Window on the World Column | The Masks Are Coming Off
The masks are coming off people; and what is apparent is what is underneath isn’t always that pretty. No one has been to the dentist in forever, beards are growing on the women and, even sadder, people have been hiding behind their masks for...
Funny Papers Again Column | Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Not Snow
We live in a valley formed by mountain ranges to the east and west with an ocean bay 50 miles to the north and a coastline 25 miles westward; a geographical formation that climatologists designate a semi-arid area. By comparison to many areas of...
Window on the World Column: The Fabrics of Memory
It was the 1960s in England. The country was still recovering after the war and things were used and re-used; almost until they turned to dust. Looking back, it was a time of great thriftiness and creativity. Hand-me down clothing was standard in every...
Window on the World Column | A Beautiful Tribute to a Beautiful Lady
The first time we met she was the secretary of the organization but seemed to be pretty much in charge of everything. She was curious about which rock I had just crawled out from under and where my people were from. Her enthusiasm for...
Guest Column | King City’s 2022 Beautification Week Marks 30 Years of Grassroots Effort
This marks the 30th year that the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has been promoting Beautification Week, a grassroots effort where everyone in the town is asked to do one thing to improve the appearance of their home or business.
The effort started...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Way to Get a Barrelful of Hope and a Scold for Regular Readers
There has been a bit of a ruckus over some recent comments made on social media, a lousy debate forum as it offers space for quick one-sentence responses; such responses often just a curse word or two and the suggestion the commenter go to...
Guest Column | King City’s Efforts to Address Youth Violence
A major priority of the City of King is to end youth violence. In 2016, a community task force developed the City’s Comprehensive Plan to End Youth violence. The plan was implemented in 2017 and shootings decreased from 64 during the period of 2015...
Letter to the Editor | 4-H Community Perseveres With Online Events
To the Editor:
During Covid, a lot has had to be put on hold for clubs of all sorts. Lockwood 4-H has had to feel the burn, but despite it, events have managed to still be organized.
Over the course of the past three months, Lockwood...
Window on the World Column | The Coronation and Other Important News
I was, coincidentally, in England right after the death of Queen Elizabeth. It was a most strange and eerie time in the country. The nation was in mourning well after the nation was officially mourning, as it were. I happened to walk along the...
