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With the arrival of summer, many of us will be traveling by airplane. Those of us who are older than 50 can remember going in and out of airports free of any type of security measures. Now, to board a plane, we have to nearly disrobe, get patted down and, most recently, pass through full-body scanners that take an image of our body.

After dropping from 2006 to 2011, home prices in Santa Cruz County have jumped 17 percent in the past year as bargain-hunting investors find that rising rents and rock-bottom interest rates are again making it profitable to be a landlord.

"Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow." — Anonymous

Club Roundup

- Paige Marie Zils was born to Lindsey Ann (Doolan) and Jude Relckherd Zils of Scotts Valley at 5:56 a.m. June 12, 2012, at Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center in Santa Cruz. She weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces.

Now that the health care reform law has been passed, it’s time to get serious about tackling the problem of the cost of health care to our nation, which, if not controlled, will threaten to bankrupt our economy.

Until about eight years ago, not a single bunch of kale, collards or Swiss chard made its way into my grocery cart. Those giant coarse leaves intimidated me. I had no idea how to cook them, and I wasn’t even sure if I would like them.