Funny Papers Again Column | āOh, Thou Most Horrid of All Days!ā
I have never held back vociferous disparagement of this date on the calendar, and I have no intention of abandoning that position at this late time in life. Today, as you all are aware, is the Winter Solstice; the shortest amount of daylight is...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Brief Tutorial on TV News Reporting
I have written prior about my past educational forays at college and university level, so I thought passing on standards of operation regarding television studio and field reporting may interest some. The field report, or onsite report, consists of two separate footages edited together...
Letter to the Editor | Time to Build Long-Proposed Lake Tunnel
To the Editor:
During the last two days of rain, it was announced that the rapidly filling dam at Lake Nacimiento had to release water into the rising Salinas River. This could have been avoided and that water saved if the long-proposed tunnel to connect...
Funny Papers Again Column | Something That Should Have Happened Then and Something That Should Not Happen Now
I am leaning toward the position that Kebā Moā has got it right, but five decades after Shirley he may be too late. Let me explain. By 1968, Americans had experienced six years of turmoil starting with the assassination of a president, the murders...
Window on the World Column | Take Care of Yourself
āTake care of yourself!ā they rant. āDiet and exercise, exercise and diet.ā Yes, we all know about that. Some of us consistently live by excellent habits, others less so. Iāve always loved to swim and walk ā thatās my idea of exercise ā and...
Worthy to Print Column | Rollinā Down the River
Wow!! Itās already getting too hot to do yard work. At least that is the excuse I am going to use. I have to dodge my āBetter Halfā if the temperature is cool outside, but even she can see that summer is here. I...
Window on the World Column | Precious Lives
Downtown Soledad on a Saturday can be a bustling little place. Peopleās comings and goings to the hardware store, the barber or the pharmacy. Getting an ice cream or some Mexican food for the family. Normal life is slowly returning. I had a mission...
Worthy to Print Column | A Day in My Life
Now, where was I⦠Dick pulled up to me on the highway and told me to put it second gear and āGet on it!ā So I slipped it up a gear and took off. I didnāt go very far because I saw a state...
Letter to the Editor | Support King Cityās Progress: Vote Yes on Sales Tax Measure
To the Editor:
On Novemberās ballot there will be a measure to increase the King City sales tax from 8.75% to 9.25%. This increase would bring us more in line with other towns in the valley.
Up to now, so many improvements have been made in...
Window on the World Column | A Letter to My Sister ā Part III
āDarling, darling, we have to stop! This is my cousinās house!ā Car comes to a screeching halt, dust flying. We unload, remove our shoes at the door. Everyone sits in the family room. Boiling hot chai tea is produced in tiny glass cups with...




















