Worthy to Print Column | Are We Ready?
Well, this is a fine kerfuffle. I had already decided what and whom I would write about this week. I try to do that every week but occasionally I have to call or email and beg Ryan, our esteemed editor of all things printed,...
Worthy to Print Column | Happy New Year
I wonāt ask you about how your New Year is or will be. Shoot, I donāt think anyone is enjoying our holidays when you think about how many of our loved ones have been lost to the pandemic.
I have told you that I came...
Letters to the Editor | Published Jan. 29, 2020
Editor's Note: We welcome Letters to the Editor of local and general interest to our readers. Letters should be typed and include the writerās first and last name, home address and phone number for verification. No anonymous letters will be printed. Letters may be edited...
Worthy to Print Column | Close Call
Iām back, did you miss me? The past couple of weeks have been interesting to say the least. As I look ahead to challenges that we all face everyday, I try to see the positive side as well. Take last week for instance; I...
Worthy to Print Column | How Was Your Christmas?
I donāt know if I will see you or speak to you before Good Old Santa comes sliding down the chimney. I like to tell folks āMerry Christmasā during this holiday. I sometimes forget to say it if the conversation is short. But most of...
Worthy to Print Column | The Eternal Flame
If you have read any of my scribbling over time, you know Iām a lifelong conservative. I donāt know exactly when I discovered this. Although I canāt remember much about politics until my platoon sergeant and I were sitting on the hood of a...
Window on the World Column | International Flying With Covid
It was supposed to be just a distant memory by now; an inconvenient blink in the eye of all our busy lives and exciting plans. I think we imagined that, once the vaccine was available, people would be scurrying to get it, racing in...
Funny Papers Again Column | Words From One Bad Guy to Another
I was thinking about John Dillinger the other day while watching a 1934 William Powell-Myrna Loy film by the name of āManhattan Melodrama.ā It also starred Clark Gable, but for some of us cinephiles the Powell-Loy combination is one of the best pairings in...
Worthy to Print Column | My Inspirations
Some of you must be wondering how I got such a high-paying job with such little experience. Well, since I have been doing this for a few years, I thought I would fill you in. It has been a long time since I begged...
Worthy to Print Column | Gas vs. Electricity
Have you bought any gas lately? I was driving my car yesterday in Salinas when I thought I may as well get gas at the Arco station, where you pull off 101 to Market Street. That station has the cheapest gas, but boy oh...


















