Letter to the Editor: We Must Hold School Board Accountable
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Worthy to Print Column | Deadlines and Dinners
Did you find something different in your mailbox this past weekend? By different I mean something that wasnāt there. By something that wasnāt there, I mean my weekly scribbling. I have to tell you that it was all my fault.
You see, like all newspapers,...
Window on the World Column | My Big Birthday
It was likely about half a century since I had even paused at the bend of that place. It was created as a playground in the 1920s by Ogilvie, a Scottish barrister, this watery wonderland boating lake, which was inspired by his friend JM...
Worthy to Print Column | Past = Future ā Part II
There was a change in the pitch of the engines on the plane that woke me up. I wasnāt concerned because if one is heading into a war zone, it is not hard to stay awake. Everything is new and you donāt want to...
Guest Column | Beautification Week 2025: Celebrating King Cityās Ongoing Transformation and Community Pride
If someone had told me in 1977 that King City would look like it does today, I would have found that unbelievable. But indeed in 48 years I have witnessed in King City an amazing transformation, and I have to say that I am...
Worthy to Print Column | My Little Part of Heaven
Iām sure I have told you, probably more than once, how happy I am to live in Gonzales. The people here are just a little nicer than any other town I have ever lived in. Iām sure you agree that you canāt really run...
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, letās take a moment to acknowledge those among us who struggle, particularly our immigrant neighbors.
Facing uncertainty, and sometimes downright hatred,Ā letās not forget todayās āleast among us.ā
Reach out to...
Letter to the Editor | Thursday Protest to Stand Against Injustice
To the Editor:
If you are outraged or simply concerned about what is unfolding on our streets and in our neighborhoods, please join us this Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. to speak out. It is the āGood Trouble Lives Onā day of nationwide protests,...
Worthy to Print Column | Goinā to the Dogs
āHoney, did you forget to write your column?ā She uses the tone of voice that brings me back to earth from my revere. I had been sitting here staring at the blinking reminder that I wasnāt doing what I knew I had to do....
Funny Papers Again Column | Soapbox Rants 1 and 2, With an Offer to End With
At the end of this month, Saturday, May 31, at 11 a.m. on the northeast corner of Broadway and North Vanderhurst, city officials will have a ribbon cutting marking the opening of the newest addition to downtown. The King City Downtown Plaza and Visitor...



















