Window on the World Column | Joining Other Olympians at the Pool
āI want that body!ā I said to the husband. We were watching the Olympic Swim Trials. Broad shoulders, muscles, I love it! Itās 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 | A Trip Down Memory Lane
I know I have told you many times how much I love living here in the Valley. It is a place where magic happens on a regular basis. Of course, we have to pay a price for this privilege. You remember the rain that...
Window on the World Column | The Wonderful World of Books
I wish more people read books. Iāve said that many times in my life since the Internet has become near everything in peopleās lives and books were placed on the back shelf, as it were, where they have become very dusty. Occasionally Iāll get...
Letter to the Editor | Community Food Pantry Donations
To the Editor:
Recently, the Rustler had an article reporting that Loaves and Fishes has donated $10,000 to the Food Bank for Monterey County (āLoaves and Fishes Donates $10K to Keep Fighting Against Hunger,ā Jan. 20, page A1). Loaves and Fishes is one of the...
Funny Papers Again Column | Solstice, Schmolstice ⦠Give Me a Sunny Equinox Any Day
I loathe the 24 hours of Dec. 21-22, 2021. And it has nothing to do with this year. I hate Dec. 21 every year and have since before I knew the whole planetary explanation of why I detest the day. (Reason is because the...
Funny Papers Again Column | 14 Days of the Sights and Sounds of Christmas
As Planet Earth nears the end of another orbit around the sun, many in the United States observe Christmas Day. Itās celebrated as a religious day, this 25th day of the last month of the year, just two weeks away.
This column about Christmas came...
Where have all the fathers gone? To prison (almost) every one
Guest Commentary by Richard W. Dyches and Edward Hudson, Family Bridge Network
Worthy to Print Column | Happy New Year
I hope that your Christmas was as nice as mine. Just about everyone I am related to came by the house to wish everyone good tidings. Of course, it is always nice to see my kids and their kids, and even their kids. As...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Few Things Seen When Biking and Walking
East Greenfield is not an official designation, but it serves my purpose as definition because I can remember a time when the whole of the area east of Third Street was just about the extent of residential property; and most of that was on...
Guest Column | King Cityās 2022 Beautification Week Marks 30 Years of Grassroots Effort
This marks the 30th year that the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has been promoting Beautification Week, a grassroots effort where everyone in the town is asked to do one thing to improve the appearance of their home or business.
The effort started...


















