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Once upon a time, honest, hardworking Americans who didn’t want to gamble with their money could put it in savings or money market accounts and collect a decent amount of interest. When they retired, the interest helped them pay their bills.

EDITOR,

Anyone who relies on a car to make ends meet (that is, nearly everyone in the U.S.) knows that gasoline is quickly approaching the $5 mark and may hit $6 a gallon by the end of the summer. With the lack of jobs in Santa Cruz County, especially in San Lorenzo Valley, we simply don’t have many choices other than driving “over the hill” for a paycheck.

As a sportsman and resident of our community, I feel that it is my part to help observe and protect our resources.

- Owen Michael Gilberg was born at 12:42 p.m. Aug. 23, 2013 to Jennifer Sullivan and Michael Christian Gilberg of Ben Lomond. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

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EDITOR,