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March 3, 2026

Funny Papers Again Column | After a Bad Year, We Look to a New Year With New Hope for Renewed Unity

Steve Wilson
Greetings on the last day of 2025. And what a year it has been. As I look back on this year, I think about what those of us in our senior years, that being anyone 70 years old and up, have seen happen in...

Funny Papers Again Column | Let Your Grad and My Grad Be Happy but Vigilant

Last week I submitted a few words regarding seniors who are on their way to higher education, with an addendum about financing college after the initial scholarship monies are expended. I did not have enough space at that time to add anymore to the...

Funny Papers Again Column | I Know Who You Are, But What Is Your Name?

Steve Wilson
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...

Letter to the Editor: Helping Seniors for 25 Years

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Letter to the Editor | King City in Bloom Urges Voters to Support Measure T

To the Editor: King City in Bloom urges you to vote yes on Measure T on Nov. 5. This is a 1/2-cent tax on sales that will apply to travelers as well as residents. In that way, the cost is spread to the people who...

Worthy to Print Column | Music, the Great Unifier

George Worthy
You know, it is tough to find good music. When was the last time you were serenaded by a professional artist? Yesterday, my beautiful bride surprised me with a serenade at the Golden State Theater over in Monterey. The star of the show was...

Worthy to Print Column: Wear a Mask

Put on your thinking cap and try to remember what you were doing four months ago. Were you getting ready to go out to dinner? How about seeing that movie you wanted the whole family to see? Meeting with a Bible study group? Well,...

Extra, extra! Tales from a lucky kid

Guest Commentary by Bob Kaster

Funny Papers Again Column | Enough — Let Judgments and Flood Waters Recede

As a last look at this year’s storms, I mention that social media users have leveled harsh criticism toward the many people who either blatantly disregarded signs or misjudged flood conditions that required rescue operations; some of these incidents resulted in death. To such...

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, that’s how. King City opened the area’s first full-fledged hospital in 1941, with 22 beds in a single-story building...
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