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- Story: SBIFF 2008 Slate (Monday, December 31, 2007)
... ™ “DEFINITELY, MAYBE” WHILE GIUSEPPE TORNATORE’S “AN UNKNOWN W ... Santa Barbara, CA – The 23rd installment of the Santa Barbara Internation ... Barbara, CA – The 23rd installment of the Santa Barbara International Film ... U.S. Premieres and a rich selection of films representing 49 countries. Th ...
- Story: Letters 8-17-2006 (Thursday, August 17, 2006)
... ated ease that belied the complexity of the assignment. … [A]nyone who’s ... ven’t always agreed upon the state of the evidence, but he has always been ... urate, concerned, accessible, tenacious, and respectful—and he writes a da ... e inevitably winners and losers, and all the losers think they should have be ...
- Story: Life in the Time of Torture (Thursday, April 13, 2006)
... ek Jews and Christians celebrate two of their most sacred holidays — P ... assover, remembering the liberation of Israelites from bondage, and Easter, ... rection from death. In such a season of release and renewal, it seems approp ... nd renewal, it seems appropriate for all Americans to contemplate the moral q ...
- Story: A Call to Conscience (Thursday, February 15, 2007)
... Citizens’ Hearing on the Legality of U.S. Actions in Iraq was held in Tac ... . The hearing was prompted by the refusal of U.S. Army Lt. Ehren Watada to o ... hearing was prompted by the refusal of U.S. Army Lt. Ehren Watada to obey w ... loy to Iraq. Lt. Watada based his refusal on the ground that he is fulfillin ...
- Story: Voices Rarely Heard (Thursday, November 13, 2008)
... of professors, students, and other acti ... ofessors, students, and other activists ... d other activists within the social justice group PUEBLO began interviewing ... es here. One year ago, a group of professors, students, and other acti ...
- Story: Voices of the Evacuated (Friday, November 14, 2008)
... USLY: Accounts from witnesses and peopl ... figure out if their homes and those of their friends and neighbors are stil ... continue to add personal experiences of the fire to the bottom of this post: ... xperiences of the fire to the bottom of this post: UPDATE: Mountain Drive ...
- Story: Letters 11/2/2006 (Wednesday, November 1, 2006)
... and I retired about the same number of years ago. As an avid employee and r ... tched the news staff improve to an unusually high level of competence. But p ... ed the news staff improve to an unusually high level of competence. But poor ... f improve to an unusually high level of competence. But poor management has ...
- Story: Humanitarian Greg Mortenson and Economist Jeffrey Sachs Chat with Howard Schiffer (Thursday, May 1, 2008)
... of Santa Barbara's Vitamin Angels inter ... the Arlington Theatre, not Campbell Hall as was initially reported. Earlie ... eatre, not Campbell Hall as was initially reported. Earlier this year, I t ... India with Howard Schiffer, founder of Santa Barbara’s nonprofit Vitamin ...
- Story: Coyote Fire: Sept 22-Oct 1, 1964 (Wednesday, September 30, 2009)
... one. Wildfires start deceptively small, building up power, then usually rag ... ively small, building up power, then usually rage angrily for hours, days--t ... ly small, building up power, then usually rage angrily for hours, days--threa ... reatening. "They terrorize, chase us from our homes in nightclothes and b ...
- Story: This Is Not a Tourist (Friday, July 11, 2008)
... sident has been through some version of the following scenario. Your favorit ... on, and you are either going to be really busy at work, out of town, or, as I ... d you are either going to be really busy at work, out of town, or, as I was ... going to be really busy at work, out of town, or, as I was over Memorial Day ...
- Story: Letters 5-25-2006 (Thursday, May 25, 2006)
... r 2nd District supervisor regardless of party affiliation. I am voting for D ... tion. I am voting for Dan Secord because I want an experienced leader who ha ... on’t want another stalemated Board of Supervisors wasting time and money o ... 2nd District supervisor regardless of party affiliation. I am voting for D ...
