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NOVEMBER

5

2009

Ignored Art

A few weeks ago, two major group art shows opened in town, the annual “Small Images” show at Atkinson Gallery and “Reflections and Projections: 20 Years of the Individual Artist Awards” at the Channing Peake Gallery. Read story.

NOVEMBER

5

2009

Missed Point on Cuba

Ann Louise Bardach's exposé on Castro is simply biased opinion about Fidel's morality and is entirely off-point. Read story.

NOVEMBER

5

2009

UC Story: Catch Up

Benjamin Gottlieb's essay on the UC furlough situation was a well-meaning attempt to shed light on the situation, but addresses only a small part of a much larger situation. Read story.

NOVEMBER

5

2009

Van Wolfswinkel’s Public Spirit

As a native of Santa Barbara and a graduate of SBHS (Class of 1941), I find the generosity of another SBHS graduate, Randall Van Wolfswinkel, to be a refreshing breath in the strange conflict between a group of big growth, big profit-seeking developers versus a group of caring, conservative Santa Barbarans who merely want to preserve the small town charm of our city―a city that just happens to also be one of the world’s most beautiful. Read story.

NOVEMBER

5

2009

Don’t Force Neutering

It would be a sad day for Santa Barbara County dogs and cats if the mandatory spay/neuter ordinance proposal before the Board of Supervisors on November 3 and 10 were passed. Read story.

NOVEMBER

5

2009

Supes Are Crazy

So, the Board of Supervisors has decided to raise the speed limit on Via Real between Greenwell Avenue in Summerland and Toro Canyon Road. Read story.

OCTOBER

29

2009

Spare Adult Ed

Two open letters to Santa Barbara City College Adult Ed administrators. Read story.

OCTOBER

29

2009

Why Obama Is Still in Catbird Seat

People say that Barack Obama “hasn’t accomplished much” in his first few months as the President of the United States, i.e. we’re still in Iraq and Afghanistan; we don’t have health care; the economy still sucks? Read story.

OCTOBER

29

2009

B from Both Sides

A poem, an essay, and a clarification, all on the topic of Measure B. Read story.

OCTOBER

29

2009

Hunting Unsustainable

There is no such thing as “sustainable hunting.” Read story.

OCTOBER

29

2009

Whose Canyon?

This is to inform the public of recent unsafe situations created by actions of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Read story.

OCTOBER

29

2009

A Silent Majority

All is normal in the City of Santa Barbara. Anglo candidates, many from out of town, get the endorsements and ample financial support. Read story.

OCTOBER

29

2009

Can the UC Be Saved?

When I came to UCSB in 1986 as a newly minted PhD, I thought I was the luckiest assistant professor in the country. Read story.

OCTOBER

29

2009

Don’t Diss Students’ Bodies

What is UCSB thinking? In order to save less than two percent of its budget shortfall, UCSB is eliminating the Exercise & Sport Studies Department in an era where . . . Read story.

OCTOBER

28

2009

Dr. Laura Writes the News

Of course, one cannot challenge Dr. Laura’s unfailingly biased opinions, as they will not print a reply expressing derision of their sacred cow. Read story.

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