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January 19, 2026

From the editor's desk, Jan. 30: A look at 2018’s calendar

The Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s annual awards dinner is always a night of celebration, socializing and bad jokes.

EXHALE AND RELAX

 Many of us—perhaps close to 50% of those who were invested in the election a month or so ago—have gone into withdrawal, hibernation, or are simply doing whatever we can to escape difficult political conversations.  Personally, I am looking at the decision I made 57...

Letters to the Editor, Nov. 18: Thank you Aladdin Nursery

Letters to the Editor, Nov. 18, 2017

Letter: What can be done to prevent more flooding?

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After the 2023 flood, $434 million was given by the state and government under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund a new levee. The 100-year floodplain levee would sustain the Pajaro River, Salsipuedes Creek and Corralitos Creek with the idea that there is 1%...

From the editor's desk, Aug. 15: Celebrating 150 years

The Register-Pajaronian will be celebrating its sesquicentennial in 2018, and this is where you, the readers, come in.

Family-friendly LGBTQ+ Peninsula Pride Parade in Seaside

June 12 marked the anniversary of the Orlando massacre that killed 49 queer people of color. A year ago, prominent local gay cleric Father Jon Perez hosted a vigil in which speakers emphasized that our LGBTQ+ community would not be driven back into the cl

From the editor's desk, Sept. 5: Record-breaking weather

As the calendar turned to September, our seemingly extended spring weather finally gave into summer. And it was a record-breaker.

Religion: Accept the adjustments in life

Jay Shinseki Watsonville
One of the basic teachings of the Buddha is the truth of change. This is an undeniable reality that we are all aware of. However, we resist change and cling to the illusion that we are always in control of our lives. When life...

Letter to the Editor, Sept. 26: Oppose the Graham-Cassidy proposal

Letter to the Editor, Sept. 26, 2017

Mordechai Ben-Menachem, Aug. 17: Woe to exigencies of false scholarship

Free speech is one of the most basic articles-of-faith for existence of a democracy; vigorous debate of public polices is an integral part of free speech. Both of these values lie at the core of everything “Western Values” stand for and need to be guarded assiduously by us all.
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Bag containing gun, ammo found at Aptos High

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies and Pajaro Valley Unified School District officials are investigating after a bag containing a firearm and ammunition was found...