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January 24, 2026

Letter to the Editor | Support King City’s Future, Vote ā€˜Yes’ on Measure T

To the Editor: As business owners and residents in King City, we are dedicated to helping this community reach its greatest potential. We began a fitness academy here and have made many friends along the way. It is undeniable to say that we consider King...

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Worthy to Print Column | Sailing the High Seas

George Worthy
I believe it is time to take a few days off and take a trip. I can’t even tell you the last time I went to town, much less a trip of more than one day. I go downtown to Gonzales just about every...

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Funny Papers Again Column | Part III: When Wine Came to South County From Over the Western Hills

Steve Wilson
(Part III will finish up this story of the early days of grape growing in King City. We continue with the drive hauling grape rootings from Coalinga to King City over State Route 198.) About two miles westward out of Coalinga there begins an incline...

Worthy to Print Column | Tasting the Stars

Happy New Year! What’s that? You have a little bit of a headache? You had a second glass of what the bartender told you were like tasting the stars? The phrase, ā€œLike tasting the stars,ā€ is credited to Dom Perignon (1638-1715). He has also...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Look at Calendars Old and New

Steve Wilson
As the first column of a new year on the ol’ Gregorian Calendar, one could hold the expectation that the tradition of making resolutions, presumably of personal betterment, containing a goal or goals. The history of this tradition is fascinating, and if you are...

Funny Papers Again Column | Music, Music, Who Has the Music?

Many times, over the past five decades I drove between Southern California and the Salinas Valley on El Camino Real, aka the 101, and so am very acquainted with the stretch of asphalt from Santa Barbara to SoMoCo. Now, like motorists everywhere finding a...

Letter to the Editor | Hold Election Deniers Accountable at the Polls

To the Editor: The Jan. 6 hearings have wound down for the moment, but I won’t forget what I learned — that what happened that day wasn’t an isolated attack on our Capitol. It’s part of an ongoing criminal conspiracy to undermine our freedom to...

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...
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