Guest Column: King Cityās Efforts to End Homelessness
While King Cityās homeless problem is fortunately not as severe as in many larger cities, homelessness has become a growing issue and too many people in the community are without basic shelter needs.
The extent of the problem is particularly concerning when considering the number...
Worthy to Print Column: Wash Your Blues Away
I have a question for you. In all of history ā or just to make it easier for you, letās just say from the 1800s till today ā what one invention was the most important invention to family life and especially the wife and...
Window on the World Column | Bucket Listed
Iāve no idea where the term ābucket listā came from because it makes absolutely no sense. Fortunately, everyone understands what it is. Most of us of a certain age have such a thing ā a checklist of sorts for our bucket ā places we...
Guest Column | Volunteerism and Community Spirit Are the Cornerstones of South Monterey County Healthcare
How do you kickstart a quality healthcare system in a small agricultural town during one of the worst economic slumps in American history? Philanthropy and volunteerism, thatās how.
King City opened the areaās first full-fledged hospital in 1941, with 22 beds in a single-story building...
Window on the World Column | The Adventures Continue
āIām a traveler,ā I brag, as people wow at my ability to whoosh through time zones without a care or jet-laggy attitude in the world. Well, mostly. I remember a pilot friend of mine telling me that anytime you land where you intended to...
Letter to the Editor | Restoring the Balance
To the Editor:
Thanks for bringing Steve Wilson back to your pages. I found his column about words in last weekās edition creative, thought-provoking and thoroughly enjoyable.
In contrast, your other contributing columnistās whining about what he deems unfair felt like its complete antithesis. Closing with...
Funny Papers Again Column | Notes From the 365 Little Squares on My Calendar
An end of the year, month-by-month chronicling of stand-out events of the past year is an age-old newspaper tradition, and as I have never attempted such a column, I thought this year Iād give it a go. In beginning this, donāt know what events...
Window on the World Column: I Shall Not Pass This Way Again
āI shall not pass this way again. I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow-creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or...





















