Window on the World Column: Glass Half Full
With the changing of the times and the lessening of the daylight, I must annually go on self-watch alert. There is something about darkness during the daytime that makes me, well, dark. I can get the gloomies very easily when the clocks fall back...
Letter to the Editor | Clam Chowder Dinner a Tradition of Community, Fellowship and Fundraising in King City
To the Editor:
For the 29th time, the Drury Tankersley Clam Chowder Dinner presented by Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum (MCARLM) has come and gone. Once again, I had the wonderful opportunity to help both behind the scenes and on the actual day...
Letter to the Editor: Helping Seniors for 25 Years
Editor's Note: We welcome Letters to the Editor of local and general interest to our readers. Letters should be typed and include the writer’s first and last name, home address and phone number for verification. No anonymous letters will be printed. Letters may be edited...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Time of Music, Dance and Old Friends
The Pops! are coming, the Pops! are coming! In fact, by the time you read this, they may already be in town. I’m talking about the Monterey County Pops! Symphony Orchestra (and those are not typos, the name includes the exclamation point after Pops;...
Window on the World Column | You Are Not a Tree…
I saw this line on social media and I loved it so much. Too many people in the free world complain about where they live, banter on about what they don’t care for in that place — the politics, the weather, the terrain or...
Worthy to Print Column | It Happened in an Instant
There is a lot of pain in the Worthy home today. I’m going to try and let you know what has been happening. I’m sure that I have told you in the past that my bride’s mother has been staying with us ever since...
Worthy to Print Column | Getting Strong
As I begin this weekly addition to the greatest periodical in South Monterey County, I should warn you that some words might need explanation. OK, I can hear the mumbling. “What is this wanna-be Hemingway talking about this week?” That’s a fair question, so...
Letter to the Editor | Silent Warriors
To the Editor:
Today I read about an upcoming ceremony for veterans who served in Vietnam.
Unlike other military members in previous wars, they were not given a hero’s welcome upon their return.
Now, 50 years after their homecoming, the Vietnam War Commemoration is honoring veterans with...
