Letter to the Editor | Standing up for Democracy, One Year Into Presidency
To the Editor:
Please join your neighbors to observe the one-year anniversary of Donald Trumpās presidency. Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 4 to 6 p.m., those outraged by the harm and chaos inflicted on the country and the world in just one year will assemble peacefully...
Worthy to Print Column | Poking the Hornetās Nest
Hello! How was your week? I found that there is way too much reporting about the war. What war? Yeah, thatās my opinion also. I guess if we are not to get into the mess thatās occurring over in Eastern Europe, thereās not much...
Window on the World Column | Amazing Grace
I first met Lori Tuttle by chance ā is anything actually by chance ā at a craft vendor fair on Highway 68. She had a lovely stall of repurposed goods with a cowboy touch that she had lovingly restored. I was selling my books....
Funny Papers Again Column | I Know Who You Are, But What Is Your Name?
It is a fact that as the human body ages, noticeable changes take place on those parts that are visible, as accumulated years show on our bones and skin and teeth and hair. We who are over and above three score years are fully...
Guest Opinion: PBSā āFrontlineā missed the mark about our agricultural industry
Last week, PBSās news program āFrontlineā aired an episode about Covid-19ās devastating impact on the lives and health of farmworkers in Monterey County and meat packers in Kings County. The stories, voices and fears of our farmworkers are certainly important and must be heard by all...
Guest Column | Reading the Haggadah in Berlin
It is an uncommon occurrence in my own life to find myself in a situation where I become distinctly and acutely aware that I amāin that momentāa minority. This once occurred when I attended a young adult LGBTQ organization in Long Beach, where black...
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...
Letter to the Editor | Lighted Christmas Parade a Success for King City
To the Editor:
Wow, another wonderful King City Chamber of Commerce Lighted Christmas Parade!
First, we want to thank our Parade sponsors Mee Memorial Healthcare System and Delicato Family Wines for their support. We thank all our members; without them the parade would not be possible.
Special...
Worthy to Print Column | Iāve Got a Feeling
You ever wake up in a funk? When I awoke this morning, I had the terrible feeling of doom. I donāt know why I felt this way, but it seemed as though I wouldnāt make it through the day, and not making it through...
Worthy to Print Column | Another Day in Paradise
How was your week? Mine was pretty great. Shoot, it should have been. After all, I was turning 80, and if you canāt have a good time on your 80th birthday, when are you going to have fun?
Like most good things that happen to...





















