Tag: opinion
Guest Column | Reflecting on 12 Years of Service in Santa...
During the past 12 years, as your Fifth District Supervisor covering Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley, it has been my honor to...
TherapyWorks | Benefits of Reflecting on Your Year & How to...
As the calendar year comes to a close, many of us instinctively turn to goal-setting and resolutions for the year ahead. But before you...
The Mountain Gardener | ’Twas the Night Before Christmas — A...
’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the garden,
The creatures were stirring, the deer got a pardon.
The hummingbird feeders were hung by the...
Plain Talk About Food | Cranberry Sauce: Jellied or Whole?
The one Christmas that stands out in my “memory bank” is the one that I forgot to put my bowl of cranberry sauce that...
Finance | Christians Celebrate Planned Giving
The most generous country on earth hasn’t sacrificed Christmas, and the Association of Religious Data archives reports that roughly 32% of Santa Cruz County...
Guest Viewpoint | Measure U’s Decisive Defeat: What It Means for...
San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) ratepayers soundly defeated Measure U, the proposal to roll back much of the rate increase put in place...
The Mountain Gardener | Tracing Our Holiday Traditions
Every year as I get down the Christmas decorations I think about past holidays with friends and family. Who was that well-fed baby in...
Strictly Business | Find Your Own Breath in Stillness
I was standing in the back of the Senior Center of Scotts Valley building, amongst the Oak trees, in the grass where 25 people...
The Mountain Gardener | Holiday Wreaths Made Easy
Today’s the day I’ve been anticipating for months. It’s the day I go to the Felton Holiday Wreath Makers get together to create another...
Plain Talk About Food | Feeding More Than Just Your Body
“Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel.” —King Solomon
We tend our vegetable gardens by weeding,...
News Briefs | Published June 12, 2026
Motorcyclist killed in Highway 9 crash
A 30-year-old Martinez man died Sunday after his motorcycle crashed along Highway 9 north of Boulder Creek, according to...
