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The Mountain Gardener | Early March in the Garden

Almost overnight, although maybe I’m judging by rain storms, spring is upon us. The birds sure know it is and I’m seeing trees in...
Guest Column Viewpoint Letter

Guest Viewpoint | Strengthening Rural Resilience: The Vital Importance of Measure...

Within Santa Cruz County’s forests and mountainous neighborhoods, Measure K stands as a beacon of hope. For these residents—who have become far too familiar...
PTAF

Plain Talk About Food | Attitude Adjustment

“Attitude is the ‘little’ thing that makes a big difference.” —Winston Churchill Each morning, I swing my legs over the side of my bed, slide...
TMG

The Mountain Gardener | How to Use Phenology in the Garden

Always on the lookout for potential problems in my garden, I can use all the help I can get. Solutions are out there. One...
letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor | Published Feb. 16, 2024

Seniors and families struggle as HOA fees skyrocket In the Jan. 26 front-page article about the garage fire (“Hidden Oaks Residents Raise Concerns Over HOA...
Finance

Finance | Landlord Tax

Chairman Mao once paraded landlords before crowds to their deaths and many today would confiscate landlord’s control over property without recompense. When tax clients...
Seniors

Guest Column | Why Have We Forgotten Our First Generation?

As a young child. I lived in Washington State in the ’30s in a boarding house owned by my aged uncle and aunt, where...
Fitness

Fitness | Staying Motivated When You Want to Quit

One of the biggest issues of why many of the population aren’t seeing the results of working out, is because they give up and...
Plants

The Mountain Gardener | Allergy Season is Here

My neighbor Sue answered her door sneezing and coughing with puffy eyes and a red runny nose that Rudolph would envy. We live among...
letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor | Published Feb. 9, 2024

Majority of ratepayers being left behind It’s hard to believe the San Lorenzo Valley Water District promotes this rate increase as supporting water conservation. Anyone...

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Drainage improvement project on Highway 236 begins next week

The installation and replacement of new drainage pipes on Highway 236, from Boulder Brook Drive to Chipmunk Hollow Road in Boulder Creek, will begin...