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Plain Talk About Food | Weeping for a Stranger

May 15, 2026

The Mountain Gardener | What Can Your Soil Do For You?

Scotts Valley School Bell | Turning the Pages

Finance | Wartime Financial Planning

The Mountain Gardener | Dogwoods in the Garden

Issues from 2020 will follow us into 2021

December 4, 2020

By Bruce McPherson, County Supervisor It’s an understandable instinct at the end of each calendar year to wrap up undone business and start the new...

When good plants go bad-toxic holiday plants

December 4, 2020

With the holiday season upon us, I like colorful plants on my tabletop and window sill. But how safe are holiday plants for pets...

A Thanksgiving poem

November 30, 2020

Once upon a time when our area was underwater there were no parks or trails or trees or gardens. I'm thankful that our mountains rose from...

All gardens change with time

November 6, 2020

Whether you want them to or not all gardens change with time. It’s part of nature that the fittest survive. Possibly you have different...

Enriching the Soil With Cover Crops

October 30, 2020

Every drop of rain that hits bare soil is destructive. Over 3,000 years ago the Chinese protected their soil from erosion and increased fertility...

Taking Steps to Help Community Rebuild

October 30, 2020

As we move into November, there is a lot of progress being made on supporting recovery from the CZU Lightning Complex fires—preparing residents to...

Understanding Emotions of Kids, Teens and Helping Them Cope

October 30, 2020

Maaliea Wilbur TherapyWorks Being a kid or teen is hard. It’s even harder in 2020. Kids are resilient, but they also have emotions just like adults....

Getting Back Into a Fitness Routine

October 30, 2020

Are you out of your fitness routine? Getting back into exercise when you’ve taken time off can be intimidating. You may feel a little...

Measure A For the Health of Our Schools

October 30, 2020

Resilience, gratitude, and patience. So much has happened since my last column in June, I don’t even know where to begin. This time last year,...

Recognizing Down Syndrome Awareness Month

October 30, 2020

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. This disorder has particular meaning to me because when I married my dear wife Beth, I gained not...

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Plain Talk About Food | Weeping for a Stranger

The Mountain Gardener | What Can Your Soil Do For You?

Scotts Valley School Bell | Turning the Pages

Finance | Wartime Financial Planning

The Mountain Gardener | Dogwoods in the Garden

SOCIAL MEDIA

Johnson wins dismissal of attempted human trafficking charges, DA refiles

State Parks plans prescribed burns in Henry Cowell Redwoods sandhills

Scotts Valley Council hears from new police chief

News Briefs | Published May 8, 2026

Graham Hill Road repaving to begin Monday