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The Mountain Gardener | Beware of Toxic Holiday Plants This Season

December 5, 2025

Letter to the Editor | Published Dec. 5, 2025

Finance | The AI Tsunami for Workers and Investors

The Mountain Gardener | Thoughts for the Garden After Thanksgiving Day

Letter to the Editor | Published Nov. 28, 2025

Strictly Business | Wylder Space and Community-Centered Catering

November 26, 2025

Have you ever been to one of your Chambers of Commerce ribbon-cutting events? We go as businesspeople to support our local businesses, network and...

TherapyWorks | Use Year-End Reflection to Strengthen Mental Health

November 26, 2025

As the year winds down, life naturally slows just enough for us to catch our breath. It’s a moment to look at the routine,...

Finance | Avoiding Appalling Fees for Sound Financial Advice

November 21, 2025

Before 2000, I entered financial planning with yahoo recruiters from Primerica Financial Services who shouted “Buy Term and Invest the Difference” because whole life...

The Mountain Gardener | A Poem of Thanksgiving

November 20, 2025

Once upon a time when our area was under waterthere were no parks or trails or trees or gardens.I'm thankful that our mountains rose...

Scotts Valley School Bell | Celebrating Successes and Embracing Growth

November 14, 2025

Hello Scotts Valley community! November brings shorter days and some much-needed rain, but our schools are in full swing with lots going on. Our Scotts...

Fitness | Stretch Away the Holiday Stress This Year

November 13, 2025

Holidays tend to be stressful and our body feels it. Physical tension often follows emotional stress, stiff muscles, headaches or even back pain. This...

The Mountain Gardener | Planting Season Begins for Bulbs in the Fall

November 13, 2025

I’ve never had the perfect growing conditions for bulbs. I don’t get enough sun in the spring when the bulb is storing energy after...

Mayor’s Message | End of an Era & New Beginnings for Scotts Valley

November 7, 2025

This month marks the end of an era in Scotts Valley. For as long as I can remember, the name Walpole has been synonymous...

Finance | Cost Cutting for Affordable Obamacare

November 7, 2025

“In the days of direct payment, a bill for a 4-day maternity and 4-day nursery stay, including $10 for the delivery room, was $52.50...

Plain Talk About Food | A Bushel and a Peck

November 6, 2025

“Oh, I love you, a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck…” —“Guys and Dolls,” circa...

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The Mountain Gardener | Beware of Toxic Holiday Plants This Season

Letter to the Editor | Published Dec. 5, 2025

Finance | The AI Tsunami for Workers and Investors

The Mountain Gardener | Thoughts for the Garden After Thanksgiving Day

Letter to the Editor | Published Nov. 28, 2025

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News Briefs | Published Dec. 5, 2025

San Lorenzo Valley fire districts receive $160K grant for new extrication...

News Briefs | Published Nov. 28, 2025

$1M funding boosts new clubhouse in Scotts Valley

Third man convicted for 2019 Atre murder in Santa Cruz Mountains