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Numbers of COVID-19 cases in Monterey County growing steadily
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Why COVID-19 is both startlingly unique and painfully familiar
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Your One-Stop Coronavirus Meme Collection
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Indigenous immigrants oppose López Obrador’s meeting with President Donald Trump
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Indígenas migrantes se oponen al encuentro de López Obrador con Trump
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Erasing our sins requires action
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Shoutout to Zoomers
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Pandemic puts a hold on lettuce research
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The Roaring 20s: A Decade in Review (so far)
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Uniting to change the world
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Monterey County on the state watch list; access to all local beaches closed this weekend
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Wildfire in the Time of Coronavirus
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The VOMB Squad: Episode Six
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The Crumbs of the Crumbs
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Miga de Migajas
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A Bit of Normalcy
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Thriving During the Pandemic
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“We better be cute, right?”
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On a mission
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“The Fire is Essential”
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About Royal Calkins

Contributing writer Royal Calkins has worked for newspapers in Santa Cruz, Monterey and Fresno. For the past couple of years, he has produced a local news and commentary blog, the Monterey Bay Partisan. He can be reached at calkinsroyal@gmail.com.

July 3, 2020

Erasing our sins requires action

June 14, 2020

On a mission Campaign consultant’s crusade to clean up Monterey County

June 14, 2020

Why are taxpayers paying for political slime job?

May 19, 2020

PG woman’s tragic story Don’t forget to move around during lockdown

May 12, 2020

Monterey County jury trials to resume June 1 Defense lawyers say it’s a horrible idea

May 1, 2020

The Cases A summary of prosecutor Ed Hazel’s 2007 letter to the Sheriff’s Department.

May 1, 2020

The Cop Who Bent All The Rules Monterey County narcotics detective who 'made cases' left a legacy of sketchy warrants, leaving suspects in the wind