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April 26, 2026

Letter to the Editor | Give Women More Control Over Their Lives

To the Editor: Here is what my beliefs are about birth control. If you’ve never been someone who thought they were pregnant when they didn’t want to be, you probably don’t understand the feelings of someone in that situation.  I’ll start by saying, I’ve never been a...

Worthy to Print Column: Liar, liar pants on fire

Today I would like to tell you that the emergency is over. I’d like to say that you can go anywhere and be with whomever you want. No more masks and spacing to worry about. I’d like to tell you that a couple of...

Window on the World Column | Slow It All Down

Lucy Jensen
There’s nothing like a little bit of Christmas in the shops in October to make you go … ā€œummm what?ā€ The pumpkins have not even got boring yet and here we are ho-hoing our ways towards the end of December. I don’t want to...

Worthy to Print Column | The Gift of Poetry

George Worthy
Last evening I walked out to my mailbox to check and see if I had any mail. I didn’t, but something better was given to me. My neighbor was playing some music while he played with his children. It was really cool listening to...

Funny Papers Again Column | From the Shores of Tripoli to the Streets of Athens to the Library at KCHS

Steve Wilson
ā€œFrom the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli; we will fight out country’s battles in the air, on land and sea.ā€ Many will recognize that refrain as the opening words of the Marines’ Hymn; I became aware of the song and the...

Worthy to Print Column | Looking Ahead

George Worthy
Today I want to address the activities that are occurring on just about every college campus in the United States. I don’t know who is responsible, but it seems to have just about everyone involved. These kids seem to feel as if they will...

Letter to the Editor | Vote YES on Measure T for a Brighter Future in King City

To the Editor: I’m writing to encourage King City voters to vote YES on Measure T on the Nov. 5 ballot. Measure T is an effort to increase our city sales tax by one-half cent, bringing us in line with most other cities in Monterey County. Currently,...

Window on the World Column | Struggling to Make Peace

Lucy Jensen
ā€œStruggling to make peace with the irreparableā€¦ā€ I read this line somewhere after the kind of week that will turn you into a zombie — literally. The sort of week when you wish you could turn back time for a do-over. Then I re-read the...

Window on the World Column | On the Circuit

Lucy Jensen
I’ve been on the tour circuit these past couple weeks. Not like a rock star tour circuit, but a circuit of sorts. For those of you who know me, you know I’m a writer not a speaker, so this concept has been a little...

Funny Papers Again Column | Not Feeling Grounded? Go Barefootin’ and See What Happens

Steve Wilson
No matter how I may wish to deny I am old, at two years and seven decades it is nonetheless a fact and, having never been old before, I am unrehearsed for the role. I am not alone in that realization, evidenced by how...
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