Go World Cup: Top World Cup showings a matter of debate
If you’re interested in starting a “healthy discussion” (commonly called an argument) among soccer fanatics, you can throw this question in their midst: “What’s the greatest performance in World Cup history?”
Little Leaguer hurls perfect game, retires 18 straight
Of the almost 200,000 Major League Baseball games played over 134 years, only 19 games have been perfect, in which no member of one team reached base for any reason. The trick is a rarity in Little League, as well, as just one walk or fielding error would ruin a pitcher’s ultimate accomplishment.
Off Hours: Eye in the skies turns 20
I’m always surprised when a longtime local says, “Huh?” at the mention of the Lockheed-Martin facility up on the Ben Lomond Mountain ridge above Boulder Creek. But even those of us who are aware of it tend to forget about the world’s largest defense contractor in our midst.
The Wine Lover: Port and sherry demystified
Port and sherry are two wines that are often misunderstood and frequently underappreciated.
Commentary: What kind of state do we want to live in?
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s May revise of the 2010-11 budget represents a cynical attack on the most vulnerable people in California.
Editor’s Notebook: Grab this election by the horns
At a retirement party for a longtime Scotts Valley teacher, I bumped into Tricia Webber, who works for the county elections department coordinating and training all the polling place staff for Election Day.
Around Town: Fundraiser for youth programs raises $4,600
Scotts Valley Police Department Chief John Weiss greets arrivals at a D.A.R.E. fundraising golf tournament at Valley Gardens Golf Course in Scotts Valley on May 13.
Felton Fire candidates outline priorities for new funding
With the passage of the 218 Benefit Assessment put to Felton voters in a special election this summer, that new funding is meant to...















