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January 13, 2026

Returning to roots, ready to listen

The title of Thomas Wolfe’s posthumous novel, You Can’t Go Home Again, is often quoted as a standalone comment, without a context. One lesson in those five words is that when you take a fresh look at things you once knew, you will see them differently – and you should be careful not only about recognizing your new perspective, but also about how you communicate this new perspective.

Letters to the editor

Why I’m voting Yes on S

Op Ed: First-time voter to case June ballot for library improvements

“Excitement flourishes in moments like these. Moments when you have waited and worked eighteen years to see. This day is voting day with full rights to have a say, in the way we aspire to structure the lives we live.”

Letters to the editor, April 15

Safer drivers needed, not more taxes

Thank you, Press-Banner readers

This is simply to thank all of the people who have supported and enjoyed reading the Press-Banner while I have been its editor. When I first stepped into that role, I invited people to stop by the office and get acquainted and to tell me what you like about the paper - and many of you did.

Letters to the editor

SV mayor clarifies flight path comments

Solution to Lompico Water District’s woes could be merger with SLVWD

As Supervisor of the 5th District, I am concerned with the health and welfare of all my constituents. Several years ago, when I learned of the ongoing water crisis in Lompico, I convened stakeholders to find the most viable solution. After much research, it was determined that consolidation of the Lompico Water District into the San Lorenzo Valley Water District is the best answer.

Dear Editor,

In an age where we take so many precautions to ensure our children’s’ safety from the dangers of the world at large, it’s appalling to see their very lives threatened daily and willfully at Brook Knoll Elementary school by parents themselves.

San Lorenzo Valley Water District provides reliable, safe drinking water

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District staff works hard to ensure customers have access to drinking water that meets or exceeds all State and Federal drinking water standards. The process to do so involves sampling and testing water, protecting the watershed and maintaining the distribution system.

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Roadwork

One week of overnight traffic control on Highway 9 in Felton...

Travelers on Highway 9 in Felton will encounter overnight traffic control beginning Monday, Jan. 12, as part of utility relocation work. Travelers on Highway 9,...