Letter to the Editor: American Tradition Under Attack
To the Editor:
For many years I made my living as a street cop, trying to distinguish fact from fiction. And for Americans, one indisputable fact is, without the National Rifle Association you would not be able to own a firearm.
As of 1967, the NRA...
Worthy to Print Column | Happy Trails, Rene!
This past week started off in good shape. I got a lot of stuff done that I have had on my to-do list. Still working on my truck, but now I just need some more parts. Then, the bottom of the week dropped out.
We...
Worthy to Print Column | Gas vs. Electricity
Have you bought any gas lately? I was driving my car yesterday in Salinas when I thought I may as well get gas at the Arco station, where you pull off 101 to Market Street. That station has the cheapest gas, but boy oh...
Worthy to Print Column | The Definition of Insanity
Iāve heard it said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Well, thatās the very first thing I thought of when I heard that the Dad Gum Govmint was going to have us...
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...
Letter to the Editor | Hold Election Deniers Accountable at the Polls
To the Editor:
The Jan. 6 hearings have wound down for the moment, but I wonāt forget what I learned ā that what happened that day wasnāt an isolated attack on our Capitol. Itās part of an ongoing criminal conspiracy to undermine our freedom to...
Worthy to Print Column | Confessions
Was there ever a time in your life when you may have done something that was frowned upon by all that knew you? I wish I was smart enough to explain to you what I am thinking about, but when I scratch out a...
Funny Papers Again Column | 14 Days of the Sights and Sounds of Christmas
As Planet Earth nears the end of another orbit around the sun, many in the United States observe Christmas Day. Itās celebrated as a religious day, this 25th day of the last month of the year, just two weeks away.
This column about Christmas came...
Worthy to Print Column | Time for Reflection
You knew it was going to happen. Whatās that? You didnāt know. Well, let me tell you itās true! Last week I got on my soapbox about taxes, and since itās April, why not continue my rant.Ā
Instead of working on helping āWe the People,ā...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Few Things Seen When Biking and Walking
East Greenfield is not an official designation, but it serves my purpose as definition because I can remember a time when the whole of the area east of Third Street was just about the extent of residential property; and most of that was on...


















