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April 26, 2026

Window on the World Column | Life Happens

ā€œLife happens when you are busy making other plans...ā€ That was my Facebook post of a truck that was smashed beyond belief. It belonged to my daughter’s boyfriend, Aaron, and my daughter was the passenger. Saturday night and I was nicely snuggled with my granddaughter...

Letter to the Editor | Mee Memorial Hospital Gift Shop Closes

To the Editor: After many years, the Gift Shop located at Mee Memorial Hospital in King City is closing. Service League volunteers spent countless hours contributing to the success of the Gift Shop. All profits were used to purchase needed equipment for our hospital and also...

Funny Papers Again Column | Random Musings From the Past to the Present

Steve Wilson
A friend on an errand was heading up to Greenfield the other day and asked if I’d like to tag along, and because the town had been on my mind of late, I readily took her up on the offer. I was feeling a...

Funny Papers Again Column | Looking Forward to a New Start After Spring Has Sprung

Steve Wilson
Today’s column will fall short of the normal 1,000 words. And, with the blessing of Ryan my boss at New SV Media, it will be my last column for the month of March. It is far easier to write about a subject if that subject...

Letter to the Editor | Rally to Protect Communities From Harmful Pesticides

To the Editor: The organization Safe Ag, Save Schools (SASS) is working under the umbrella of Californians for Pesticide Reform to bring back, and expand to online, the posting of pesticide applications around schools in Monterey County and throughout the state of California. Watch for...

Guest Column | Movement is Medicine: The Lifelong Benefits of Exercise

Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha
Exercise is one of the best activities you can engage in for long-term health. It is a powerful and natural tool that enhances vitality and well-being throughout life. It builds strong foundations in childhood, supports stress management and physical health in adulthood, and impacts...

Worthy to Print Column | Rock ’N’ Roll Forever

If you have been a reader of my scribbling, you are aware that I’m not a huge fan of the computer age. I use it often, but I sure hate to. It seems like I’m always having a problem with an assignment or order...

Guest Column | Monterey County Free Libraries’ 5 Things to Celebrate in October

Reading book
Happy October! We have officially entered fall in October, the best time of the year, and here are things we are celebrating this month. 1. The Inktober Challenge! During the month of October, we challenge anyone and everyone to pick up a pen or pencil...

Funny Papers Again Column | King City Shows Good Leadership; Washington, D.C., Not So Much

Steve Wilson
As surely will be reported upon in this issue, the State of the City was well stated last week by a threesome of King City’s head honchos. You can get the particulars of each speaker’s field of expertise in this issue and elsewhere but,...

Worthy to Print Column | Nothing in Life Comes Easy

I usually awake on a Monday morning and see what is going on in my life. This morning I got bad news on my phone. One of my best friends’ mom died last night. She chose, if that’s possible, to die on the anniversary...
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