Window on the World Column | Fishing Is Not Just About … Fishing
I have learned recently that fishing does not have all that much to do with catching fish. Iām sure it does in the big leagues and the commercial fisheries of the world; but in your average household that owns a couple of poles, itās...
Funny Papers Again Column | Final Words for One You Love, a Very Tough Assignment
Some 30-plus years ago I was employed by what was then known as the Greenfield News, we now know it as one of the triune Salinas Valley Tribune editions, which include the once Gonzales Tribune and Soledad Bee. The title Editor included citywide reportorial...
Funny Papers Again Column | Donate Yourself and Be a Volunteer
The definition of the word āvolunteer,ā according to the Oxford Advanced Learnerās Dictionary, is a person who does a job without being paid for it. Thatās pretty straightforward, but in my opinion it falls a bit short of the mark; if one takes the...
Guest Column | Understanding Critical Access Hospitals and Their Impacts and Challenges
You may have read recently that out of the 1,353 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) across the United States, Mee Memorial Healthcare System was named by Beckerās Hospital Review as one of 27 CAHs to know in 2024. But what exactly is a CAH, and...
Worthy to Print Column | Tired of Getting Older
I just got back from my monthly trip to Home Depot. I canāt go more often because I buy things that require me to stop and put up a picture or change an electric outlet, and sometimes I just donāt feel like taking the...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Skater, A Dancer and in Loco Parentis
Way back in the mid-60s when just a lad in Greenfield, I owned a āskurfboardā; you read that correctly, a skurfboard. This was one of, if not the, earliest skateboards sold to an unaware public. The name an obvious combination of āskateā and āsurf,ā...
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 Column | The Sparkly Glasses
On the occasion of my sisterās 50th birthday ā were she still alive ā I was up in San Francisco with my friend. I really struggled with the fact that sister should be celebrating her big milestone birthday with the world who loved her,...





















