Lee Neill Lost Everything in a Recent Fire
Last month my husband and I were driving south on the 101 Freeway when we saw black smoke in the distance. It turned out to be the duplex rented by Lee Neill, whose deep commitment to the children of our community started in 1964. Read story.
By Joan T. Esposito
Sunday, May 20, 2012
How poor people caused the recession and what we shouldn't do about it. Read story.
Do Smart Meters drive dogs crazy? To find out how the Poodle has no idea, read more. Read story.
Boss Daley didn't need fancy-dancy cheating mailers to run Chicago for 21 years. He cheated the old-fashioned way. Read story.
Three months ago, you might have seen Sheila pushing her mountain of belongings on a cart downtown, heading for ... Read story.
Lee Neill Lost Everything in a Recent Fire
Last month my husband and I were driving south on the 101 Freeway when we saw black smoke in the distance. It turned out to be the duplex rented by Lee Neill, whose deep commitment to the children of our community started in 1964. Read story.
By Joan T. Esposito
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Measures W and X Replace Measures H and I, Which Have Done Great Things
If you've attended a spring performance at one of our high schools, you know that arts education is cultivating talent, discipline, cooperation, and joy. Read story.
By Lynn Rodriguez
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Sustainable Rainforest Harvesting
There is a way we can eliminate the national deficit—maybe even the national debt—and at the same time reduce global warming and rescue endangered species. Read story.
By Alexander M. Sokolow
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Race Is On
Train Day is an opportunity to ride the train and decorate train cookies in addition to learning about commuter rail, which could happen sooner than you think – way sooner than the third lane on the 101. Read story.
By Dennis Story
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Sewage Counts
Santa Barbara City residents recently received notice of a proposal to raise sewer rates, in part as a result of a lawsuit against the city brought by Santa Barbara Channelkeeper. Read story.
By Kira Redmond
Monday, May 7, 2012
There shouldn’t be any secret to securing the Hispanic vote. Hispanic voters want the same things all American voters want: Job security and opportunities for ... Read Letter
The continuing notion that there is voter fraud in Isla Vista lingers. It lingers with the right wing, who really knows not or why. The ... Read Letter
A prominent local developer is asking you to vote for Measure Y so that he can build a luxury estate development along Arroyo Burro Creek. ... Read Letter
We are dismayed at just what the Hillary Clinton Democratic State Department is doing in the Middle East in their foreign policy under the direction ... Read Letter
Eastsiders will adjust. We’re used to that. But this one is a sore loss. We lose something central to our neighborhood. Our friends are forced ... Read Letter
Under the gloom, the Mesa Spring Fest fun went on. Saturday's weather was all-day gloom but not enough to dampen the Mesa's high spirit for ... Read Letter
On a recent Sunday, my husband and I decided we would love to go to the beach. Thus, we thought perhaps a day trip to ... Read Letter
I have lived in the lower Riviera area for the past seven years, and almost every day as I drive down Micheltorena Street past Alameda ... Read Letter
I read the article "Tempest in a Trash Can" with much disappointment. As the store team leader at the Whole Foods Market in Santa Barbara, ... Read Letter
I would like to comment on The Santa Barbara Independent's endorsement of Prop 29 and Jerry Roberts's summary of it. Although I can somewhat agree ... Read Letter
I firmly believe that Doreen Farr has served not only the Third District but also all of Santa Barbara County very well. As a voting ... Read Letter
A scandal has been exposed: County Supervisor Joni Gray’s involvement in the failure of a “non-profit” development agency, Lompoc Housing and Community Development Corporation, that ... Read Letter
Voters should do Mark Lee a huge favor and vote no on Measure Y. He has a golden opportunity to build the world's most exclusive ... Read Letter
Your article on the Miramar tax issues was erroneous in one important respect. Assessment Appeals Hearing Board member Jana Zimmer, who retired from active legal ... Read Letter
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