Three ways to help friends in crisis
Memo from Pastor Rene
A friend who is a local marriage and family therapist told me recently she’s booked solid with Zoom counseling sessions every...
On My Mind: My days with Nancy Lockwood
Nancy was never forceful or assuming. That was a huge part of her — Nancy was a gentle, easy going woman with a graceful understanding of how people work and what it took to bring ideas forward and into action in a respectful manner.
Thank you, Watsonville
The Pajaronian newspaper has been a part of my life for as long as I remember.
Growing up, the paper would be delivered every morning...
Year In Review: Arts, loss and grand returns
How do you wrap up the year without saying Covid 100 times? It spills across nearly everything.
But the world keeps turning and things happen.
For...
Movie Review: Schumer, Hawn combo saves so-so 'Snatched'
Directed by Jonathan Levine (“Warm Bodies,” “50/50”) and written by Katie Dippold (“Ghostbusters”), “Snatched” does absolutely nothing new or special — or better than good, for that matter — but it does what a comedy should: make you laugh.
Six months later, a reflection
This week marks six months since the insurrection at the United States Capitol building, the death of five people, the attempted assassination of the...
No greater love
Memo from Pastor Rene
This summer our nation is reeling at the horrific police brutality on display in the death of George Floyd and others,...
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...
