Your Health: Doctor becomes patient as cancer journey begins
For every article I write, I start research on my subject of choice and find I’m always learning something new, or I find the research to be very interesting. This week I’ve been forced to study up on a subject that I didn’t know much about, but only because it was something I was just diagnosed with: multiple myeloma. This is a cancer of the plasma cells which is growing in my bone marrow.
Plain talk about food: Too chicken for fresh turkey
It began on one of those sunny but cold, wintry mornings during the week of Christmas in Watsonville many years ago.
Santa Cruz Downtown Toastmasters celebrates contest wins, 70th anniversary event
Santa Cruz Downtown Toastmasters is celebrating a series of exciting achievements following the recent Toastmasters Division A Speech Contests—alongside a major club milestone: 70 years of helping local residents become confident speakers and leaders.
Marq Lipton, of Aptos, earned first place in the International Speech...
The Mountain Gardener: Garden trimmings gain new purpose to trim holiday halls
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose. The garden's been put to rest for the winter, now covered with a nice blanket of compost.
Mountain Gardener: Peace found in garden design
A garden has many purposes. It's a place to grow delicious tomatoes and mouthwatering fruit picked ripe off the tree. It's a place to read your favorite book on a comfy chair in the shade. It's a place to watch birds and butterflies when they visit the flowers you've planted just for them. It's a place to go when you need to get away from all the hustle and bustle of daily life. And it's a place of healing.
Homeless Point-in-Time Count shows continued progress in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County Housing for Health Partnership (H4HP) has released results of the 2025 Homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, demonstrating a significant drop in individuals...