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October 2, 2025

Comedy Corner: Fried chicken and homelessness

It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon and I was driving down Mount Hermon Road when I noticed a homeless couple with a baby in a stroller standing in front of that whatchamacallit bank. (You know, Wacha-Wells-Co-Fargo-America-Whatever. It’s merged so many times, I have no clue what it’s called anymore.)

Sustainable Living: Learn to live in a better way

“In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the seventh generation.” — Great Law of the Iroquois

Your Health: Palpitations are mostly harmless but worth checking out

Patients who go to a doctor complaining of heart palpitations usually worry that they have some serious problem with their heart. They often describe a feeling that their hearts are “flip-flopping,” missing a beat, beating faster or beating irregularly.

Wine Lover: The life of wine

The life of a wine truly starts with the soil in which the grapes are planted. Grapes get all of their nutrients from the soil, and it’s those nutrients and terroir that will define many of the wine’s flavor profiles.

Sports Shorts

Cougar wins Stanford invite in Division IV

Ridin’ with the wheeldude: Trials, travails of smog testing

Recently, it was time to smog-test my 2002 Hyundai — a perfectly reliable, hardworking, economic little commuter with, sadly, more than 175,000 miles on it. It’s had no problems, ever, but recently, the “check engine” light went on.

The Mountain Gardener: Fall tasks for the gardener

It's no secret we live in paradise here in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Commentary: Tax should remain temporary

Fans of the comedians Monty Python may recall the final, grotesque scene of "The Meaning of Life," in which a morbidly obese man gorges himself on a multicourse meal at a fancy restaurant, encouraged by an obsequious waiter played by John Cleese, only to explode after eating a tiny mint after his meal. What happens next isn't pretty.

Scotts Valley movie theater plans expansion

CineLux Scotts Valley Cinema might soon have the most movie screens in the county, if the owners of King’s Village Shopping Center carry out a plan to expand the theater from six to 10 screens with stadium-style seating and a wine bar.

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Scotts Valley State of the City Mayor Derek Timm

Scotts Valley officials share successes, future goals at annual address

According to leaders of the City of Scotts Valley, the city is doing A-OK. On Sept. 16, the Senior Life Association of Scotts Valley hosted...