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March 5, 2026

Funny Papers Again Column | KCHS Swag and Cringe: Kudos and Calamity

What? You don’t know the present use of the words ā€œswagā€ and ā€œcringeā€? Well, I didn’t either until I read it in context in an article in the newest issue of The Mustang Legacy, the King City High School student publication. At the present...

Worthy to Print Column | The Worthy Tree

George Worthy
How long have you lived in the house you live in now? I ask, because I was truly startled by the answer my bride gave me when asked: ā€œ34 years,ā€ she said. I asked again just to make sure I was using the same...

Worthy to Print Column: Sign of the Times

When I came to Gonzales, it was a wonderful little town built around the splitting of Highway 101 and closing off development to the south. Almost every citizen knew each other, and businesses that had been thriving for years on Highway 101 began to...

Guest Column | Successes Lead to Bright Future for Rural Health Care

As we gather during the holidays and bid farewell to another year under the shadow of the pandemic, I wanted to shine a light on all the good I see around me every day. As I close out my second year as Mee Memorial Healthcare...

Guest Column | Pandemic’s Toll on Mental Health

When will the pandemic end? That’s a complicated question, and difficult to answer. There will be no ā€œlight switchā€ moment where our lives suddenly return to what we call ā€œnormal.ā€ In many ways, this pandemic has been like a long, destructive storm, perhaps a...

Funny Papers Again Column | Let Freedom of the Press Reign, but Don’t Let It Rule

In a short conversation with a man I’ve known for decades I mentioned how hard it can sometimes be to conjure up a topic for this column; he agreed by saying if such a task were left to him, he’d probably get run out...

The Happy Book

Local column by Lucy Jensen

Window on the World Column | Love Is All That Matters

I’ve never got hung up on Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers … if we grew up together, then you are mine, and sometimes you are mine if we didn’t. Most of my family are bits and pieces from all over the place and I think...

Guest Column | Access to Quality Healthcare Is Vital to the Well-Being of Rural Communities

Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha
Access to healthcare services is critical to good health. Across the United States, rural healthcare providers play a crucial role in ensuring the well-being of rural communities. They provide timely access to essential emergency and medical services, support preventative care, provide education, and address...

Funny Papers Again Column | Part One: A Story of Motorcycle Mayhem

Steve Wilson
Here is a little story about one little incident back in my days of riding motorized two-wheeled transports, also known as motorcycles. Like many of my stories, this one takes place in Greenfield back in the halcyon days of teenhood. (Hey, if there can...
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