Funny Papers Again Column | Moon Trees, African Grapefruit and Annual Farm Day Returns
Most of us know sunflowers. In the Salinas Valley, they are a common sight in yards and fields up and down and across the land. Many among us remember rows of the tall, large yellow blooms were spaced among the row crops as wind...
Funny Papers Again Column | Celebrity Sightings in South County
One of the favorite questions posted on social media is āWho is the most famous person you have ever met?ā; or some derivative thereof. Well, I have met many in my life, probably more than my share compared to the average life, but thatās...
Worthy to Print Column | A Motherās Love
This is a story I wrote 20 two years ago. I wrote it to honor my mother on Motherās Day. She didnāt know I would do this and probably would have asked me not to write it, but it was a gift that came...
Guest Column | Building a Better King City: Celebrating the Cityās Progress and Planning for the Future
My name is Octavio Hurtado, and Iām the Public Works director and city engineer for King City. I have been working on projects in King City for the past 20 years. The first 17 years as a consultant providing contract city engineering services, and...
Funny Papers Again Column | How I Later Became a Sooner
If I ever again contemplate air travel, it will only be because I have lost all sensibilities and am probably living in a room with rubber walls. The last time I flew in a jet airliner I vowed it would be just that, the...
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...
Window on the World Column | Traveling Post-Covid
I cannot deny that the last several months have been a bit special for the small traveling public of which I was a member. Empty airports, reminiscent of the Tom Hanks movie, four seats per person in coach class and check-in desks where you...
Worthy to Print Column: Doggone It
I have these two dogs. They are a mix between Border Collie and Australian Shepherd. These are the absolute smartest dogs I have ever seen. They sleep in the house, but they are not allowed on the bed or any furniture, as far as...
Funny Papers Again Column | Sadness and Gladness in Stormy Weather
āIt must first be said that with increased residential and agricultural use and improved water management, flood concern is not what it was a few decades back.ā
Regarding the above statement, if I can be forgiven for using baseball metaphors at the height of football...

















