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March 10, 2026

Worthy to Print Column | It Happened in an Instant

George Worthy
There is a lot of pain in the Worthy home today. I’m going to try and let you know what has been happening. I’m sure that I have told you in the past that my bride’s mother has been staying with us ever since...

Guest Column | Mee Memorial Observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Key Message to South County Women

Rena Salamacha
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....

Worthy to Print Column | I Can See My Memories Clearly

George Worthy
ā€œI can see clearly now the rain is gone.Ā I can see all obstacles in my way!ā€ My eye surgery is over and I’m a happy patient. Yes, it was done by a Veterans Administration doctor who looked suspiciously like a college student, but he...

Window on the World Column | The Red Ferrari

Lucy Jensen
As the garage door lifted, a glossy red flash came into view, like a shock from the heavens on a cloudy day. She was shiny and new, fresh from the showroom floor. A Ferrari. Or maybe a Lamborghini? No, definitely a Ferrari with her...

Friends for half a century

Window on the World: Column by Lucy Jensen

Worthy to Print Column | A Dog Like No Other

George Worthy
Honey, can you come here? I rolled over and took a look at the clock on my nightstand. ā€œYeah,ā€ I replied, not knowing if the house was on fire or what. Lorraine almost never calls me after I have gone to bed. We discovered many...

Guest Column | Seismic Shifts: How the 2030 Seismic Mandate is Impacting California Hospitals

Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha
In response to the 1994 Northridge earthquake, California enacted stringent seismic safety standards for hospitals under the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act. While crucial for ensuring the safety and functionality of hospitals during and after seismic events, this mandate has presented...

Funny Papers Again Column | Hello Cousin… And Cousin… And Cousin…

My landlord/roommate here in King City has a book that details the genealogy of early families in South Monterey County. He is a cousin in the Grab-Eade-Bengard-Copley clan and that makes for a fair number of cousins at all levels: first, second, third and...

Not everyone loves marijuana

Local column by Joanne Banuelos

Worthy to Print Column | Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

George Worthy
Hello, Neighbors. A couple of things have happened the past couple of weeks that boggles the mind or at least in my mind anyway. Powerful things that snuck up on me and filled me with hope that our little town as well as our...
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