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    A young Salinas resident recounts her journey through the mental health system

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    Salinas officials are poised to cross the church-state divide

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    The Souls of Potter’s Field

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    State watchdog to investigate why Monterey County ignored transparency rules and paid for slander defense

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    Building bridges, not walls

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    Travels with Corbett | Episode 2 of ELDERS

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About Paul Karrer

A retired elementary school teacher, Paul Karrer’s writing has appeared in San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Monterey Herald. His podcast, “Teacher Tails,”  can be found at www.buzzsprout.com/2062370/episodes/13272401.

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June 21, 2024

Tattoos now and then A reflection

April 10, 2024

I’ve lost two people to suicide recently Their deaths are making me re-evaluate the concept of dying by your own hand

January 19, 2024

Teacher, were you a racist?

September 14, 2023

Our rescue dog attacked a pitbull. What happened next was unexpected.

May 11, 2023

My conservative grandmother at a drag queen pageant

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June 9, 2022

Six Weeks on the Polish/Ukrainian Border Local man volunteers to help refugees at the border of a war-torn country

February 17, 2022

The problem with designer dogs Winnie the French bulldog was bred for cuteness, but her health issues were abundant and fatal

December 23, 2021

Contestant 421 This is what happens when quarantine rules change mid-air

March 22, 2020

Stuck with the Kiwis The COVID-19 Chronicles: Pandemic prompts improvisation

January 17, 2019

Next Generation Salinas Union High School science teachers upset with program changes

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