I can't help but smile and feel a sense of modest pride when I remember the look on my friend's face as the five children (ages 1 to 6) sitting at my dinner table chanted, “More tofu! More green beans! More quinoa!”

Dizziness is a term to describe a sensation of lightheadedness, loss of balance, unsteadiness or faintness. Dizziness that causes a feeling that you or the room is moving or spinning is called vertigo. Although these symptoms may be incapacitating or disabling, dizziness is rarely a sign of a serious or life-threatening condition.

Because of a bad economy and the rise of the Internet, local leaders will almost surely decide Monday, Feb. 14, that the Felton Branch Library is no longer used enough to warrant upkeep and staff from the Santa Cruz County Public Library System. That would mean Felton’s branch would no longer be a part of the Santa Cruz County Public Library System and likely would close, unless a volunteer group stepped up to run the library, a la Ben Lomond’s downtown library.

I hate cats.

Cougar boys fall to Harbor

Roland Isaac Dutra is the new son of Lindsey Erin (Avila) and Rui Manuel Dutra of Scotts Valley. He was born at 4:01 a.m. Jan. 14, 2011, at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center, where he weighed 8 pounds.

The boom-and-bust nature of high tech has left Scotts Valley with a record amount of empty office space, and it’s likely to stay empty for years.