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January 7, 2026

Letter to the Editor | Facts Matter, or Should

To the Editor: The Oct. 7 mass slaughter of 1,100 Israeli civilians by 3,000 Hamas gunmen in Israel shocked part of the civilized world. Even more macabre was the kidnapping and rape of 300 other Israeli civilians.Ā  Most Americans recognize Israel’s right for self-defense. And also,...

Funny Papers Again Column | Meet the Nippers and the Nipper’s Nippers

Steve Wilson
If any of you readers have paid attention over the past few years, you know I do not include a lot of family stuff; we all have family stories, so my use of space in a newspaper as a journal about my family seems...

Guest Column | Telehealth Is the Best Medicine for Our Community

Telehealth is the use of electronic communications to provide and deliver health care services over large and small distances. Also called digital medicine, this modern advancement represents a major shift in both the administration of medicine and in the venues where it’s provided. At Mee...

Letter to the Editor | Clam Chowder Dinner a Huge Success

To the Editor: On behalf of the Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum staff and board, a great big ā€œthank youā€ goes out to the entire South Monterey County community for their continued support in helping to make the 27th Annual Drury Tankersley Clam Chowder...

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...

Window on the World Column | Joining Other Olympians at the Pool

Lucy Jensen
ā€œI want that body!ā€ I said to the husband. We were watching the Olympic Swim Trials. Broad shoulders, muscles, I love it! It’s that time of year when people are stripping down, displaying their body-beautiful to the world, heading to the ocean or a...

Worthy to Print Column | Time for Confession

This is confession time. We columnists sometimes have difficulties coming up with an article that will be enjoyed by you, the reader. Something on the page that peaks your interest. Or something about the guys that are supposed to be running our country, about...

Guest Column | Investing in Community Health: An Update on Mee Memorial’s Diagnostic Imaging and Emergency Department Renovations

Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha
It is with great pride and gratitude that I share a significant milestone for Mee Memorial Healthcare System and the communities we serve: the completion of the first phase of our remodeled Diagnostic Imaging Department. In an area where resources and transportation can often limit...

Worthy to Print Column | A Close Call

George Worthy
The other day I received a phone call from a very nice lady from the Eden Valley Care Center facility. Her name is Pam Hernandez, she is the social services officer at Eden Valley. She mentioned that she was putting on an affair at...

Guest Column | Goodwill Central Coast Helps Remove Obstacles to Employment

Goodwill has celebrated the power of work since it formed in Boston back in 1919. The nonprofit’s founder Rev. Edgar J. Helms had a simple idea — fight poverty not with charity, but with trade skills — and provide a chance for the poor...
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