52.6 F
Scotts Valley
July 1, 2025

Tag: opinion

The Mountain Gardener | What’s New in the Garden for 2024

Gardening trends come and go. Who doesn’t love to read garden magazines with all those beautiful photographs during the winter and dream about your...
letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor | Published Jan. 5, 2024

Small victory for justice and equality for all Dear Press Banner, I was surprised and delighted to see the photo of a crashed police car...

Strictly Business | AI in Small Town America: Part III

In this final series, I speak with Jason Borgen, the Chief Technology Innovation Officer at the Santa Cruz Office of Education (SCCOE), and with...

Guest Column | Despite Fiscal Uncertainty, the County Accomplished a Great...

2023 began with back-to-back extreme weather events that resulted in severe flooding, landslides and other impacts to our roads, neighborhoods and businesses in the...

The Mountain Gardener | Pantone Color of the Year 2024

The Pantone Color of the Year for 2024 is… drumroll, please… Peach Fuzz. I like it. It’s a light, delicate shade that sits between...

Plain Talk About Food | Time for New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s Day: Now is the accepted time to makeyour regular annual good resolutions. Next weekyou can begin paving hell with them as usual. —Mark...

TherapyWorks | Goals vs. Resolutions: Which Is Right For You?

As a new year approaches, many people find themselves inspired by the idea of a fresh start, and contemplate the changes they want to...

The Mountain Gardener | Thoughts for the New Year

I don’t know about you, but it seemed to me that 2023 was a challenge for the plants in my little garden. Between the...

Fitness | Is Your Body Healing You or Hurting You?

We all know fitness makes us strong, fit and healthy, but being in great shape is not just limited to those benefits. What happens...

The Mountain Gardener | A Christmas Poem

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...

SOCIAL MEDIA

2,479FansLike
6FollowersFollow
762FollowersFollow

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...