Plain Talk About Food | If Only…
How many times have I uttered the words “if only” during my lifetime.
I had been shopping at Safeway last week for a 10-pound pork shoulder roast, and while putting that roast into my refrigerator, I uttered, “if only” I had bought two, the price...
Letters & Shout-outs (Nov. 28, 2014)
Letter: Support local businesses the way they support SLV’s youth
Editorial: Marijuana dispensary just doesn’t fit Scotts Valley
While it’s hard to condemn medical marijuana dispensary owners like Boulder Creek’s Marc Whitehill and potential Scotts Valley store owner Scott Gates, we think Scotts Valley is not the place for medical marijuana storefronts.
Scotts Valley School Bell | Decisions for the Future
This month, I want to start by congratulating our Scotts Valley High Lady Falcons varsity basketball team! For the first time ever, they advanced into the third round of the CIF NorCal Finals. This is the farthest the team has ever advanced, which is...
The Mountain Gardener | Allergy Season is Here
My neighbor Sue answered her door sneezing and coughing with puffy eyes and a red runny nose that Rudolph would envy. We live among redwoods and it’s their mating season. Pollen.com predicts pollen levels will increase as alder, juniper and birch release their pollen....
Commentary: Be kind all the time
Sadly, the ending of the year 2012 will mostly be remembered for man’s inhumanity to man as witnessed in the town of Newtown, Conn.
Meeting on Water
The issues about water at the recent workshop on the Santa Margarita Groundwater Basin are serious. Although it is unlikely that a severe water shortage will occur in our lifetimes, it’s important to create sustainability for future generations.
Three candidates vie for two Scotts Valley council seats
Mike Zeller, the director of programming and project delivery for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, is the relative newcomer on the Scotts Valley...













