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April 6, 2026

Guest Column | Bridging the Path to Equity in Monterey Bay Amid National Uncertainty

In California’s Monterey Bay region, residents face overlapping challenges that are crucial to creating an inclusive, prosperous community. Good jobs, health, education, broadband, affordable housing, accessible transportation, and climate resilience are interconnected needs that must be addressed with urgency and purpose. In the wake of...

Funny Papers Again Column | Crime and Punishment

For this week’s column I had a nice little piece forming about how to get on national television and make a fool of one’s self; based on personal experience, of course. But a situation arose right in front of my nose, or at least...

Worthy to Print Column | Make the Most of Your Regrets

Regrets? I’ve had a few. Old blue eyes, Frank Sinatra, sure knew how to say it better than me, but then he got to live his life ā€œMy Way.ā€ I have done a lot of things in my life. I got to thinking about...

Worthy to Print Column | Poking the Hornet’s Nest

Hello! How was your week? I found that there is way too much reporting about the war. What war? Yeah, that’s my opinion also. I guess if we are not to get into the mess that’s occurring over in Eastern Europe, there’s not much...

Funny Papers Again Column | Random Trivia, New Words, a Short Tutorial and Some Local History

Steve Wilson
ā€œThere are so many varieties of apples, that if you ate a new one everyday it would take you 20 years to try them all.ā€ ā€œThe day you were born and the day you die are the only two days in your life lasting...

Window on the World Column | The Marvel of a Vaccine

It was 2020 and, like a champ, I had the flu and the pneumonia vaccination in one foul swoop. It was recommended for us folks of a certain age. We weathered mild side effects from both shots, and I didn’t get either virus. Result…...

Funny Papers Again Column | A Little Insider’s Look at Fair Performers and Why Rick Isn’t in This Column

Steve Wilson
So, another Fair has rolled into town and out again. And it was a good one, at least for me. It is the reason this column may fall well short of the usual 1,000 words. I have enough notes and ideas that if combined...

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Joanne's Got It: Column by Joanne Banuelos

Guest Column | The Benefits of Receiving Transitional Care Close to Home

Mee Memorial Healthcare System Rena Salamacha
When someone is recovering from major surgery, an injury or an illness, the care they receive plays a critical role in healing, regaining strength and returning to daily life. This recovery period before returning home is often referred to as transitional care. Transitional care helps...

Worthy to Print Column | War Is Hell

George Worthy
It’s going to be a short scribble this week. First because the fluid situation in the Mid East and second because I am on my way to the VA Hospital up in Palo Alto, where they will be taking the film off my eyes...
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