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OF THE 18 RESIDENTS OF PARKFIELD, AT THE SOUTHEASTERNMOST TIP OF MONTEREY COUNTY, MORE THAN HALF REPRESENT ONE FAMILY. They span three generations, and Jack Varian, at 83, is the patriarch. He’s been ranching cattle here since 1962. In 2018, his V6 Ranch ran about 1,000 head on about 20,000 …
For years, they made headlines regularly, chroniclin…
That Pacific Grove High School has different designs…
Of all the blues artists who have successfully broug…
American music helped defeat communism. It sounds like a movie tagline, but it’s a true story. Such is the power of culture, as related by Cynthia Schneider.
At 5:30pm, it’s already dark outside the Seaside Fam…
Paying farmworkers piece-rate wages – wages determin…
GROWING UP, WE WOULD HAVE ALTARS AT OUR HOME in Marina during this time of year. A few weeks ago I noticed a void in my room – it was missing some energy. I made an altar for myabuelito out of stuff I had around that reminds me of him.
A former doctor and man of science has turned to religion to protect the environment.
In 2013, California changed how it funds schools by …
First came a developer with promises of a multimilli…
Follow-up: What do you like to show friends in your town when they come to visit?
Directed by James Mangold . Starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Remo Girrone, Caitriona Balfe . 152 min.
With a style that embodies two of rock music’s women…
The Soloist is a movie starring Jamie Foxx as mentally ill and gifted violinist Nathaniel Ayers who becomes homeless. It’s based on a series of stories written about him by L.A. Timescolumnist Steve Lopez, who, incidentally, spoke in Monterey earlier this year (he’s played in the film by Rob…
Finding the best of anything can be an exercise in f…
Emotions ran high at a California Coastal Commission…
"It’s definitely economically feasible.”
SQUID PRO QUO… Back in the day, Squid thought Latin class seemed like a waste of time. These days, members of Congress are steeped in the finer points of defining quid pro quo. Squid discovered you need not look as far afield as Washington, D.C. to find evidence of, “I do X for you, only if …
The most recent release of Galante Vineyards’ “Black…
As events go, the inaugural Catch & Cook for a H…
Do you believe we’ve gotten too concerned with strains rather than quality? Also, I equate dabs to smoking crack due to how it’s done. Thoughts? - Hy Falootin
In no particular order, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Chile,…
ARIES (March 21-April 19): If there are any potentia…
