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Commentary: Reimagining Public Safety

August 1, 2020August 29, 2025 slvpost.com

By Chris Finnie Defund the Police? I first heard of this on a sign held by a young man at a Boulder Creek Black Lives Matter protest. When I asked what he meant, he asked me, “Wouldn’t you rather see more money spent on education instead?” It turns out to be a bigger issue than that, with lots of different… Read More

Columns Education

Navigating School Contingencies

August 1, 2020August 14, 2020 slvpost.comeducation, schools0 comment

In May and June, when COVID numbers were declining because of two months of shelter-in-place orders, it seemed feasible to envision a fall where case numbers were low enough that students could return safely to campuses with safeguards in place and modified schedules. But as case numbers have soared across the state, and wait-times for COVID test results can stretch... Read More

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Looking for an Upside

August 1, 2020September 27, 2025 slvpost.comfelton, heart rock, Highway 90 comment

By Julie Horner Well not so fast. Some of us had just sidled up to Joe’s newly refurbished bar…seats away from each other and mostly masked…not quite back to “normal” but doggone we could go down and get our pint and say hello to those scattered along the bar’s storied length and dial up a tune on the juke with… Read More

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Commentary: Silver Linings During the Pandemic

August 1, 2020August 30, 2025 slvpost.com

By Kathryn Gordon There seems to be plenty to fret about these days, a pandemic, the news, long lines and new procedures at the market, inability to gather with friends and family for social reasons or important family traditions and ceremonies. Wasn’t life hard enough before we had to worry, that something invisible to the naked eye, could be lurking… Read More

Dr. Juko Holiday Ease Mountain Yoga Ben Lomond

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Know Better, Do Better: The Complex Task of Talking About Race

August 1, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comracism0 comment

Why is it so hard to talk about race? What do white-identified people who want to be part of the solution need to be aware of to move the healing process forward? Read More

Artist NIcky Gaston Hop Kiss Labels Corralitos Brewing

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Hop Kissed: Local Artist Designs Labels for Corralitos Brewing Company

July 21, 2020July 10, 2025 slvpost.combeer, homebrew0 comment

Boulder Creek artist Nicky Gaston, the creative juice behind the beer labels for Steel Bonnet Brewing Company in Scotts Valley, just wrapped up a two-year artistic collaboration with Corralitos Brewing Co. Read More

Health

Who Teaches Us Nutrition?

July 14, 2020July 30, 2025 slvpost.com

By Bruce Henderson Did you ever take a nutrition course in school? Did your school even offer one? Would you take one in college, unless you intended to become a dietitian? Unlikely! So who teaches most of us about what to eat? By default, advertisers. MacDonald’s alone spent $1.5 billion on advertising in the U. S. in 2018. Now think… Read More

Boulder Creek Zoom wedding Jim and Beth Thaxton

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Love Blooms over Zoom

July 9, 2020July 12, 2025 slvpost.comweddings0 comment

Beth and Jim Thaxton exchanged wedding vows on Saturday June 13, 2020 at their home in Boulder Creek. The wedding was attended by close friends at social distance and streamed via Zoom to scores of admirers. Read More

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Fern Meadow Quinn’s Artfully Painted Mailboxes Add Neighborhood Cheer

July 8, 2020June 30, 2025 slvpost.comArt, community, youth0 comment

Felton resident paints mailboxes Read More

The Harmon Mill on Bear Creek Road Boulder Creek

Columns History Local History

Streetwise History: Harmon Street Boulder Creek

July 7, 2020June 17, 2025 slvpost.combouldercreek, history2 Comments

Have you ever thought about how the street where you live got its name? In this series of articles we will look at street names in the San Lorenzo Valley and explore the history hidden in their names. Read More