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Allen Fuhs did not plan on becoming a rocket scientist. Nor did he plan on becoming a philanthropist. He has, however, done both, even if at 93, he still sounds somewhat surprised at the turns his life took along the way.
This story is excerpted from an article that was ori…
The white van at first glance looks like it might be…
At around 6:30pm on Nov. 3, about two dozen people gathered in a warehouse in Salinas for a victory party hosted by the Monterey County Republicans. The party was fashioned after a quintessential backyard barbecue, complete with hot dogs on a grill and a white picket fence. But not all backy…
Tuesday, Nov. 3, shortly after 4pm. The temperature …
The Portola Hotel and Spa relies on its next-door ne…
The fourth-smallest city in California, Sand City co…
You know who else needs a little TLC? Nature. You don’t have to wait for an organization to pick up litter while you’re on your walk. In the Before Times, there would be one or two designated times of the year to pick up litter on public beaches, but if you’re going outside anyway, pack a di…
Kristopher Crow appears on a video screen in Departm…
FREE SPEECHHow to cover the president’s press conferences when the president is lying? It seems the TV news finally figured it out, as the American electorate gave him the boot. In the uncertain days between the Nov. 3 election and determining an outcome on Nov. 7, Joe Biden delivered a mess…
They carried cleaning supplies and signs reading “Th…
Monterey County has decent representation when it co…
PROMISES, PROMISES… Squid tried investing once and lost big on a shrimp company that went belly up thanks to the seagulls in charge who ate the profits. Squid regrets not doing some research first. A Montana man who similarly didn’t consult Google is claiming in Monterey County Superior Cour…
Julia’s Vegetarian Restaurant in Pacific Grove has b…
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to close down the state’s dilapidated youth prison system acknowledges the high cost of youth imprisonment and is a positive step toward public health and racial equity. It also leaves counties across California with an important next step: They must now develop a lo…
I grew up in right-wing America, but I got out as so…
“Sometimes it just has to look into the darkness.” F…
