Funny Papers Again Column | The Long, Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
“The Arroyo Seco River begins its life far atop the Santa Sierra Range of Monterey County where its headwaters rapidly flow downward through gorges of solid rock cut deep by millennia of erosion then wends its way eastward along beaches lined by sycamore and...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Look at Calendars Old and New
As the first column of a new year on the ol’ Gregorian Calendar, one could hold the expectation that the tradition of making resolutions, presumably of personal betterment, containing a goal or goals. The history of this tradition is fascinating, and if you are...
Funny Papers Again Column | Stop, No Stop: A Two-Wheel Dilemma
When faced with an empty page and a brain to match with a deadline looming large on the near horizon, I usually just take a look back over the past week or two and draw upon a few random thoughts or experiences hoping it...
Worthy to Print Column: Better to Give Than to Receive
Whatever you may think about having a day dedicated to our thankfulness, you have to admit that California, with all the problems we all face this year, will have plenty of places to say “thank you” for the huge number of volunteers that want...
Worthy to Print Column | It Could Happen to You
You know there are times in your life when bad things happen to you through the years that never leave you. Things that seem to never go away are forgotten when one finds love from his neighbors and family. I have to be honest....
Funny Papers Again Column | Meet Kevin and Malcolm: An Open Letter to Buyers
Dear Salinas Valley Fair Livestock Auction Buyers;
Let me take a few lines to tell you about a young man named Kevin and his pig named Malcolm. I have lived next door to Kevin’s family for about a decade now and have always found them...
Worthy to Print Column | Still Learning
I love living in the Salinas Valley. I have always loved this part of the state. Oh sure there is the wind, but that you have to have something to dust while cleaning house. I will say that you really never, as our early...
Window on the World Column: The Nomad
I’m a brat. There, I said it. I think my mother was the last person who said it to me many years ago and she wasn’t wrong. I have lived and traveled freely all my life. I have cruised back and forth at will...
Guest Column | Gifts Help Re-Confirm or Establish a Connection With Others
Because it’s officially the season of giving, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on some precious gifts I’ve witnessed as CEO of Mee Memorial Healthcare System.
A present of presence
As its name implies, our amazing Service League is the driving force behind an...
Letters to the Editor for Week of April 26
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