Tag: opinion
Letters to the Editor | Published June 16, 2023
Boxing class helps on many levels
I want to thank Drew Penner for his wonderful article (“Parkinson’s Boxing Class a Lifeline for Seniors With Disease,”...
Plain Talk About Food | Honor Thy Father…
As a small child and living with my elderly uncle and aunt, I gave little thought to my absent father until it was time...
The Mountain Gardener | Anxiously Awaiting Summer
The calendar says summer starts next Wednesday, June 21, at 7:57am. To say it’s been a strange year weather-wise would be an understatement. I,...
Letters to the Editor | Published June 9, 2023
The hard truth
Regarding Lynn McKibbin’s May 19 letter, “Dignity Health Closes Boulder Creek Clinic,” I had a prior warning of what was to come...
Fitness | Let’s Talk Cardio and Core
How often are you getting in cardio and core training? Let’s start off talking about cardio. When we think of cardio, what comes to...
The Mountain Gardener Celebrates 900 Columns
Well, it’s come to this—my 900th column. Starting way back in October of 2005, my first column appeared in the newly combined San Lorenzo...
Guest Column | Scotts Valley back then
One intersection with traffic lights. No high school. No movie theater. No transit center. One big shopping center. That was Scotts Valley when I...
Strictly Business | Embrace the Charm: Saturdays on the Deck
Vacations are meant to be filled with adventure, curiosity and pure enjoyment. We all have ideas of how to spend our holiday time, but...
Plain Talk About Food | There’s Something About Chickens
Growing up in the 1940s, every household in my family included a chicken coop in the backyard. And when families came together for holidays...
The Mountain Gardener | Gardening in the Real World
With our gardens coming to life at this time of year we are hopeful that each plant will achieve its full during this growing...
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...
