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The Mountain Gardener | Knee High by This Year’s 4th of July

July 2, 2026

Plain Talk About Food | It’s Time for Artichokes

Finance | Annuities for Costly Security

The Mountain Gardener | Watering the Right Way

Strictly Business | The Firefighter Octopus of Good Times

The Mountain Gardener | Living with Houseplants

January 25, 2024

I’m embarrassed to confess that I don’t always take my own advice. Take my houseplants, for instance. Decades of research have shown that houseplants...

Fitness | How to Self-Care This Year

January 19, 2024

What is self-care and how many of us incorporate self-care in our lives? Self-care means a conscious act you take in order to promote...

Guest Column | A Dog Named Hula

January 18, 2024

Hula, Rosie Chalmer’s dog, a breed of dogs known as Louisiana’s Hunting dogs, Catahoula, came into my life six months after I lost my...

The Mountain Gardener | Flowers Adapt to a Changing Climate

January 18, 2024

On this rainy day, I’m picturing my garden and deck this summer filled with colorful flowers. The bumblebees will be happy, the hummingbirds will...

Guest Viewpoint | Water — So Taken for Granted, So Misunderstood

January 12, 2024

“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge penned these words in the “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” He referred to...

Finance | Home Finance for San Lorenzo and Scotts Valleys Today

January 12, 2024

Homeowners may gloat at long-term home price growth, but others struggle to enjoy the blessings of mountain home ownership. Redfin states: “In November 2023,...

Plain Talk About Food | If Only…

January 11, 2024

How many times have I uttered the words “if only” during my lifetime. I had been shopping at Safeway last week for a 10-pound pork...

The Mountain Gardener | What’s New in the Garden for 2024

January 11, 2024

Gardening trends come and go. Who doesn’t love to read garden magazines with all those beautiful photographs during the winter and dream about your...

Strictly Business | AI in Small Town America: Part III

January 5, 2024

In this final series, I speak with Jason Borgen, the Chief Technology Innovation Officer at the Santa Cruz Office of Education (SCCOE), and with...

Guest Column | Despite Fiscal Uncertainty, the County Accomplished a Great Deal in 2023

January 5, 2024

2023 began with back-to-back extreme weather events that resulted in severe flooding, landslides and other impacts to our roads, neighborhoods and businesses in the...

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The Mountain Gardener | Knee High by This Year’s 4th of July

Plain Talk About Food | It’s Time for Artichokes

Finance | Annuities for Costly Security

The Mountain Gardener | Watering the Right Way

Strictly Business | The Firefighter Octopus of Good Times

SOCIAL MEDIA

Santa Cruz County earns state fire risk reduction designation

News Briefs | Published July 2, 2026

Duplex fire displaces residents in Scotts Valley

Overnight Highway 9 closure near Boulder Creek scheduled for July 1

Major Scotts Valley win for Swenson Builders tempered by death of...