Worthy to Print Column | The Eternal Flame
If you have read any of my scribbling over time, you know I’m a lifelong conservative. I don’t know exactly when I discovered this. Although I can’t remember much about politics until my platoon sergeant and I were sitting on the hood of a...
Guest Column | Fight the Flu by Getting the Vaccine This Fall
Believe it or not, it’s time once again to talk about influenza. The typical flu season in the United States begins after Labor Day, and can extend into the early spring of the following year. Our best defense has always been, and continues to...
Worthy to Print Column | Fireworks Are Not Toys
You know I like to start off with a nice story about someone local or something good that has happened here in Gonzales or South County. I can’t do that this week because of some reprobates that don’t understand that firecrackers and cherry bombs...
Funny Papers Again Column | Yearly Orbit of the Sun; Four Days, Over and Done
I have notes scribbled on scraps of paper scattered about my work area, in pockets and various other places I will no doubt discover after this goes to print. But I have enough here for a short column to cap off another year in...
Letter to the Editor | Grateful for First Tee
To the Editor:
I would like to express my deep appreciation to the First Tee program at the King City Recreation Center. As an aunt, I was looking for something meaningful for my niece to do over summer break — something beyond simply being on...
Worthy to Print Column | 33 Years and Counting
Thirty-three years. I started to just put the numbers on the page, but no matter whether you spell it out or use the numbers, it is a long time. Or, we could be more specific, a long time to be married. Fortunately, I happen...
Guest Column | Why Californians Should Keep Plastic Bags Out of the Recycling Cart
If you are a shopper of any kind, chances are you probably stash plastic bags under the sink or keep them nicely folded around the house for future use. But as convenient as they are, lightweight, single-use plastic bags represent an environmental concern.
In King...
Hitting the ground running
Hello again, dear reader! It’s been the better part of a
decade since I was a member of the South County Newspapers crew (now known as
New SV Media). I’m happy to return to writing about and photographing the many
events and stories of SoMoCo.
Those of you...
