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The importance of the youth vote in 2020 | Letters to the Editor

January 3, 2020

Zach Friend and Greg Caput, Oct. 5: Progress on the Pajaro River

This Week in Pajaro Valley’s Past, May 28

Letters to the Editor, Nov. 16: Bike- and pedestrian-safe streets need to be a priority

Save our hospital I want to give heartfelt thanks to Mimi Hall and all the other individuals and organizations that are working to save our Watsonville Community Hospital by converting it to a District hospital. Bravo. That would be the next best thing to reviving...

October 13, 2017

Letter to the Editor, Oct. 14, 2017

Woody Rehanek: Science proves pesticide’s destructive nature

September 13, 2017

For the last 18 years, I taught a special education class in the Pajaro Valley. Many of my students were farmworker children with learning disabilities: problems paying attention, reading difficulties, hyperactivity, autism, lower IQ and struggles with self-control. I was shocked to discover that one of the most widely used pesticides in the world — chlorpyrifos — has, after over 20 years of solid research at UC Davis, Berkeley, Columbia University and elsewhere, been linked to these difficulties in learning and behavior.

May 17, 2021

Patrick and Teresa Royan were living in Los Gatos when they first discovered Pleasant Valley, a rural area in Aptos permeated with rolling hills, orchards, vineyards and pastures. The couple had been looking for a place to settle relatively close to the beach yet...

Support needed for the immigrant community facing Trump policies

January 24, 2025

The incoming Trump Administration has announced its intention to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. As religious leaders in Santa Cruz County from across the faith traditions, we cannot remain silent in the face of these policies that will cause untold damage to our...

October 15, 2021

In the month of October, many will be celebrating or observing Halloween. It is surprising how many people have embraced this “holiday.” As Buddhists living here in America, we have assimilated into the culture and traditions and many will observe Halloween with parties, giving...

August 6, 2021

The surprising success this season of the San Francisco Giants had me thinking the other day of Dave Dravecky. Beloved by Giants fans, Dravecky was a popular pitcher until a tumor invaded his throwing arm. After surgery he forged a surprising comeback—until the cancer...

October 14, 2022

I came to the Pajaro Valley in late 2000 to serve this community as editor of the Register-Pajaronian. For the next decade, my staff and I covered a series of fair managers and scandals at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds and it seemed the...

March 11, 2022

I recently heard an interview with Hebrew Bible scholar, Dr. Walter Brueggemann. When asked about the atonement—a much discussed and much argued Christian theological concept—Brueggemann replied, “I’m much more interested in the economy than I am in atonement.” He went on to explain that...

April 29, 2022

Reasons to vote against the levee assessment Everyone seems to agree that the Salsipuedes and Pajaro levees need repair. The public relations information from the new Pajaro Flood Agency isn’t emphasizing some issues that deserve to be considered before you vote—and there are about 3,000...

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The importance of the youth vote in 2020 | Letters to the Editor

Zach Friend and Greg Caput, Oct. 5: Progress on the Pajaro River

This Week in Pajaro Valley’s Past, May 28

Letters to the Editor, Nov. 16: Bike- and pedestrian-safe streets need to be a priority

Changing course

Letters to the Editor, Dec. 3

Letter to the Editor, Oct. 14: Safeguarding the election processes in America

Woody Rehanek: Science proves pesticide’s destructive nature

Aptos farm wins Best of Show at regional olive oil competition

Support needed for the immigrant community facing Trump policies

Masks

Faith sees obstacles as opportunities

Letter: Fairgrounds and community will suffer the most

An economy of neighborliness

Letters to the Editor, April 29

Photo story: preparing to shine with Noche de Brillo

Photo story: A lighted Watsonville

Interim trail will cover rails, for now

Group urging statewide adoption of childcare safety plan

Cabrillo College chooses new president