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Finance | Financial Freedom Evolves with Professional Advice

October 24, 2025

Letter to the Editor | Published Oct. 24, 2025

TherapyWorks | 7 Healthy Fall Habits to Benefit Your Mental Health

The Mountain Gardener | Everything You Didn’t Know About Mums

Mayor’s Message | The Stitchwork That Holds Us Together

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...

Strictly Business | Human Magic Networking: Why Real Connection Still Wins

June 27, 2025

I wasn't going to be left behind. When social media platforms became popular and essential in the early 2000s, I hesitated. I had attended...

Mayor’s Message | Your Summer Playlist Starts Here

June 26, 2025

Summer has its own rhythm—and for those of you who, like me, love mountain biking, the outdoors and great local music, Scotts Valley is...

Plain Talk About Food | Avocados and Now Tomatoes from Mexico

June 26, 2025

Last week I was hosting a “thank you” luncheon for six of my wonderful friends—friends who support me in all my “crazy” endeavors that...

The Mountain Gardener | Looking for Horticultural Heritage in the Santa Cruz Mountains

June 26, 2025

I was talking to someone recently who said she lived in Bonny Doon. When I told her I used to live on Robles Drive...

Finance | Hedging Stocks with Real Estate Investment Trusts

June 20, 2025

“…for investment periods of 20, 25, and 30 years, the compound annual returns from equity REITs have exceeded those of the S&P 500 Index...

Letter to the Editor | Published June 20, 2025

June 20, 2025

Recognizing the need for police self-examination I was pleased and surprised to read that Scotts Valley Police Chief Walpole's response to a reported increase in...

The Mountain Gardener | A Day in an Enchanted Garden

June 19, 2025

I’ve visited this garden in Bonny Doon many times, including when my friend Kate was part of the Valley Churches Garden Tour back in...

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Finance | Financial Freedom Evolves with Professional Advice

Letter to the Editor | Published Oct. 24, 2025

TherapyWorks | 7 Healthy Fall Habits to Benefit Your Mental Health

The Mountain Gardener | Everything You Didn’t Know About Mums

Mayor’s Message | The Stitchwork That Holds Us Together

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News Briefs | Published Oct. 24, 2025

Santa Cruz County Recorder’s Office launches ‘Fraud Notify’

Santa Cruz County’s 2024 Crop Report shows jump in local crop...

News Briefs | Published Oct. 17, 2025

Highway 9 accessibility improvements begin this week in Ben Lomond