Letters to the Editor for Week of June 27, 2018
Letters to the Editor for Week of June 27, 2018
Letter to the Editor | Capitol Violence was Unacceptable
To the Editor:
I am writing because I feel so sad and anxious about the violence at the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday (Jan. 6). President Trump gave vocal encouragement and support to armed protesters who then stormed the Capitol; this was an act of sedition.
Watching...
Funny Papers Again Column | Birthday Memories, a Helpful Group and a Hungry Desert Animal
I had eggs benedict with my daughter on my birthday on Park Row. That was a treat not for just the company, Jenny lives in Florida so we donāt see each other near enough, but also because of the food, which was delicious, and...
Worthy to Print Column: Weāre All in This Together
What in the world is going on with our government? You have a guy that was videoed threatening to use his power to hold up aid to a foreign countryās aid, then getting millions of dollars transferred to his son and brother actually trading...
Window on the World Column | More Than Making a Living
My father could always be counted on for the difficult questions. āDo you make any money at it?ā he enquired of my book writing habit. āI try not to lose money!ā was my response. And, to be honest, I never do that kind of...
Guest Column | The American Dream: How We Lost Our Way on Immigration
In 1986 I worked for Californiaās Employment Development Department, where I processed amnesty seekers under President Ronald Reaganās landmark immigration reform law called Immigration and Control Act (IRCA). The Watsonville office reviewed documents proving that applicants had worked in the local farming economy for...
Funny Papers Again Column | Just the Facts, Maāam
āFacts you wish were true. The news.ā That line was uttered by a comedian, donāt ask me the name because I rarely recall anything about comics other than their genders, but it smacks of graveyard humor. And that is true of much of the...
Letter to the Editor | Get the Shot, Not the Flu
To the Editor:
As we enter the fall season, I would like to remind our community of the importance of protecting yourself, your loved ones and your neighbors by getting a flu shot.
At Mee Memorial Healthcare System, our mission has always been to keep our...
Window on the World Column: Glass Half Full
With the changing of the times and the lessening of the daylight, I must annually go on self-watch alert. There is something about darkness during the daytime that makes me, well, dark. I can get the gloomies very easily when the clocks fall back...
Worthy to Print Column | Presidents Day
So today is Presidents Day. Well, it is as I am writing this. I can remember when I started to understand what a President does in the four years, or more, that he serves. I remember some Presidents that were older than me and...




















