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    Regreso al hogar, a la tierra

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    Los campesinos en California y en todo el país lamentan la muerte de Mo Jourdane

    Posted in Agriculture by Royal Calkins
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    Farm workers in California and the country mourn Mo Jourdane

    Posted in Agriculture by Royal Calkins
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    Coming home to the land

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    Alebrijes y Nahuales traen color e historias a Salinas

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Royal Calkins
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    Finally, a statue for Ritchie Valens — in Iowa

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Royal Calkins
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    Monterey County residents come out against surveillance cameras

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Mother of newborn Baby Angelita not being sought on criminal charges

    Posted in Criminal Justice by Royal Calkins
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    Alebrijes and Nahuales bring color and stories to Salinas

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Royal Calkins
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    Monterey County officials confident about voting integrity — while state and national representatives continue to cast aspersions

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Fruit and vegetable aid program underutilized in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    An idea born in an airport became one of Salinas’ most enduring nights of art

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Royal Calkins
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    Del Rey Oaks police knew in advance of ICE presence at Monterey Airport

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Work at South County ICE facility temporarily paused

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Private prison company sells two of California’s immigrant detention centers to the feds

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Monterey County officials send a strong message to ICE: Get lost

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    The cameras Salinas approved in 2021 pose a danger to our community

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Planned Gilroy detention center will increase arrests, advocates say

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Monterey County settles suit against slow-moving owner of Quadrangle Building

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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    Central Coast representative Lofgren arrives unannounced to inspect ICE facility in Mojave Desert

    Posted in Features by Royal Calkins
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About Royal Calkins

Royal Calkins is a semi-retired journalist, a former editor of the Monterey Herald, who writes for Voices of Monterey Bay. He lives in Half Moon Bay.

June 27, 2019

A Tentative Tourist Stumbling through Mexico City

June 20, 2019

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June 12, 2019

More Fun and Games in Carmel Updated with city's release of Dallas letter objecting to release of report

May 30, 2019

“The Dreamt Land” Turning water into gold

May 16, 2019

Fiddlin’ along the faultline Bluegrass and more in Parkfield

May 2, 2019

The Partisan: A Step Up from Arpaio Republican Women's next speaker is at least an intellectual

April 25, 2019

The Partisan: By the Numbers Wendy Root Askew has the issues down

April 18, 2019

The Partisan: Carolyn Hardy’s fruitless fishing expedition in Carmel

April 4, 2019

The Partisan: Better than the best One guy’s version of "The Best of... "

March 28, 2019

The Partisan: Siren call Monterey County ambulance plan is cause for consternation

March 21, 2019

The Partisan: Transparency, a bridge and the water wars

March 13, 2019

The Partisan: supervisorial candidate McShane says he’s greener than you think

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