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Skepticism is healthy for civilization, and a local group is helping people learn critical thinking skills.
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Skepticism is healthy for civilization, and a local group is helping people learn critical thinking skills.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jan 2, 2025

David Schmalz here, with a few things to say about skepticism, as it’s on the menu this weekend in the Monterey Peninsula. 

A terrifying new event on Cannery Row has the potential to be the next big Monterey attraction.
Opinion

A terrifying new event on Cannery Row has the potential to be the next big Monterey attraction.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Oct 23, 2024

Erik Chalhoub here. I’ve been obsessed with Halloween mazes and attractions ever since I first checked out California’s Great America’s spooky…

A co-op business incubator program launches to help workers grow their careers.
Opinion

A co-op business incubator program launches to help workers grow their careers.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Oct 22, 2024

Erik Chalhoub here. I first learned about cooperative businesses while reporting on an article about Ace Hardware years ago. Known as a co-op,…

Today is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 election.
Opinion

Today is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 election.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 21, 2024

Sara Rubin here, happily adding to my sticker collection—I’m psyched that vote-by-mail ballots are now accompanied by an “I Voted” sticker. 

The Monterey County Media Literacy Coalition is finding ways to teach us all how to think critically.
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The Monterey County Media Literacy Coalition is finding ways to teach us all how to think critically.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 20, 2024

Like me, you may be reading this newsletter on your phone. Long gone are the days when most of us read most of our news in printed form. 

Monterey County’s new Media Literacy Coalition brings attention to how to discern truth.
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Monterey County’s new Media Literacy Coalition brings attention to how to discern truth.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 17, 2024

A group of high schoolers is studying the image of a middle-aged man’s face. Their mission is to determine if this is a real photo of a real p…

The first step in overcoming the challenges to American democracy is cultivating media literacy.
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The first step in overcoming the challenges to American democracy is cultivating media literacy.

  • Susan Meister
  • Feb 8, 2024

When the history of this extraordinary era of divisiveness in American society is finally written, the conclusion is likely to be that it was …

School newspapers give a hopeful template for the future of journalism.
Local Spin | Opinion

School newspapers give a hopeful template for the future of journalism.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Apr 20, 2023

There are more than a few doomsayers out there with predictions about how journalism is dying and Gen Z doesn’t have the attention span to rea…

Scientific skepticism brought this group together. Friendship keeps them going.
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Scientific skepticism brought this group together. Friendship keeps them going.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jan 6, 2022

It’s not what you think. These local skeptics are not anti-vaxxers or conspiracy theorists. Their story is older than our current culture wars…

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