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The Mountain Gardener | Gardening Tips for Sandy Soil

September 18, 2026

Plain Talk About Food | Yom Kippur

Letter to the Editor | Published Sept. 18, 2026

Scotts Valley School Bell | New School Year Brings Plenty of Activity

The Mountain Gardener | How to Garden in Clay Soil

Letter to the Editor | Published July 18, 2025

July 18, 2025

Heartfelt farewell to a beloved writer and cook Dear Colly, I have shed many a tear as I read your column, and last week’s sweet...

Fitness | Morning Workouts in the Summertime

July 17, 2025

What time of day do you workout? In my experience and what studies have shown, the best time of day to train is in...

The Mountain Gardener | Good Groundcovers for a Changing World

July 17, 2025

Faced with what to use to keep down weeds when wood chips aren’t allowed? Well, you’re not alone. Although wood chip mulch is good...

Plain Talk About Food | Cooking and Loving It in the Valleys

July 11, 2025

“You are never wrong if you do the right thing.” —Mark Twain Dear Readers, The time has come, after writing this Plain Talk About Food column,...

Finance | Planning Strategies with Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

July 10, 2025

“I think a bill can be big or it could be beautiful, but I don’t know if it could be both.” —Elon Musk Planning became...

The Mountain Gardener | Gardening with Dogs

July 10, 2025

I don’t have a dog of my own now. But I do get to pet sit for Winston, a French bulldog who is always...

TherapyWorks | How to Prevent Summer Burnout

July 4, 2025

Summer is supposed to feel lighter. Longer days, warmer weather and maybe even a break in routine. But for many people, summer brings a...

Letters to the Editor | Published July 4, 2025

July 4, 2025

Promoting civility at Scotts Valley parade Like many others who attended the Scotts Valley Fourth of July Parade in 2024, I felt very grateful to...

Finance | Socially Responsible Investing in Scotts Valley

July 3, 2025

“Look out!” grimaced Blue. “There’s the Trump supporter gulping Scotts Valley Coffee!” “Where else?” responded Red. “And you must be the Ben Lomond neighbor who...

The Mountain Gardener | Lessons for the Fourth of July

July 3, 2025

Earlier this year I designed the new planting area in front of the Ben Lomond Fire Station. It hasn’t been planted yet, but I...

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The Mountain Gardener | Gardening Tips for Sandy Soil

Plain Talk About Food | Yom Kippur

Letter to the Editor | Published Sept. 18, 2026

Scotts Valley School Bell | New School Year Brings Plenty of Activity

The Mountain Gardener | How to Garden in Clay Soil

SOCIAL MEDIA

News Briefs | Published Sept. 18, 2026

News Briefs | Published Sept. 11, 2026

Felton, Santa Cruz meetings planned on invasive shothole borer

Workforce report highlights job growth, economic challenges in Santa Cruz County

News Briefs | Published Sept. 4, 2026