Tag: columns

You know it when you see it. That combination of plants that cry out “we get along.” Because it’s fall already after a way-too-short...

The Next-Door Neighborhood website, daily, has someone asking for cardboard moving boxes or having used moving boxes to give away. I smile reading those...

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were almost 50,000 suicide deaths in the...

The cry for help came from a new homeowner. She loves her lovely new home but feels everything in the garden is in the...

Good news! Scotts Valley is making headway on some significant road projects across the city. These are all vital improvements that will allow travelers...

“Almost Heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River,” … sang vocalist John Denver As a little girl from the “southside” of Aberdeen, Wash., almost...

It’s that time of year when the dahlia exhibitions are held. I missed a couple already but the Santa Cruz County Fair is still...

I began writing my food column for the Press Banner newspaper 13 years ago under the watchful eye of editor, Peter Burke. At that...

Think of how much time in a day you spend sitting? You sit in your car to and from work. You sit at your...

Summer is winding down. Already. Seems it barely started two months ago. Who doesn't love these long days and warm nights? The calendar might...