Tag: opinion
Guest Column | Keynote Speech to the Scotts Valley High School...
As a long-time substitute teacher, Tutoring Club business co-owner and Rotarian in Scotts Valley, I was invited by the Scotts Valley High School graduating...
Finance | Day Trading: A Base Jumper’s Investment Philosophy
“ successful trader really is a social psychologist armed with a computer and trading software.” —Andrew Aziz
Like the base jumper, you daringly take grand...
The Mountain Gardener | A Day in an Enchanted Garden
I’ve visited this garden in Bonny Doon many times, including when my friend Kate was part of the Valley Churches Garden Tour back in...
Scotts Valley School Bell | Gratitude and Advancement
Summer is finally here! At the end of May, many students were excited to finish their school year. Particularly excited were the fifth graders,...
The Mountain Gardener | All About Ceanothus
When the huge numbers of California Tortoiseshell butterflies showed up around here recently, I learned a lot about the different species of ceanothus and...
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...
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...
Finance | Social Security in Your Financial Plan
“We can never insure one hundred percent of the population against one hundred percent of the hazards and vicissitudes of life, but we have...
The Mountain Gardener | Butterflies Galore
Recently we were visited by hundreds of butterflies. One made it into the house as they fluttered around me when I opened the screen...
Strictly Business | Behind the Scenes of Saving Animals
At the Santa Cruz Gala event last month, hosted by the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce, I was lucky to be seated next to...
Santa Cruz County earns state fire risk reduction designation
Santa Cruz County has earned statewide recognition through the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Fire Risk Reduction Community List, a designation that...
