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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 | Celebrate Spring Equinox and St. Patrick’s Day in the Garden

March 14, 2024

Everywhere I look, it’s green—forest green, apple green, olive green, fern green, sage green, chartreuse green. Even all those showy flowering trees blooming now...

Mayor’s Message | The Bucket List—Revised

March 8, 2024

When you have kids who live in L.A., you find a way to visit that city on a regular basis. And when you add...

Plain Talk About Food | Happiness is Prime Rib of Beef

March 7, 2024

“Laughter is brightest where food is best.” —Irish Proverb I love cooking for people, especially when the guests are people I have never met, or...

TherapyWorks | 6 Types of Self-Care to Help Reduce Stress

March 7, 2024

While it might sound selfish or impossible to make time for self-care during stressful times of your life, self-care is crucial to keep you...

The Mountain Gardener | Arbor Day in California

March 7, 2024

California’s Arbor Day is celebrated on March 9 this year. It’s actually a whole week in honor of famed horticulturist Luther Burbank’s birthday. The...

Strictly Business | Heads Up, Friends—TEDx Santa Cruz is Coming to Town

February 29, 2024

As a beacon of innovation and enlightenment, TEDx Santa Cruz shines brightly on our community’s horizon, inviting us to explore the depths of human...

Finance | Employee Stock Options Bring Wealth and Tech to the SC Mountains

February 29, 2024

To design the coolest toys in the smallest boxes, local tech firms offer engineers and managers not just quarter-million-dollar salaries, insurance and 401(k)s—but discounts...

The Mountain Gardener | Early March in the Garden

February 29, 2024

Almost overnight, although maybe I’m judging by rain storms, spring is upon us. The birds sure know it is and I’m seeing trees in...

Guest Viewpoint | Strengthening Rural Resilience: The Vital Importance of Measure K

February 23, 2024

Within Santa Cruz County’s forests and mountainous neighborhoods, Measure K stands as a beacon of hope. For these residents—who have become far too familiar...

Plain Talk About Food | Attitude Adjustment

February 22, 2024

“Attitude is the ‘little’ thing that makes a big difference.” —Winston Churchill Each morning, I swing my legs over the side of my bed, slide...

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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...