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Especially in dark times, and after a police shooting, the message on MLK Day rings true.
Opinion

Especially in dark times, and after a police shooting, the message on MLK Day rings true.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 20, 2026

Sara Rubin here, still riding high on the uplifting tone of Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day gathering in Seaside, where speakers did not s…

Trump fails in uniting the country, instead politicizing an assassination.
Local Spin | Opinion

Trump fails in uniting the country, instead politicizing an assassination.

  • Bradley Zeve
  • Sep 18, 2025

America has a long, painful history of political violence. Again and again, people have been attacked or assassinated not simply for what they…

Even in divided times, we have a lot to celebrate.
Local Spin | Opinion

Even in divided times, we have a lot to celebrate.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 3, 2025

One of the first things the government of the United States of America did, back in 1791, was to ratify the Bill of Rights. The First Amendmen…

Ben Jealous returns to his hometown with a new book highlighting the commonalities in race.
Literature

Ben Jealous returns to his hometown with a new book highlighting the commonalities in race.

  • Kyarra Harris
  • Mar 9, 2023

Civil rights activist Ben Jealous is coming to Pacific Grove on a tour for his new book, Never Forget Our People Were Always Free. It’s a seri…

After a shooting in Colorado Springs, the community comes together to protect LGBTQ+ members.
News

After a shooting in Colorado Springs, the community comes together to protect LGBTQ+ members.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Nov 24, 2022

There was no AA meeting at the Epiphany Lutheran & Episcopal Church in Marina on Monday, Nov. 21, because the space was urgently needed fo…

Local leaders weigh in on the storming of the Capitol, and how to move forward.
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Centerpiece

Local leaders weigh in on the storming of the Capitol, and how to move forward.

  • Jan 14, 2021

It is the most dangerous lie of Trump’s presidency – that our bedrock system of free and fair elections is not to be trusted – and it is likely to outlive his term. How we rebuild trust in the system that defines our country and our government remains to be seen…

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Trumpzilla

  • Rob Rogers
  • Mar 17, 2016

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