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Finance | Medicare and Medicare Advantage Planning

October 10, 2025

Guest Viewpoint | Scotts Valley Schools Kick Off New Year With Upgrades, Student Achievements

The Mountain Gardener | Detection Dogs Are More Than Man’s Best Friend

Plain Talk About Food | Apples—Life’s Sweetest Forbidden Fruit

TherapyWorks | How to Bring Some Simplicity Back to Self-Care

The Mountain Gardener | How to Create a Beautiful Garden

October 10, 2024

Fall is a good time to design and plant a new garden. I love to read those articles in gardening magazines with titles like...

Guest Column | Measure Q: A Critical Investment for Santa Cruz County’s Environmental Future

October 4, 2024

When I look back on four decades of public service, there is one issue that has remained a top priority for me and the...

Strictly Business | Women’s Evolution Retreat — A Sanctuary for Renewal & Growth

October 4, 2024

The roots of women’s retreats may be less documented, but their surge in popularity in recent decades reflects the growing emphasis on self-care, wellness...

Plain Talk About Food | Molasses, The Dark Tide

October 4, 2024

While pouring the dark, thick and very sticky molasses from its bottle this morning, I thought about the people who drowned during the Great...

The Mountain Gardener | This & That From the Internet

October 4, 2024

My friend Evan is a computer whiz and designed my website and blog. He is often researching on the internet and forwards me interesting...

Finance | Can’t Pay the IRS?

September 27, 2024

What happens if you don’t pay taxes? The IRS, or FTB, writes to say you owe and you concede the amount. To remind us...

The Mountain Gardener | All About Dry Creek Beds

September 27, 2024

Coming from a meeting with a client in Scotts Valley today, I saw a really well designed dry creek bed. I didn’t get a...

Mayor’s Message | Cultural Immersion Therapy

September 20, 2024

Entering Skypark last Saturday, during the Multicultural Fair, I heard the first words from “The Lion King" being sung by students, doing their best...

TherapyWorks | The Importance of Reducing the Stigma Around Suicide and Mental Health

September 20, 2024

As a licensed therapist and mental health expert, I have seen firsthand how the stigma surrounding suicide and mental health challenges can prevent individuals...

Plain Talk About Food | All of Us

September 20, 2024

“All of us at some time or other, need help. Whether we are giving or receiving help, each one of us has something valuable...

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Finance | Medicare and Medicare Advantage Planning

Guest Viewpoint | Scotts Valley Schools Kick Off New Year With Upgrades, Student Achievements

The Mountain Gardener | Detection Dogs Are More Than Man’s Best Friend

Plain Talk About Food | Apples—Life’s Sweetest Forbidden Fruit

TherapyWorks | How to Bring Some Simplicity Back to Self-Care

SOCIAL MEDIA

Scotts Valley police promote pedestrian safety this month

News Briefs | Published Oct. 10, 2025

Invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito detected in Boulder Creek

Sandwich shop owner appointed to Scotts Valley Council

Felton Fire District fails to provide proper legal notice for budget...