Worthy to Print Column | Family ā Whatās Next?
Here we are, another week or month of information that we have compiled as we go through the days and nights of life. Today I would like to mention a new member of my family. No, itās not me nor is it any of...
Guest Column | Volunteerism Helps Stitch Together the Fabric That Binds the World
āLifeās most persistent and urgent question is, āWhat are you doing for others?āā Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoke these profound words to an audience in Montgomery, Ala., back in 1957 ā and they still ring true today. We all have the power to...
Worthy to Print Column | Finally!
For the readers who have been reading my thoughts for the past few years, you will be happy to know that my old ā56 Ford F-100 is finally on the road. Of course, it isnāt completely finished as I would like it to be...
Worthy to Print Column | Paratrooper Boots
Today is one of those days where the memories came flooding in. I got up and dressed in my usual attire ā sweater, light jacket and paratrooper boots. Thatās when I saw it, a Jump Certificate from Sky Dive Monterey. The name on the...
Worthy to Print Column | Everywhere a Sign
Is it over? Can we come out yet? Have all the candidates finished telling us what we want or need or what we have to tithe to the campaign? What a long trip it has been from when they were persecuting Mr. Trump until...
Window on the World Column | Some of Our Angels Have Four Paws
News changes so quickly in this fast-paced world of ours. Yesterdayās disasters are but a vague memory today for those of us lucky enough to not be a part of them.
We were headed to Chatsworth on the edge of LA to go and see...
Guest Column | Monterey Symphony Returns to Salinas for āLove Letter to Hollywoodā
Just 15 months following the end of World War II, a small yet passionate group of musicians and fans of classical music gathered for tea at the Carmel home of Grace Howden.
Less than a year later (April 28, 1947), the Monterey Symphony gave its...
Funny Papers Again Column | Can We Consider a Conscientious Crossing Consensus?
As I venture out mornings for a bike ride āround some favored routes, it is apparent that the young denizens of the village are headed to their respective campuses as schools are now up and running full tilt boogie. It goes without saying that...
Adventure Abounds Column: A chance to reflect
Garden serenity is getting difficult in the afternoons with the dual challenge of ever-rising temperatures and afternoon winds that seem like theyāre powerful enough to give Dorothy another trip to Oz. The morning and evening calms, however, make it all worth it.
For those who...
Guest Column | Keeping Our Focus on Health, Safety
If you live in South Monterey County, you are among more than 60 million rural Americans. American Community Survey statistics show that Maine and Vermont have the highest proportions of population living in rural areas (about 61%) while California has the lowest (4.9%).
If youāve...




















