Tag: opinion
Plain Talk About Food | Pierogi for the Holidays, With Love
My hubby Norm and I had been married for one year when he announced that it was time we spent Christmas in Chicago with...
The Mountain Gardener | Plants Add Fall Color to Halloween Garden
It’s beginning to look like Halloween in my neighborhood with chrysanthemums and pumpkins on porches, skeletons and ghouls decorating front doors and posts on...
TherapyWorks | Physical and Emotional Signs of Depression
October is Depression Awareness Month. Depression is a silent battle that millions of people face. It's a complex mental health condition that doesn't discriminate....
The Mountain Gardener | Controlling Erosion the Right Way
Not long ago I got a call from a homeowner with a very bare, very steep slope behind his house that was in dire...
Guest Column | The ‘Why’ Behind Measure W for a New...
This month, the voters of the Scotts Valley Fire District will be asked whether to invest $22.2 million into a new fire station and...
Plain Talk About Food | Oh Them Apples!
It was many years ago…I believe it would have been in late September, when Sister Agnes Marie corralled me, telling me to put on...
The Mountain Gardener | Japanese Maples in the Fall
I’m starting to see the beginning of fall color on some trees. It’s an exciting time of year. My friend, Kate, in Bonny Doon...
Guest Column | New Police Officers Join Scotts Valley
Scotts Valley works hard to maintain a full complement of community-oriented police officers. This article introduces recently hired Police Officers Seavana Patzke and Vitani...
Fitness | Fitness Helps Seasonal Depression
It’s that time again: The days get shorter with daylight savings, and poor weather conditions start to arrive.
This is where seasonal affective disorder takes...
Letters to the Editor | Published Oct. 6, 2023
Felton Pump Track: Great Idea, Wrong Location
Please consider alternative Felton locations for a pump track, on other public land that does not have the...
Scotts Valley Council clears surplus land step for Town Center project
Scotts Valley City Council’s Jan. 21 meeting made some serious progress on the Town Center development—essentially doing some of the housekeeping items needed to...
