Tag: opinion
The Mountain Gardener | Kids and Pets in the Garden
My friend, Grace, visited the other day. She’s almost 7 years old now and is really getting into plants, flowers and especially the birds...
Strictly Business | When Fire Insurance Feels Impossible, Mike Boffy Finds...
Sometimes the people making the biggest difference in our community aren’t the ones seeking attention. They are simply showing up every day, solving problems...
Letters to the Editor | Published July 31, 2026
Blum’s Leadership Helped Secure Fire Assessment
I would like to thank Interim Chief Isaac Blum for being such an inspiration to the volunteer firefighters, the...
Mayor’s Message | Scotts Valley Celebrates Our 60th Birthday!
As August approaches, Scotts Valley is preparing to celebrate 60 years since becoming a city.
In September 1960, residents learned of plans to build a...
Plain Talk About Food | Bagels and Lox—Oy Vey!
Contrary to the belief that Bagels and Lox were first contrived by the Jewish people, this delicious concoction made its way to America in...
The Mountain Gardener | How Flowers Adapt to a Changing Climate
I read about a study in France a while ago that suggests that humans are quickly altering the way flowers are reproducing, and it’s...
Letters to the Editor | Published July 24, 2026
Every American Deserves Secure and Fair Elections
On July 16, President Trump addressed the nation where he presented allegations of foreign election interference and influence...
Finance | A Century of Housing Crisis and Mortgage Relief
“By their own admission, Fannie executives loosened their mortgage standards to regain market share (the profit motive), as well as to meet government housing...
The Mountain Gardener | Buzzing in the Garden
You can hear them a long way before you see them. I’m talking about the hundreds of honey bees feasting on the highly nutritious...
Letters to the Editor | Published July 17, 2026
Keep ‘Felton’ in Felton Fire
I admit I’d been debating regarding our Felton Fire proposal vote. I’d been reading the opponents’ reasoned arguments and realized...
Felton Fire assessment wins voter approval
Felton Fire Protection District—which in the years since the CZU Lightning Complex Fire has hemorrhaged volunteers, had Brown Act violations push out leadership and...
