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 | Looking Back and Seeing Ahead
Before I get into the bits and pieces of todayās column, let me offer a mea culpa regarding some misinformation in last weekās column. I stated that KCHS Class of 1972 has their 50th class reunion scheduled for the same date as the Classes...
Window on the World Column | The Ever-Changing Market
Real estate is not for the faint of heart. I think most of us who have been in the business for a while would agree that it takes quite a measure of grit and determination to navigate our industry for any period of time...
King City working on community clean energy program
The City Council recently took the first step in an effort that could potentially make King City a future leader of local clean energy production.
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...
Worthy to Print Column: Is It Over Yet?
Is it over yet? Can we come out of hiding? You would think that the winners and losers are not put into the same sentence. However, this election seems to have been going on since the last one. Iām not very old, so I...
Window on the World Column | The Olden Days of Newsies ā Part I
The day I started work at the newspaper was Halloween 1991. I remember that day so well, because the whole building was decorated in pumpkins and ghouls and all the staff were dressed up in elaborate outfits. Candy was on every desk ā it...
Worthy to Print Column | My Good Buddy Jeff
I know that I have mentioned my good buddy Jeff before. He and his wife Brenda took a few days off to accompany my bride and I as we had a few days to do some exploring of the Mighty Mississippi River and the...
Worthy to Print Column: What might have been
I would like to tell you that we can come out of hiding from the virus. Iād like to tell you that we can walk around without a mask; that we can fling open the doors and play with our kids, come out of...
Funny Papers Again Column | Meet Kevin and Malcolm: An Open Letter to Buyers
Dear Salinas Valley Fair Livestock Auction Buyers;
Let me take a few lines to tell you about a young man named Kevin and his pig named Malcolm. I have lived next door to Kevinās family for about a decade now and have always found them...






















