Growing Up in Santa Cruz

Editor’s Note

We asked an Artificial Intelligence program to write a poem about being a teen whohas grown up in...

ChatGPT – How Will This Change Education?

When spell check and grammar check features became available in the late 1970s, critics feared that...

Tips for Music Teachers

My greatest satisfaction, after 70 years of musical experience, has been teaching piano to people of...

Athlete of the Month

Local swimmer Oliver Santana of Soquel High School is only a sophomore, but has already proved...

Community College is Best Path to University of California

Each year more than two million people enroll in a California Community College. While each student...

A Plea for Your Help

Kevin, a 16-year-old teen, was sitting in my dental chair in terrible pain. He had a deep cavity...

Harraher is the Chief of Neurosurgery at Dominican Hospital

Dr. Ciara Harraher is running around her front yard on a cool Saturday afternoon in January with 20...

A Grandmother’s Love

My granddaughter is adorable and everything she does is adorable. I’m not just saying that because...

Managing Screen Time

Let’s face it. It’s hard to unplug from our screens. Our devices connect us to other people, as well...

Caramel, Beige and Pink

Race is a mirage but one that humanity has organized itself around in very real ways. – Ibram X...

School Should Start Later to Give Teens More Sleep

As her teenage son groggily dragged himself out of the house and into the car at 7:10 am to make it...

Addressing Period Poverty and Menstruation Stigma

Period poverty is defined as the struggle those who have a menstrual cycle face while trying to...

Nurture Your Parenting Skills

By Laura Maxson Most parents are laser focused on birth, and the first few months postpartum, then...