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April 23, 2026

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 ā€œManhattan Melodrama.ā€ It also starred Clark Gable, but for some of us cinephiles the Powell-Loy combination is one of the best pairings in...

Funny Papers Again Column | A New, Bright Street and an Old, Dark Ballet

Steve Wilson
If I were to offer up a descriptive sentence regarding the city’s newly upgraded main thoroughfare, it would be peppered with adjectives leading to superlatives and culminating with comparatives; i.e. ā€œLike the revitalization seen in Old Town in Salinas, the City of King is...

Window on the World Column | The Spirits of Thanksgiving Past

Lucy Jensen
Ah, those memories, like the corner of my mind. Most days we chug along, casting a glance back once in a while when Facebook reminds us of something, or if it’s Mama’s birthday and she’s no longer of the planet — or it’s sister...

Funny Papers Again Column | Note to Founding Fathers: ā€˜You Didn’t See This Coming, Did You?’

It’s 3:17 a.m. early Wednesday morning, nine hours before deadline for this column and I haven’t 1,000 cohesive words anywhere in my head: not a scintilla of theme. This is not often the case when offering this column on a weekly basis (or is...

Window on the World Column | The Journey Home

My friend from Salinas works for Monterey County and is a proverbial animal nut like me. She contacted me one day and told me that her husband had been working out on Metz Road and the residents there had told him about a stray...

Guest Column | The Gift of Service to Others Can Be the Most Meaningful and Valuable

Rena Salamacha
As 2023 comes to a close and I reflect on what seems to have been a whirlwind of a year, it is clear that our community has much to be grateful for. We have faced many challenges together over the years. Yet, I continue...

Hitting the ground running

Hello again, dear reader! It’s been the better part of a decade since I was a member of the South County Newspapers crew (now known as New SV Media). I’m happy to return to writing about and photographing the many events and stories of SoMoCo. Those of you...

Worthy to Print Column: Better to Give Than to Receive

Whatever you may think about having a day dedicated to our thankfulness, you have to admit that California, with all the problems we all face this year, will have plenty of places to say ā€œthank youā€ for the huge number of volunteers that want...

Window on the World Column | Class Act — To the End

It was one of those defining moments. Near reminiscent of the morning we watched one and then two towers collapse; when we got the news Diana died in a car crash. Not apocalyptic like that, but still shocking and time-defining. The newsflash came across...

Window on the World Column: Forever is a very long time

What becomes of a broken heart? In the olden days, when romantic liaisons fell apart, ladies would return home quietly to lick their wounds in private, take care of elderly relatives, or forever wear black, in mourning for the life they had wanted and...
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