Funny Papers Again Column | Thoughts and Words From Sources Known and Unknown
The good and bad aspects of choosing a title line (see above) for a column is once up there, the writer is bound to it throughout the piece. If the writer adheres to the subject of the title throughout all is well, but if...
Letters to the Editor ā Published July 25, 2018
Letters to the Editor ā Published July 25, 2018
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...
Window on the World Column | The Time of Year
It was on one of the local online groups, ordinarily used for lost dogs or downtown incidents. The lady said that she had never asked for anything before and yet she really needed some help this year for her children. She had been laid...
Guest Column | Goodwill Central Coast to Give Away Hundreds of Backpacks to Local Students
Goodwillās goal has always been to strengthen communities by eliminating barriers to opportunity and employment ā and education has long been the foundation of those efforts.
Thatās why Goodwill Central Coast does everything it can to support local schools and the amazing teachers who lead...
Letter to the Editor | Addressing Local Railroad History
To the Editor:
As I picked up a copy of Monterey Countyās publication, āThe County of Monterey: 175 Years, A Brief Look at Our History,ā I was looking forward to perhaps learning a little more about our county.
Once I got to the page about railroads,...
Worthy to Print Column | Bringing Our Troops Home
I havenāt tried to hide the fact that I have no admiration for our present President. I could just sit here and write down all the ways he has let us down as a nation. However, Iām not going to do that today because...
Window on the World | Finding Bruno
There are so many āHelp! My dog is missingā posts on Facebook these days, it makes you wonder if all the local dog owners just leave their gates open and hope that their pooch makes it home in time for dinner of an evening....
Window on the World Column | A Buyerās Market
What a difference four months can make in the property world! My goodness me. When I look back to the summer, it is ridiculous to think of where we were then to where we are now! In the summertime, it was a strong sellerās...
Guest Column | Protecting the Most Precious Gift We Hold in Life ā Our Health
In 1948, the World Health Organization defined health as āa state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.ā WHO published further clarifications in 1986, citing health as āa resource for everyday life, not the objective...





















