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December 22, 2025

Gaslighting the effects of tariffs

President Donald Trump continues to “gaslight” the country about the effects of his ever shifting tariff policies. Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation...

Chamber announces annual awardees

The Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced its annual awardees, including the man and woman of the year. Nita Gizdich was on...

EcoFarm welcomes new executive director

The Ecological Farming Association (EcoFarm) recently announced Andy Fisher as its new Executive Director. The selection was made after an extensive national search.

Letter to the Editor, Feb. 15, 2019

Letter to the Editor, Feb. 15, 2019

Movie Review: 'Annabelle: Creation' fine for what it is

The second movie of a spinoff series in “The Conjuring” universe about a killer demonic doll, “Annabelle: Creation” is far and away better than the first entry, which debuted in 2014 and gave me one of the best 1-hour-and-40-minute, movie-theater naps I’ve ever taken. The scares are OK, the writing is better and — thank God — tighter than the first and the overall story is good enough to keep you guessing at least for the first third.

Movie review: Nolan's ambitious, alluring 'Dunkirk' lacks characters

"Dunkirk” is director Christopher Nolan’s 10th feature film and it is without a doubt his most fresh and innovative piece of storytelling. There’s not much dialogue, the characters — in terms of background, depth and personality — are underdeveloped and t

Taking Pride in our community

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Rainbow flags are flying at PVUSD schools this month. The colored bars represent different aspects of our LGBTQ+ community, that we come from all...

Guest View, Susan True: Trusting us to care for others

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To her very last breath, Laura Segura was caring—and fighting—for us all. Laura, who died June 9, 2022, was a beloved “justice warrior” who spent...

Salvation Army shutters its shelter

On Saturday morning, 48-year-old Gerardo Gutierrez was one of about a dozen men sitting in the day room at Salvation Army’s Watsonville location, quietly...

Luis Alejo | KSBW editorial resorts to false attacks

There’s an old attorney’s adage that states: “If you have the law on your side, argue the law; if you have the facts, argue the facts; if you have neither, pound the table.” The highly misleading TV editorial by KSBW’s conservative station manager JW Heston, that aired during MLK weekend, is his pounding on the table, but with words I never said.
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Aptos takes down Watsonville in battle of the ‘Black and Blue...

At one time in the teams’ long history, Aptos and Watsonville were nemesis on the gridiron as members of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...