Talk about Money: Not even death, taxes are certain in extraordinary times
In 1789, when Benjamin Franklin said “In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes,” even a mind as great as his couldn’t have predicted the surreal state of our tax system at the beginning of 2010. By not properly prioritizing the legislative agenda, our Congress has failed to preempt the one-year repeal of the estate “death” tax and the inevitable mess that will ensue.
The Mountain Gardener: Make your habitat a wildlife habitat, too
One of my resolutions this year is to get my garden certified as a wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.
It’s the Law: Look a gift card in the mouth
How many of you gave or received a gift card this past holiday season?
Let’s Go Fishin’: Steelhead enter Nor Cal rivers
The rivers in the northern part of our state are getting rain and steelhead trout.
Nature Friendly: Visitors at the edge of wildness
In between the raindrops, I found a dry space to spend time in during a visit to Fall Creek in Henry Cowell State Park.
Your Health: Careful on that ladder
It finally caught up with me. After 40-plus years of climbing ladders (mostly to get onto my roof), I recently fell off of one and injured myself.
Straight Dope: Prep your kids for college
It’s that time of year: College applications have been filed, last-chance SAT subject tests are coming up, and the dreaded FAFSA financial aid applications will be tackled soon. High school seniors and their parents are completing preparations for the beginning of college careers, but they might not be ready for one extra-curricular activity common on most college campuses.
Talk About Money: Key to success is not following the herd
A reporter once asked Warren Buffett, the world’s greatest investor, this question: “Mr. Buffett, you are the richest man in the world, worth billions. Why do you wear cheap suits?” Buffett replied: “I don’t wear cheap suits. I wear expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.”
New Faces: The newest arrivals to our community
• Joseph Luke Kerns was born to Alexandra Jude and Abraham Kenneth Job Kerns of Felton at 8:38 p.m. Dec. 2, 2009. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.
Ember Flash named semifinalist in XPRIZE Wildfire competition
Ember Flash Aerospace, a Santa Cruz County company with deep ties in the San Lorenzo Valley, has been named a semifinalist in the XPRIZE...