Funny Papers Again Column | Golf Program for Local Youth Hits a Hole-In-One
I do not know much about the game of golf. Not sure even if golf is referred to as a game, or a sport or a hobby or what. What I can see about the game, let us stick with game, is that a...
Window on the World Column | A Better Point of View
āItās OK for the young people,ā she said. āThey have all the time in the world. Us oldies donāt have a year to waste sitting around the house and waiting to start up life againā¦ā Initially I felt sad for this older lady and...
Worthy to Print Column | What to Do?
āHow do you get rid of a hot tub?ā You know, the plastic mini swimming pool that you couldnāt wait to get into and rid your old bodyās aches and painās; the one that you spent your childrenās inheritance convincing your wife that it...
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 | A Closed Park Has No Spark
This weekās headline is bit light-hearted, I thought it would help ease you folks into helping out with a situation here in Salinas Valley that for many is not a light subject at all. I am talking about the long closure of San Lorenzo...
Window on the World Column | Bucket Listed
Iāve no idea where the term ābucket listā came from because it makes absolutely no sense. Fortunately, everyone understands what it is. Most of us of a certain age have such a thing ā a checklist of sorts for our bucket ā places we...
Guest Column | Cal State Monterey Bayās Rising Graduation Rates Strengthen the Future of the Central Coast
At Cal State Monterey Bay, we recently reached a milestone that speaks to the power of higher education as well as the future strength of Californiaās workforce. For the last 10 years, the California State University system has taken on an ambitious challenge, the...
Worthy to Print Column | āCheersā to Kindness
āMaking your way in the world today takes everything youāve got, taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. Wouldnāt you like to get away? Sometimes you want to go, where everybody knows your name, and they are always glad...


















