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Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley

There are three main factors that go into each bottle of wine. These three “ingredients” shape what the wine is and what it will become.

Will there be a salmon season in Monterey Bay for 2010?

Strange the way things sneak up on the unsuspecting. I mean, I’m just now developing a note of sincerity in my never-ending winter snivel — and, in the blink of an eye, spring is here.

Buy low, sell high. That’s what investors strive to do, but emotions get in the way.

Often, during a patient visit, I find myself explaining medical terms in more common language that a layperson can understand.

Saturday, March 20

• Mia Grace Furnish was born at 8:29 a.m. Feb. 24, 2010, to Kimberlee Diane (Henderson) and David Eric Furnish of Scotts Valley. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

Last week’s column focused on the new 2010 tax law that permits universal Roth IRA conversions and its advantages. Let’s call it the “Roth IRA conversions for all” rule. Still, that doesn’t mean this tax-planning strategy is for everyone.