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Sarah Ringler, Dec. 28: Top down educational reforms endanger public schools

Evidence shows that teachers are stressed. A 2017 survey in British Columbia found that two-thirds of teachers felt “stressed and emotionally exhausted all, or most of the time.”

Letters to the Editor | Sept. 3

letter to the editor pajaronian
City must update general plan to build around airport At the Aug. 24 Watsonville City Council meeting, while discussing the housing project at 547 Airport Blvd., some council members implied that the Watsonville Pilots Association (WPA) had been involved in lawsuits with Target, Home Depot...

Letters to the Editor, Aug. 1: Tribute to Venice Valdez

Letters to the Editor, Aug. 1, 2017

An open letter to City Manager Matt Huffaker, Watsonville staff

In 2015, developer Kamalesh Patel proposed to replace the National 9 motel across from St. Patrick’s church with a four-story La Quinta. The proposed hotel did not comply with Watsonville ordinances intended to control development of downtown properties. In a 2016 public meeting, the...

Letters to the Editor, Nov. 28: Celebrating the holidays, Watsonville-style

Letters to the Editor, Nov. 28, 2017

Let’s give thanks

Jimmy Dutra
I hope you enjoyed Halloween with your friends and family. Whether it was carving pumpkins, trick or treating or attending parties, many of us were happy to be out again enjoying the interaction with our communities. This time of year brings with it many...

Risen life: Dying and rising before you die

Rev. John Song
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...

Lori Butterworth, Dec. 14: Will the new tax law strangle charitable giving?

As we approach the end of the year, those of us who run local nonprofits are biting our nails reading predictions about how the proposed tax bill will affect charitable giving.

Is the Electoral College still appropriate?

We are again just weeks away from another presidential election. An election that won't be decided by a plurality of the popular vote, but by what even our Supreme Court has referred to as the “anachronism of the Electoral College.” A perpetual majority of voters...
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Aptos girls’ soccer clinches fourth straight SCCAL crown | Weeklys Sports...

The Aptos High girls’ soccer team captured their fourth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship banner following a 5-0 crushing win against Harbor...