Funny Papers Again Column | Missouri and Florida: Never the Twain Shall Meet?
I have always enjoyed words and how they are used, but as I have not kept up on the grammatical, I frankly admit to longer being able to accurately describe, or recognize in use, the dangling participle or the gerund, nor would I be...
Worthy to Print Column | A Real Hero
Iām not a movie critic. I donāt even play one on TV. In fact, I only go to the movies once in a while. Iām paying a fortune to see all sorts of movies on TV, that I donāt even watch very often. In...
Guest Column | Volunteers Strengthen Our Communities
April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week, an opportunity to recognize the impact of volunteer service and the power of kind, compassionate people to strengthen and transform communities.
Our volunteers within Mee Memorial Healthcare System never cease to amaze me. They lend their time, their talent...
Worthy to Print Column | āCheersā to Kindness
āMaking your way in the world today takes everything youāve got, taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. Wouldnāt you like to get away? Sometimes you want to go, where everybody knows your name, and they are always glad...
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,...
Letter to the Editor | King City in Bloom Urges Voters to Support Measure T
To the Editor:
King City in Bloom urges you to vote yes on Measure T on Nov. 5. This is a 1/2-cent tax on sales that will apply to travelers as well as residents. In that way, the cost is spread to the people who...
Guest Column | Monterey Symphony Returns to Salinas for āLove Letter to Hollywoodā
Just 15 months following the end of World War II, a small yet passionate group of musicians and fans of classical music gathered for tea at the Carmel home of Grace Howden.
Less than a year later (April 28, 1947), the Monterey Symphony gave its...
Funny Papers Again Column | To Vote, or Not to Vote ⦠That Is the Real Question
A recent article in the latest Rustler and Tribune editions informs of upcoming voting changes in the city of Greenfield (āDistrictwide Elections on the Horizon,ā March 24) and I thought I would take a few inches of newsprint to offer some opinions on the...
Letter to the Editor | Sacrificing Our Values
To the Editor:
As confusion grows throughout the land, and respect for others, the rule of law, and all that we thought we had loses to expanding tyranny, I ponder the words read in countless churches this Sunday from the Gospel of Luke:
āBlessed are you...
Letter to the Editor | Time to Build Long-Proposed Lake Tunnel
To the Editor:
During the last two days of rain, it was announced that the rapidly filling dam at Lake Nacimiento had to release water into the rising Salinas River. This could have been avoided and that water saved if the long-proposed tunnel to connect...



















