Letter to the Editor | Quality Health Care Right on Our Doorstep
To the Editor:
The first time I experienced the highly skilled and professional services of the Mee Memorial Hospital Emergency Department, it was all my fault. I had dumped my motorcycle out on Oasis Road and literally left my Shakespearean āpound of fleshā on the roadway.
Battered and...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Hapless Man, a Hopeless Leader and a Hopeful Reunion
The headline reads simply āFunny Papers June 18 2025.ā Below the headline there is a blank page where on the left margin, expecting to go to work, the cursor waits, and waits, and waits. A quick glance at the clock on the wall lets...
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 ā āThe Spongebob Musical.ā
I applaud the work of Director Jeff Hinderscheid, Choreographer Beau Rodriguez, Musical Director Isaac Rodriguez and all the backstage...
Guest Column | Be Part of the Solution by Taking the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment Survey
Hospitals and local governments play a critical role in supporting the health and well-being of their local communities. But how do they determine which services, programs, or initiatives are most needed?
Every three years, a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is conducted to determine the...
Worthy to Print Column: Hot Enough for You?
Today is a day when my dad would greet everyone he met with the most common phrase in the farmers lexicon. āHot enough for you?ā Actually, he didnāt say that very often. When you wake up over in the San Joaquin Valley, summer is...
Window on the World Column: Youāve Been 2020-ed
āYouāve been 2020-ed.ā Itās a thing, likely to find its place in the modern vernacular, after a year such as this. Fresh on the heels of the ongoing coronavirus plague, folks not being able to return to work, money tight and the future unclear;...
Funny Papers Again Column | Antique Tractors, Street Music and SCART
I am fortunate enough to have access to a vehicle when one is required, and so I was recently able to make it to two events, one as participant and the other as attendee. These two events were miles and cultures apart; not uncommon...
Funny Papers Again Column | Hello Cousin… And Cousin… And Cousin…
My landlord/roommate here in King City has a book that details the genealogy of early families in South Monterey County. He is a cousin in the Grab-Eade-Bengard-Copley clan and that makes for a fair number of cousins at all levels: first, second, third and...
Funny Papers Again Column | Fancy Meeting You Here of All Places
In my wanderings about the village, I get the occasional opportunity to get inside different buildings, some are older and designed for specific purposes as are the VFW hall, numerous SVF buildings and the MCDT studio. Many are older and re-designed from days of...
Funny Papers Again Column | Out With the Old, in With the New
Well, hello folks, I missed you all while attending to some matters that are all in order now, so I thought it a good time to return to the printed page. Before we get onto more current affairs, let me mention of few items...



















