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“We are concerned about the end of the world, but we are also concerned about the end of the month.” Those are the words of a Yellow Vest protestor after France, in an effort to combat global warming, announced it would raise gas taxes by 30 cents, bringing the price to about $7.36 a gallon. The plan led to riots in the streets of Paris and has since been suspended.

Former SLV resident Ian Harris believes in absolute scientific fact. Everything else is simply grist for the comedy mill. Want proof? Check out his one-man show, ExtraOrdinary, a fascinating and funny mix of spot-on impressions, skepticism and critical thinking,

November is long-term-care awareness month, so I thought it appropriate and important to share some thoughts on a subject I’m passionate about: the frequent need for custodial care and how it should be adequately planned for.

November 11 is Veterans Day. Although I never had to serve in the military, I honor those who did. I especially have the highest regard for those who actually saw combat and put their lives on the line for me and my country. To you ladies and gentlemen, I give my deepest thanks.

“Whatever was learned in childhood will never be forgotten,” says first time author Mary Van Diepen. At the urging of her children, the now 90-year old Scotts Valley resident wrote about her early years growing up in Warmenhuizen, north Holland during World War II.

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California State Parks archaeologist Mark Hylkema will speak about the ancestral Ohlone tribe from the Ice Age to the present in an April 15 talk to benefit San Lorenzo Valley Museum.