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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

Letter to the Editor | Published May 8, 2026

Finance | Small Corporations in Financial Planning

February 19, 2026

“I selected an S Corporation to safeguard my personal assets through limited liability protection while enjoying pass-through taxation, allowing business profits to flow directly...

Fitness | Posture Correction with Core Strength

February 19, 2026

How is your posture and how do you know if you have good or poor posture? To test your posture, you can simply check...

Plain Talk About Food | X’s and O’s

February 13, 2026

“Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.” —Alfre Lord Tennyson Each day as “Eventide” approaches, I find myself...

The Mountain Gardener | Love is In the Air: Plant Reproduction

February 13, 2026

One of my favorite classes when I attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo was Plant Taxonomy. On the surface the subject sounds a little...

Guest Viewpoint | Fifth District Focus Enters Second Year

February 12, 2026

I ran to represent the Fifth District, and that means making sure our mountain communities are heard and that county decisions reflect the realities...

Scotts Valley School Bell | Schools Focus on Growth, Wellness and Funding

February 12, 2026

I hope you all have been enjoying the warm weather—it’s hard to believe it’s the middle of winter. There’s a lot to cover this...

Mayor’s Message | Storms, Sinkholes and Staying the Course

February 6, 2026

As we prepared for 2026, Mother Nature certainly got our attention! Walking on what seemed like a beautiful day for a walk, my phone...

The Mountain Gardener | February in the Garden

February 6, 2026

I’m waiting patiently for the buds on my pink flowering currant to start showing color. They’re still pretty small at this stage, but I’ve...

Finance | Itemizing Trump Tax Deductions for 2025

February 5, 2026

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) passed Congress and now figures into your 2025 tax returns with blatant Schedule A tax deductions and...

The Mountain Gardener | All About the Roses

January 30, 2026

January is almost over with nary a raindrop since Jan. 5 as I write this, although there is some in the forecast. Our days...

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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

Letter to the Editor | Published May 8, 2026

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