Funny Papers Again Column | How I Later Became a Sooner
If I ever again contemplate air travel, it will only be because I have lost all sensibilities and am probably living in a room with rubber walls. The last time I flew in a jet airliner I vowed it would be just that, the...
Worthy to Print Column | Riding in the Pickup
You know, living in the Salinas Valley is a pretty cool place to live. Except for the rain we have been enjoying lately, it is very much like the valley I grew up in. Well, maybe not as cool. In the summer we could...
Letter to the Editor | Spongebob Saves Bikini Bottom!
To the Editor:
Sol Treasures, our anchor for the arts in South County, again has a musical show to share with you all — “The Spongebob Musical.”
I applaud the work of Director Jeff Hinderscheid, Choreographer Beau Rodriguez, Musical Director Isaac Rodriguez and all the backstage...
Funny Papers Again Column | If Fiction Were Real: A Study in Human Emotion
Below is what happens when a writer is somewhat confined to his immediate surroundings; that writer reads a lot of books and views a lot of documentaries and then sits down at the keyboard and just lets the fingers go where the imagination, and...
Worthy to Print Column: Watching the world go by
Oh, eM, Gee. That’s the short way of saying how surprised one may be when writing emails or blogs. It stands for words that aren’t necessarily wrong but just relay the way someone feels at the time. That is the way I feel right...
Worthy to Print Column: The icing on the cake
And so another week goes by. Are we getting close to our family members? Have the younger kids no longer wonder why Daddy is still at home? This is really getting old. One day we are “Sheltering in Place,” and the next minute we’re...
Funny Papers Again Column | What Is the Problem With No Problem?
I have always been a reader. Back in the Paper Age people had a set of books in their homes which was known as an encyclopedia; comprised of two Greek words meaning “complete education.” They were a very comprehensive resource used by millions for...
Guest Column | Monterey County Free Libraries’ 5 Things to Celebrate in November
November is a busy month! We change the clocks for Daylight Savings and begin to feel the transition from fall to winter. We also have many things to highlight and recognize.
1) In November we celebrate Native American Heritage Month and each week we will...
Letters to the Editor for Week of June 14
South County Newspapers welcome Letters to the Editor of fewer than 400 words. Submit all letters with the writer's name and contact information to [email protected].
