things that have been sent there to molder away. Of course they donāt just go away by themselves, so the city will be having a citywide garage...
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....
Window on the World Column | The Marvel of a Vaccine
It was 2020 and, like a champ, I had the flu and the pneumonia vaccination in one foul swoop. It was recommended for us folks of a certain age. We weathered mild side effects from both shots, and I didnāt get either virus. Resultā¦...
Guest Column | Wishcycling: What It Is and How to Avoid It
Waste sorting is not a new topic in California. With the state setting new sustainability ambitions to divert more materials from landfills and combat climate change, many residents and businesses have grown accustomed to the idea of placing materials in different bins. However, with...
Guest Column | Gratitude Builds a Path Toward a Happier and Healthier Holiday
Each holiday season comes with high expectations for happy, carefree gatherings. Itās all too true, however, that once the calendar turns to November, feelings of sadness or anxiety can sometimes take hold.
Beyond major depression or severe anxiety disorders (which require professional help), itās common...
Worthy to Print Column | Life Lessons
Itās kind of strange to start a column like that, but I have been struck with a book I have been reading and I havenāt even finished the first chapter. Itās called āHillbilly Elegy,ā by J.D. Vance. This is the guy the Republicans have...
Funny Papers Again Column | From Loop to Loop: Roads We Once Drove
Funny how the mind works. Today I was blankly sitting in front of my laptop with no idea what to write about, tuned to KCBX, the local NPR radio station, when a report from Chicago mentioned the famous circular downtown roadway known as the...
Guest Column | Restored Funding Needed for Rural Crime PreventionĀ
Farming is often thought of as a way of life and not just a job. Many California farm families have been living this life for generations ā and they want to continue the legacy, growing crops, raising livestock and supporting the communities and people...
Funny Papers Again Column | Face It, Itās a Lousy Book
Time passes, locales change, friends come and go. We all experience changes, we graduate high school, some go on to college before joining āthe working worldā while others set straight in to building a life, and so begins the diaspora of those we knew...






















