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Plain Talk About Food | All of Us
“All of us at some time or other, need help. Whether we are giving or receiving help, each one of us has something valuable...
The Mountain Gardener | What To Do in the Garden in...
Summer is winding down. It’s still warm during the day but the nights are cool and there’s less and less daylight hours. The soil...
Fitness | Making Health Simple
Does trying to be healthy feel so far out of reach? You are busy trying to balance work, family and other responsibilities. As a...
The Mountain Gardener | Garden Inspiration Overload
I’d been waiting for the tour of Griggs Wholesale nursery in Watsonville for a while. This company bought Suncrest Nursery last year and has...
Finance | Planning for Deficits with Trump and Harris
With staged propaganda at partisan conventions, both parties hide from federal or Social Security deficits they caused. With local Democratic victory inevitable, consider character...
Strictly Business | Leadership Santa Cruz: Shaping Our Future
Psychology Today says, “community provides belonging, support and identity.” Indeed, Santa Cruz County understands the power of community. We have united in the face...
Plain Talk About Food | Pass the Salt, Please
“Ye are the salt of the earth.” —Jesus of Nazareth
At the age of 5 years old, I would eat my bowl of oatmeal or...
The Mountain Gardener | Enjoying the September Garden
September is a month that signals change in the garden. You can feel the weather shifting. Days are not always quite so hot and...
Plain Talk About Food: All About Eggs
“I try to take care and be gentle to them… Once broken, they become impossible to repair.” —Anne Sexton
Last week I received an email...
Finance | Your Home, Your Wealth and Your Life Plan
“You don’t want to have so much money going toward your mortgage every month that you can’t enjoy life or take care of your...
Highway 9 one-way reversing traffic control continues during week of May...
Travelers on Highway 9 will encounter daytime and overnight one-way reversing traffic control Tuesday through Friday at multiple locations during the week of May...
