Pop Shop… Squid loves listening to music, particularly if it’s a band with something in common with this cephalopod. So Squid planned to ooze …

FREE SPEECHWe’ve written in this column recently about challenges facing the news industry overall, and the world of alternative news media is…

FREE SPEECH“The Hill We Climb” is a poem recited by then-22-year old poet Amanda Gorman at President Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration. It’s an od…

FREE SPEECHThe Stanford Law School chapter of the conservative Federalist Society hosted an event with Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan from the Fifth…

FREE SPEECHIn December, many members of the community spoke at a board meeting of the Spreckels Union School District related to the suspensio…

FREE SPEECHAfter seven years and 365 columns, writer Wanda Sue Parrott of Seaside published her final “Homeless in Paradise” installation on O…

FREE SPEECHThere are lots of ideas out there for how to revive local news, and there’s a new one in the mix. California Local (californialocal…

FREE SPEECHFor years, there’s been a trend of consolidation of newspapers by large ownership conglomerates. And the economic challenges facing…