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Mysteries abound with the painting that appeared at Carmel Woods.
Opinion

Mysteries abound with the painting that appeared at Carmel Woods.

  • Pam Marino
  • Aug 25, 2025

Pam Marino here, with a mystery to solve, two mysteries actually. 

County denies return of 100-year-old Father Serra statue to its niche outside Carmel Woods.
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County denies return of 100-year-old Father Serra statue to its niche outside Carmel Woods.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jul 21, 2022

Father Junipero Serra’s trek as a political refugee has not ended quite yet. That is, the oak statue of Serra by famed artist Jo Mora, which s…

Carmel removes Jo Mora's statue of Father Junipero Serra for safekeeping.
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Carmel removes Jo Mora's statue of Father Junipero Serra for safekeeping.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jun 23, 2020

The removal and marring of symbols of racism and colonialism in other parts of the country recently prompted Catholic dioceses around Californ…

Local Spin | Opinion

The most intense stories of the year, part 1

  • Mary Duan
  • Dec 25, 2014

Tons to cover and not a lot of space, so here is my year in review, part one, featuring my five most compelling stories from January through July, in no particular order...

Breaking: Charges against Air Force Capt. Nicolas Aquino will be dropped.
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Breaking: Charges against Air Force Capt. Nicolas Aquino will be dropped.

  • Mary Duan
  • Updated Apr 28, 2014

The charge against an Air Force captain and former Naval Postgraduate School student who was tackled and charged with resisting arrest—after h…

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