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Finance | What Is Financial Life Planning?

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“The unexamined life is not worth living.” —Socrates I am an evangelist for financial life planning! I preach it, practice it and donate it to help others. Everyone must do it or face consequences! I studied it for years with a CFP and a GGU...

TherapyWorks | Understanding and Addressing Anxiety in Kids

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Children can get anxiety just like adults. Whether it’s adjusting to the changes at school or home, social anxiety, separation anxiety, or generalized anxiety disorder, it’s important to recognize the signs of anxiety in children, take them seriously, and know how to support your...

The Mountain Gardener | Gardening Tips for Sandy Soil

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Many years ago I started writing a book about gardening in the Santa Cruz Mountains. One of many interesting subjects I researched was the different soils we have here in the mountains. I don’t need to tell you if you garden in dense clay,...

Mayor’s Message | Like a Good Neighbor… Not!

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When Scotts Valley City Manager Mali LaGoe suggested hosting a community meeting to address the ongoing wildfire threat and the accompanying insurance crisis, there was a hesitation on whether or not people would attend. Well, that question was answered last Tuesday night when hundreds poured...

Plain Talk About Memorial Day | Where Have All the Buddy’s Gone?

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It was in 1955 when the Kingston Trio first sang “Where Have All the Young Men Gone,” written by Pete Seeger about all the soldiers lost in the past wars. “When will we ever learn, when will we ever learn,” Pete wrote. I have been...

Fitness | How Fitness Keeps You Young

Fitness
Have you seen certain folks that look much older than they are? Their skin looks weathered and dry, their posture is tilted forward sitting or standing because they have little or no core strength, they walk with a wobble, they just look uncomfortable moving...

The Mountain Gardener | What’s Sheet Mulching

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Boy, was I impressed. Not long ago I was at a garden to consult with a new client on some upgrades they envisioned for their property. I love to meet new gardeners and give them “my two cents worth.” Well this homeowner had Googled...

Finance | Buckets for Budgeting

Finance
1. Financial Planning is budgeting to allocate money that finances dreams. At age 20, Sam simply cooked the finest barbecue cuisine for Sequoia weddings and Roaring Camp cookoffs, savoring each bite, then experimenting. Our culinary hero dreamt of becoming a Michelin star chef who ran...

The Mountain Gardener | Why Mulch

Mulch
Mulch is not a very exciting subject, but it sure is important to the health and productivity of your garden. It’s great that everyone has accepted the value of covering the soil with organic mulch. Organic mulches- such as bark chips, treated sawdust, straw or...

Plain Talk About Food | What Your Butcher Won’t Tell You

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“Just the facts, ma’am. Just the facts.” —Sgt. Joe Friday, “Dragnet” series Yesterday, my friend Tina left my house with her hands over both ears yelling, “Don’t tell me, I don’t wanna know!” I had been grinding a chuck roast into hamburger meat when Tina came...

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News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025

Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...