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Is She Worth It?
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There’s an old joke: Why is divorce so expensive? Answer: Because it’s worth it. Read story.
Smoking Sex
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A visitor from England pulled out a pack of cigarettes and showed me the warning printed in large, black letters against a white background: “Smoking Kills.” Read story.
Man with a Scam
Barney Says Beware of Sham Charities
Barney warns of sham charities. Read story.
Rushing Through the Gold Rush Country
Places to Go, Valleys to Save
Barney has places to go in Yosemite and environs. Read story.
Luck Has Something to Do With It
A Couple Conquers Homelessness; Barney’s Vegas Trip
Barney Brantingham talks to Brandy and Steven, a Santa Barbara couple who conquered their homelessness with help from Transition House. Read story.
Plays and Circuses
Roundup of Santa Barbara News and Events
A roundup of Santa Barbara news and events. Read story.
Going Courting in Santa Barbara
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In the Moorish-style County Courthouse, dating to 1929 but looking positively medieval inside, all is dark and somber, redolent of the majesty of the law, at least as applied by mere, fallible humans. Read story.
Next News-Press Trial Begins
National Labor Relations Board Opens Case Against Newspaper’s Management Tactics
NLRB attorneys open case against newspaper’s allegedly illegal management tactics. Read story.
Fire Sale of State-Owned Facilities
Will the Governator Sell Earl Warren Showgrounds?
Will the Governator auction off Earl Warren Showgrounds to raise state money during these trying times? Read story.
Hell and Back
A wildfire like none Barney has ever experienced.
Jesusita leaves melted sprinkler heads and holes where houses were. Read story.
Nuns Case Going to Trial
Evidence of Felony Embezzlement Found
Enough evidence exists to try D’Sant Angelo on charge of taking $2,800 from nuns. Read story.
Sure Bets and Bad Faith
Gambling, Then and Now
Gambling, then and now; plus, happy story from the Westside. Read story.
Green Buses or Regular?
10 New Diesels or a Smaller Number of Hybrids?
10 new diesels or a smaller number of hybrids? That is the question. Read story.
El Encanto Renovation Morphs
City Council to Hear Neighbors' Appeal of Revised Plans
Neighbors will appeal to Santa Barbara City Council over approval of revised plans. Read story.
Tax-Dodger Dreams
Why should illegal offshore accounts be only for the rich?
Charlie the tax man looked up at me with sad, bloodhound eyes and shook his head. Read story.
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