Worthy to Print Column | Memorial Day Memories
Another Memorial Day has passed and Iām still here. A lot of the folks that I met are no longer with us. A lot of them are schoolmates that just got too old. I know Iām getting up there, but days like today allow...
Adventure Abounds Column | Saying Goodbye
Itās not often that reporters get a swan song, so Iām grateful for the opportunity to say goodbye. Dear reader, next issue will be my last one with the King City Rustler and Salinas Valley Tribune.
Youāll see me out there collecting news and photos...
Worthy to Print Column | All About the Benjamins
How are you doing? I mean, do you still wear your mask? Did you seriously see that the doctor that goes on TV wants us to wear three? The past few days are almost historic. Some folks from the surrounding areas of what we...
Funny Papers Again Column | Another Last, and Hard, Final Goodbye
āIt was not my intention to end the column as it ended. But a call minutes ago informs me my life-long friend Stephen Carl Clark has passed away down in Mexico. For many years there were three of us who kept close since kindergarten;...
Worthy to Print Column | Happy Thanksgiving
This is undoubtedly my favorite day of the year. There are no gifts to worry about and you donāt even get mad at the kids. This day is one of the very best days that God allowed us. You donāt have to buy presents...
Funny Papers Again Column | Random Bits and Pieces
This week I am of a mind to not dedicate my word allotment upon one subject but rather touch upon a couple items gleaned from various sources. One source, our local Rustler, had three entries in last weekās issue; two were about the local...
Window on the World Column | Mapping It on From Billings West
Mapping it on from Billings was a bit of a wrench for our boy Aaron, since you can never see everyone you want to when you go home; though he did manage to connect with two grandmas, a grandpa and an uncle in the...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Long Look Back: A Seniorās Prerogative
For those of us with multiple decades behind us as we continue our personal journeys toward some inevitable end, it seems the compulsion increases to reminisce about the time known as the Holiday Season. Or maybe it is just me.
How the marked days at...
Letter to the Editor | Reduce Energy Costs and Bill Fluctuations This Summer
To the Editor:
We understand no one likes energy bills that are higher than expected. Heat waves are causing customers to crank up their AC, which can lead to higher energy bills.
PG&E does not add any markup on the energy we buy for customers, neither...




















