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January 25, 2026

Window on the World Column | 15 Years Is a Long Time

Lucy Jensen
Fifteen years is a long time; but is it? Time compresses and expands like an accordion, often catching you off guard. A memory popped up, as they do in the infinite world of social media memory. It made me stop and examine that face....

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Worthy to Print by George Worthy

Worthy to Print Column | How the Land Lies

Well, hello! Did you miss me last week? Yeah, I know that you need my column so you can have something to put on the bottom of your birdcage. I could lie to you with some far-fetched excuse about why I missed the deadline, but...

Worthy to Print Column: Is Everything All Right?

Is everything OK? I mean no one has gone bonkers about having to stay inside? Of course there are a lot of things not getting done since we can’t do a lot of the things we took for granted getting done. My youngest said...

Funny Papers Again Column | Broken Ground Does Not a Groundbreaking Make

While not referring to any particular county supervisor in last week’s Funny Papers, I did address the board in general with hopes some public remarks would be forthcoming regarding the continued closure of San Lorenzo Park. I now want to address some specific remarks...

Guest Column | Keeping Our Focus on Health, Safety

If you live in South Monterey County, you are among more than 60 million rural Americans. American Community Survey statistics show that Maine and Vermont have the highest proportions of population living in rural areas (about 61%) while California has the lowest (4.9%).  If you’ve...

Worthy to Print Column | Special Times

George Worthy
What a week in the Salinas Valley! First, I want to mention the service for Francis Rubbo held last week at Eden Valley in Soledad. I bring this up first as it was a very sweet and solemn ceremony. As Commander of the American...

Letter to the Editor | Supervisor’s Support Critical in Advancing Broadband Infrastructure

To the Editor: The California State Association of Counties (CSAC) — the voice of California’s 58 Counties — would like to thank Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo for his strong leadership in supporting Broadband for All in the California State Budget. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed...

Letter to the Editor | Support Our Neighbors in Need

To the Editor: As we gather with family and friends to celebrate the Thanksgiving feast of abundance, let’s take a moment to acknowledge those among us who struggle, particularly our immigrant neighbors. Facing uncertainty, and sometimes downright hatred,Ā let’s not forget today’s ā€œleast among us.ā€ Reach out to...

Funny Papers Again Column | 14 Days of the Sights and Sounds of Christmas

Steve Wilson
As Planet Earth nears the end of another orbit around the sun, many in the United States observe Christmas Day. It’s celebrated as a religious day, this 25th day of the last month of the year, just two weeks away. This column about Christmas came...
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