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March 31, 2026

Your Health: Be aware of the causes of head cold symptoms before taking antibiotics

Acute bronchitis is an infection causing inflammation of the lung’s airways and is one of the most common of human ailments.

It’s Your Money: Plan now for a strong, comfortable retirement

“How many jobs have you had in your life?” Tony asked his sister Janis on the old HBO TV series “The Sopranos.”

Let’s Go Fishin’: Steelhead start to show along coastal rivers

Heavy rains in December brought anticipation for early steelhead and, as some have shown, the numbers look low to start. It came as a surprise that steelhead were not in every pool after such a strong start to winter and rivers were in good condition for the new year.

Datebook (Jan. 16, 2015)

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected] or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

New Faces (Jan. 16, 2015)

Roberto Jesus Ortiz, a 7-pound 10-ounce boy, was born to Elizabeth Anne and Jesus Ortiz-Ramirez of Ben Lomond at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. He was born at 6:54 a.m. on Dec. 5, 2014.

Plain Talk about Food: Chicken tortilla soup under the clothesline

Each Monday morning from my kitchen window I would watch Anna, my mother-in-law carry her tattered, oilcloth-lined laundry basket from her house through to her backyard. Setting her basket on a tree stump next to the clothesline, Anna would begin her weekly ritual.

Datebook

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected] or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

New Faces

Mason Maynard Brackett, a 7-pound 3-ounce boy, was born to Amanda Colleen (Krebs) and Joshua John Brackett of Scotts Valley at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz. He was born at 9:03 a.m. on December 19, 2014.

Health and Fitness: Guest Column: Yoga toolkit for beginners

When was the last time you tried something new for the first time? Has it been a day, a week, a year or even longer? If you can’t remember, it’s likely been too long.

Your Health: Looking back on 2014

Wow, what a year.

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Highway 9 daytime one-way reversing traffic control set for next week

Travelers will encounter daytime one-way reversing traffic control Monday through Friday at multiple locations on Highway 9 during the week of March 30. Caltrans noted...