Worthy to Print Column | 33 Years and Counting
Thirty-three years. I started to just put the numbers on the page, but no matter whether you spell it out or use the numbers, it is a long time. Or, we could be more specific, a long time to be married. Fortunately, I happen...
Guest Column | Longevity Starts Here: Daily Habits for Healthy Aging
September is both Healthy Aging and National Self-Care Awareness Month, making this the perfect time to spread the word about how self-care can positively impact our long-term health.
As we get older, it becomes increasingly important to be intentional about how we care for ourselves,...
Funny Papers Again Column | Like Charlieās Ebenezer, We All Have a Christmas Past, Present and Future
It is once again Christmas Eve and if I were to think about it, I might possibly recall last Christmas Eve. But right off the top of my head nothing special about the day, nor the day after, comes to mind. It has been...
Worthy to Print Column | Getting Strong
As I begin this weekly addition to the greatest periodical in South Monterey County, I should warn you that some words might need explanation. OK, I can hear the mumbling. āWhat is this wanna-be Hemingway talking about this week?ā Thatās a fair question, so...
Worthy to Print Column | Our 50th State
This morning when I woke up I was feeling pretty good, all things being equal. For some reason as I lay there I kept remembering Lorraineās father coming by my apartment and picking me up so I could help him clean a couple ofĀ ...
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...
Worthy to Print Column: They can do it
When I was a young man ā oh, about 12 ā I wondered why we even had to go to school. I got along with all my classmates and even liked my teacher, but on a day when the sun was out and the...
Window on the World Column | Springtime Pouring and Sipping
Itās that time of year again. At the end of a long, wet winter, we Californians are exhausted by the grey, the mud, the mess. We are tired of short days and rain and storms. Our bodies are depleted of vitamin D and our...
Guest Column | Reading the Haggadah in Berlin
It is an uncommon occurrence in my own life to find myself in a situation where I become distinctly and acutely aware that I amāin that momentāa minority. This once occurred when I attended a young adult LGBTQ organization in Long Beach, where black...
Letter to the Editor | Bidenās Immigration Bill
To the Editor:
The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, which is an eight-year plan to citizenship, was revealed by Democrats on Capitol Hill. This bill would apply to roughly 11 million migrants who are currently living in the United States without legal status.
This citizenship would...





















