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December 12, 2025

Window on the World Column | The Divided States of America

Lucy Jensen
Deep in numb confusion that dulls the senses and creates quivers of fear for the sanity of the world and the civilized folk out in it, and during another white night of incredulity, with curdled brain, I toss and turn from hot to cool...

Window on the World Column | Competition

Lucy Jensen
When I first moved to this little farm town, we had no proper grocery store, just corner markets. Actually, we boasted no larger stores at all! We had to travel to Greenfield to shop at Nob Hill or buy everything in Salinas before we...

Guest Column | TAMC: Building Connections So That Communities Thrive and Grow

When asked why we do what we do, the answer is easy: we build connections so that communities thrive and grow. As the outgoing Chair of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) Board of Directors, I would like to share what the agency...

Window on the World | Finding Bruno

There are so many ā€œHelp! My dog is missingā€ posts on Facebook these days, it makes you wonder if all the local dog owners just leave their gates open and hope that their pooch makes it home in time for dinner of an evening....

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 you’ve...

Guest Column | Separating From Stuff Is Difficult, but Making a Difference Is Easy

February is the month of love, and certainly not the time to talk about breakups. But when it comes to separating from all the ā€œstuffā€ in your life, the familiar refrain, ā€œIt’s not you, it’s me,ā€ rings true. Editing might be a little painful, but...

Worthy to Print Column | A Trip Down Memory Lane

George Worthy
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...

Guest Column | Goodwill Central Coast Celebrates the Power of Employment

Each year during the first full week of May, Goodwill organizations across the U.S. and Canada celebrate Goodwill Industries Week to highlight a crucial mission — transforming lives and communities through the power of education and employment. For more than 60 years, Goodwill Central Coast...

Funny Papers Again Column | Some Odds and Ends … and an Odd End

I received a bit of a scare the other day while riding my bike on San Antonio Drive, not from any near incident with a vehicle but from a sight I beheld near the skateboard park. I assumed that unaware to me the city...

Worthy to Print Column | You Are Never Alone

Have you read any good books lately? I have given up rating films as someone always has a different opinion. However, books are another thing. I’m always looking for good books. ā€œTo Kill a Mocking Birdā€ or ā€œThe Yearlingā€ are a couple of books...
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