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Kendall Brooke Milheim was born at 7:53 p.m. Feb. 20, 2013, to Kaven Ray (Schneider) and Casey Arthur Milheim of Scotts Valley. She was delivered at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center of Santa Cruz, weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces.

Three-day weekends are welcomed throughout the year, but especially so in the summer. The Labor Day holiday is particularly sweet; it generally marks the imminent start of the school year — a final wild weekend before locals get their ’hood back from the tourists and parent get a break from having to occupy and entertain their kids 24-7.

EDITOR,

Parents and children have been struggling mightily to balance the demands of work, family, and school. Sadly, some have already given up, as evinced by the ~10% loss of students who are disconnecting from their schools by just not showing up online. Many students who are staying connected through distance learning have expressed dissatisfaction with the suitability of their education.

Cross country

- Alec Edward Thomsen was born to Heather Nicole and Jake Thomsen of Ben Lomond at 8:52 a.m. Aug. 22, 2013. The baby boy weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

Now that the health care reform law has been passed, it’s time to get serious about tackling the problem of the cost of health care to our nation, which, if not controlled, will threaten to bankrupt our economy.