24-hour Highway 1 closure coming March 23
Caltrans is scheduled to close both directions of Highway 1 for a 24-hour block on March 23/24 to make way for the demolition of the 1948 Capitola Ave. overcrossing.
Kevin Drabinski, spokesperson for Caltrans, said the work is the second phase of the three-phase project...
Opening 2020 together | On My Mind
On New Year’s Eve my neighbor Jan invited me to join her and a bunch of our neighbors for a bonfire in her front yard to help close out 2019 and usher in a warm beginning to 2020. By 7 p.m. she had an...
Risen life: Dying and rising before you die
Christ is risen.
Christ is risen indeed!
Every year on Easter Sunday, Christians begin the service with this proclamation. Christians celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ who on the third day rose from the dead.
When I was attending seminary, the New Testament professor was teaching the...
Movie Review: 'Battle of the Sexes' misses mark
Emma Stone is a terrific actress but there’s something off about her performance as Billie Jean King in “Battle of the Sexes.” Stone (“The Help,” “La La Land”) never blends into the role of the tennis superstar turned women’s rights activist. The look is off and, more importantly, the attitude never feels like classic King. I don’t think this is Stone’s fault — not completely — but because of this “Battle of the Sexes,” co-directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, ends up feeling like cosplay.
America has 250 years of consistent foreign policy
The majority of Americans, furious over the Assad regime using poison gas on his own Syrian people, expressed approval of President Trump's attack on the Syrian airfield that launched the gas attack. When one sees such horrors, such as when American soldi
Movie Review: Bloated 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' forgets its heart
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” disappointingly, is just that. There is no real sense of purpose to this film and there is way too much going on for its own good. The sequel to director James Gunn’s smash hit — and my favorite Marvel cinematic universe
Expanding services to South County
One of the most significant actions the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors took during our recent budget cycle was to authorize the purchase of a new South County Service Center. This purchase will create a second County government building that would provide Mid-...
PV’s De La Torre, MVC’s Fullalove-Silveira take home top honors |...
Pajaro Valley sophomore Hemeria De La Torre and Monte Vista Christian graduate Kayla Fullalove-Silveira each received some of the highest honors in the Pacific...
