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letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor | Published June 5, 2026

Clarifications on County Animal Shelter, Foundation I was very honored to be featured in Janet Janssen’s Strictly Business, “Behind the Scenes of Saving Animals,” May...
Chicken gumbo

Plain Talk About Food | It’s Giving ‘Mmm, Mmm Good’

“Mmm, Mmm good. Mmm, Mmm good; That’s what Campbell's soups are, Mmm, Mmm good.” Last week while shopping for groceries, I reached for a few...
Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center volunteers

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center fights to stay affordable for community

For nearly four decades, the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center has been more than just a gallery tucked along Highway 9 in Ben Lomond....
letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor | Published May 22, 2026

California homeowners still unable to obtain insurance in high-risk areas I receive automatic updates from the California Insurance Commissioner stating that insurance carriers are once...
JFK gravesite

Plain Talk About Food | Weeping for a Stranger

“One can show no greater respect than to weep for a stranger.” —Jose Saramago It was in May of 1988 when my sweet hubby Norm...
Woolf cast

MCT stages ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ in Ben Lomond

Mountain Community Theater in Ben Lomond has tackled some heavy-hitting pieces of acting in its 40-plus year history: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,”...
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Plain Talk About Food | May and Tussie-Mussie Day

As a child, living in the convent school in Tacoma, Wash., I always looked forward to Tussie-Mussie Day. Life was simple then, pleasure was...
Sherlyn Alvarez

Earthquake Stories: Experiencing fear and relief during a classic Californian phenomenon

The 4.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the San Lorenzo Valley, early Thursday morning, a little under a mile southeast of Boulder Creek, brought 24-year-old...
Brunch group

Plain Talk About Food | Life’s Lessons

“Life…some of it’s magic, some of it’s tragic, but I’ve had a good life all the way.” —Jimmy Buffett I was scrolling through the Nextdoor...
Veterans Village

Santa Cruz County secures funding for veterans housing project in Ben...

The County of Santa Cruz, in partnership with the Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building Board of Trustees, has announced new financing to complete...

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Summer of soccer kicks off in Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County is preparing to welcome the world as the 2026 FIFA World Cup comes to North America, bringing communities together through a...