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    Regreso al hogar, a la tierra

    Posted in Español by Tom Lane
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    Los campesinos en California y en todo el país lamentan la muerte de Mo Jourdane

    Posted in Agriculture by Tom Lane
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    Farm workers in California and the country mourn Mo Jourdane

    Posted in Agriculture by Tom Lane
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    Coming home to the land

    Posted in Features by Tom Lane
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    Alebrijes y Nahuales traen color e historias a Salinas

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Tom Lane
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    Finally, a statue for Ritchie Valens — in Iowa

    Posted in Arts/Culture by Tom Lane
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    Monterey County residents come out against surveillance cameras

    Posted in Features by Tom Lane
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    Mother of newborn Baby Angelita not being sought on criminal charges

    Posted in Criminal Justice by Tom Lane
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    Alebrijes and Nahuales bring color and stories to Salinas

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

    Posted in Features by Tom Lane
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    Fruit and vegetable aid program underutilized in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties

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

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

    Posted in Features by Tom Lane
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    Work at South County ICE facility temporarily paused

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

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

    Posted in Features by Tom Lane
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    The cameras Salinas approved in 2021 pose a danger to our community

    Posted in Features by Tom Lane
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    Planned Gilroy detention center will increase arrests, advocates say

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

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

    Posted in Features by Tom Lane
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About Tom Lane

Tom Lane lives in Marina. While retiring in the middle of a pandemic, he and his wife have postponed travel plans. He is "detoxing" from his years with the Postal Service and finds that his body clock still wakes him up in time to get to work.

August 21, 2020

Post Office Blues The COVID-19 Chronicles: Changes at USPS led to one local’s early retirement

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