Opinion
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398Opinion: Santa Cruz Wakes Up to Water Issues
Current drought already having a concerning effect on our ecosystem
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536Opinion: The Unofficial Americana Issue
Taking a close look at two music legends this week
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588Opinion: Arts Groups Look to the Future
More than ever, artistic vision requires stability
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778Opinion: Tracking Preservation Efforts in Santa Cruz County
Watsonville’s Measure U has social and political repercussions for all of us
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672Opinion: The Famous and the Not-Nearly-Famous-Enough
Why isn’t the inventor of the cell phone a household name?
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702Opinion: Tracking the State of Fitness
It isn’t easy in the time of Covid
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607Opinion: Reject Anti-Vax Hoaxing
Don’t let unscrupulous extremists hijack local media
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675Opinion: How Creative Expression Heals
After more than a year of mounting pandemic pressures, we all need an outlet
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654Opinion: The Importance of Representation
What the Rise Together coalition can teach us—and other communities, too
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847Opinion: Normal Isn’t Good Enough
Big changes at Santa Cruz Shakespeare show how we can be more ambitious post-pandemic
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1.1KOpinion: Is Nature Really Healing?
A closer look at the real effects of the pandemic on our natural world
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896Opinion: Bringing the Human Factor Back to Baseball
New book on Pedro Gomez shows why he should be a model for reform in the sport
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954Opinion: Live Music is Back
In a place like Santa Cruz, where live music is such a vital part of our community, that’s a beautiful thing.
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1.2KOpinion: Correcting a Long-Incorrect Historical Record
Asserting the importance of Black history in Santa Cruz
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1.4KOpinion: What’s So Funny About Vegans?
How comedy can help us with our lifestyle choices
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871Opinion: Giving Recognition and Modern Meaning to a Legacy
Exploring little-known history with a fascinating character
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981Opinion: Taking Care to Protect an Endangered Subject
Why this week’s cover story involved following cars to secret locations
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1.2KOpinion: Don Letts’ Role in Iconic Culture of the Last 40 years
Don Letts was instrumental to the sound of Big Audio Dynamite
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1.0KOpinion: An Enlightening Look at Pandemic Lessons
We’ve been through a lot, but we’ve learned a lot, too
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1.3KOpinion: Revisiting the Strange Story of Slow Gherkin
Why ska deserves to be defended
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1.2KOpinion: What Happens When a Community Prioritizes an Issue
Covering the digital divide with a clear sense of what can be done about it
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1.2KOpinion: Filmmaker Jordan Graham’s Remarkable Attention to Detail
There was some surprising “pre-production assistance" on this movie
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1.2KOpinion: Honoring the Original Intentions of Earth Day
The urgency of Earth Day makes it essential
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858Opinion: Going Beyond the Hype on Clubhouse
Clubhouse app has become a social media phenomenon
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1.3KOpinion: QWANQWA and Kaethe Hostetter Get Their Big Moment
The pandemic delayed this group's international tour
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1.1KOpinion: Bringing Historical Perspective to Homelessness Discussions
Homeless crisis is often treated as if risen up out of a vacuum
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1.2KOpinion: Bringing Back an Infusion of Personal Journalism
A great surfing story, profile and example of participatory journalism
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1.4KOpinion: Bringing Neal Cassady’s Legacy to Life
This history continues to fascinate counterculture-obsessed Santa Cruz
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1.2KOpinion: Paying Tribute to Don Williams’ Vision and Activism
AATAT is still the only group in the UC system dedicated to Black theater
