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October 26, 2025

Fitness | Working Out Without Knowing It

I understand, not everyone enjoys or wants to workout, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do things each day to keep you strong, mobile...

The Mountain Gardener | Fun Garden Decor for Halloween This Season

If I were looking for cool Halloween decorations or inspiration for breathtaking combinations of plants that shout “Fall is here,” I couldn’t have gone...

Plain Talk About Food | Open at the Other End

I love Asparagus, whether fresh or canned, or green, purple or white. And I just recently discovered that asparagus seems to resonate with people...

Finance | Navigating Long-term Care: Hazards and Strategies

As my parents suffered lingering deaths from cancer and Alzheimer’s, they appreciated long-term care insurance, and their purchase enlarged my inheritance. I am a...

The Mountain Gardener | Everything You Didn’t Know About Mums

You probably think of mums as boring. They’re everywhere at this time of year. Many consider them a bit of color on the front...

Guest Column | Invest in a Healthy Future for SLV Water by Rejecting Measure U

In last week’s edition, I highlighted how supporting Measure Q on the Nov. 5 ballot represents a historic opportunity to steward our precious and...

The Mountain Gardener | How to Create a Beautiful Garden

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

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

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

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

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Santa Cruz Wharf incident: 1 person dead, dog sent for emergency...

An adult victim was pulled from a van that broke through guardrails along the Santa Cruz Wharf and plunged into 30-foot-deep ocean water Sunday...