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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

Letters to the Editor | Published Oct. 5, 2025

Plain Talk About Food | Molasses, The Dark Tide

October 4, 2024

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

The Mountain Gardener | This & That From the Internet

October 4, 2024

My friend Evan is a computer whiz and designed my website and blog. He is often researching on the internet and forwards me interesting...

Letters to the Editor | Published Sept. 27, 2024

September 27, 2024

Seniors face burden of increasing property costs Regarding Patrick Johnston's letter on Sept. 20: I too am concerned about the increase in property taxes proposed...

OPINION | Where There’s Smoke: Felton Fire Chief’s Vision for Revitalizing District

September 27, 2024

Editor’s Note: The first half of the interview with Chief Isaac Blum of Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) was published on Sept. 13, 2024....

Finance | Can’t Pay the IRS?

September 27, 2024

What happens if you don’t pay taxes? The IRS, or FTB, writes to say you owe and you concede the amount. To remind us...

The Mountain Gardener | All About Dry Creek Beds

September 27, 2024

Coming from a meeting with a client in Scotts Valley today, I saw a really well designed dry creek bed. I didn’t get a...

Mayor’s Message | Cultural Immersion Therapy

September 20, 2024

Entering Skypark last Saturday, during the Multicultural Fair, I heard the first words from “The Lion King" being sung by students, doing their best...

Letters to the Editor | Published Sept. 20, 2024

September 20, 2024

Measure S imposes unfair burden on younger homeowners The proposed Measure S seeks to increase property taxes to fund the new fire station — I...

TherapyWorks | The Importance of Reducing the Stigma Around Suicide and Mental Health

September 20, 2024

As a licensed therapist and mental health expert, I have seen firsthand how the stigma surrounding suicide and mental health challenges can prevent individuals...

Plain Talk About Food | All of Us

September 20, 2024

“All of us at some time or other, need help. Whether we are giving or receiving help, each one of us has something valuable...

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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

Letters to the Editor | Published Oct. 5, 2025

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...