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Even the best relationships are under significant stress right now. But take a statewide shelter-in-place order, a pandemic that has seen jobs and income dissolve overnight, mix in children who might normally be at school but instead are staying home, and for some households, it’s a recipe f…
EARLIER THIS MONTH, CARMEL’S TANJA ROOS FOUND HERSEL…
In early March, Nathaniel Sawyer was feeling “rough,…
In his new book, Theorizing Cesar Chavez: New Ways of Knowing STEM, Armando Arias combines examples of “everyday science” (things like making tamales) with lessons from famous researchers (think Albert Einstein and Jean Piaget). They’re woven together with the story of Cesar Chavez, a co-fou…
This two-lane, 18-mile, paved Rec Trail runs along t…
Kevin Willmott was in town to celebrate Black Histor…
A major grower of raspberries in Watsonville is shut…
When the Monterey County Health Department’s Covid-19 shelter-in-place order came down on March 17, the Health Department released an FAQ about how people should comply. The final question: “I am homeless, how can I comply with the order?” came with a one-sentence answer: “If you don’t have …
To slow the spread of Covid-19, each of us has had t…
Where to begin? Congressional inaction and infightin…
HELTER SHELTER… Squid checked the pantry once, then checked it again. “Do I have enough canned clams? What about arborio rice? OMG, where’s the shellfish stock?” Squid wanted to make risotto for day who-the-hell-knows-anymore of sheltering-in-place during the worldwideCovid-19 pandemic, and …
Stock up on your root vegetables for shelter-in-place -- and learn how to elevate the humble potato.
Spain’s state of emergency was to go into effect at …
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your oracle comes from Ar…