- Story: Summer Camp Guide 2009 (Thursday, April 9, 2009)
... r. (1118 E. Cabrillio Blvd.) during business hours, Mon.-Fri. Deadline to su ... the Sea Summer camp Carpinteria Valley Arts Center presents Art by the Se ... hing sessions in the Arts Council's gallery, talks by working artists, and mo ... re. A mini art exhibition at the end of each week will showcase the children ...
- Story: From the Front Lines (Thursday, July 27, 2006)
... the Lebanese capital on the evening of July 13 — the same day Israel ... hing architectural spaces for a body of work my dad, Richard Ross, is puttin ... putting together. Beirut was like a tall glass of Parisian charm, with a twis ... gether. Beirut was like a tall glass of Parisian charm, with a twist of the ...
- Story: Big Questions (Thursday, September 7, 2006)
... allows, Author of Blind Into Baghdad: Am ... of Blind Into Baghdad: America’s War ... Affairs Expert Sam Kornell James Fallows Tackles the Dilemmas Posed by Ira ... ;won” in any traditional sense of the word. But just as we confront th ...
- Story: Letters from a Santa Barbara Soldier in Iraq (Thursday, June 28, 2007)
... ust recently arrived in Baghdad when he ... e this report: They have a new kind of explosive device here that cuts thro ... the road, I find myself very conscious of where my arms are. These new devi ... e road, I find myself very conscious of where my arms are. These new devices ...
- Story: Letters 8-3-2006 (Thursday, August 3, 2006)
... stic “good guy/bad guy” accounts of the fighting that is rocking Israel, ... rejects the notion that the origins of the current war can be ascribed to t ... ar can be ascribed to the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers by Hizbullah and Ha ... she wrote, adding that, “In times of war … the ability to define the be ...
- Story: Letters 10-26-06 (Thursday, October 26, 2006)
... of Best of I am greatly disappointed ... of I am greatly disappointed as to h ... Moore — deservedly won Best DJ of 2006. However, the blurb made DJ Mat ... to have more time to deal with serious problems like gang violence, home b ...
- Story: Locals Only Music Issue, Version 2.0 (Thursday, September 18, 2008)
... year ago, we here at The Indy put a call out to any and all music-makers livi ... t The Indy put a call out to any and all music-makers living within Santa Bar ... Indy put a call out to any and all music-makers living within Santa Barbara ... year ago, we here at The Indy put a call out to any and all music-makers livi ...
- Story: Last Calls (Thursday, July 27, 2006)
... g through the pineapple slice in one of Willy Gilbert’s renowned mai tais: ... pagoda façade is the last reminder of Santa Barbara’s once-bustling Chin ... reminder of Santa Barbara’s once-bustling Chinatown—would be closing fo ... n the back—for a comfortable chunk of change, with which he’ll enjoy his ...
- Story: Burgers to Bistro, BOSB'06 (Thursday, October 19, 2006)
... official: the Benson family’s on ... Four locations Now it’s official: the Benson family’s on ... et is. I know people dig our honey mustard. They like our consistency; I k ... about it if a vendor can’t get us our usual ingredients. But best of ...
- Story: Letters 10-12-2006 (Thursday, October 12, 2006)
... all letters and prints as many as possib ... published online at independent.com. All letters that conform to our standard ... etters that conform to our standards of length and clarity will be published ... ed. We do not publish letters anonymously. Please keep letters to fewer than ...
- Story: How Obama Can End the War On Terror (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)
... ending the War on Terror is to stop calling it "the war on terror." Ever s ... on terror." Ever since 9/11, the Bush administration—supported by the n ... many times before and since, by a small band of extremists who cloaked their ... es before and since, by a small band of extremists who cloaked their disdain ...
- Story: One World One God (Thursday, January 19, 2006)
... us scholar Reza Aslan challenges some o ... the religious scholar Reza Aslan challenges some of Western society’s mos ... s scholar Reza Aslan challenges some of Western society’s most entrenched ... lam. He argues that the core message of Islam as revealed by the Prophet Muh ...
- Story: Local Heroes 2008 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008)
... n 1986, we published our first issue of The Santa Barbara Independent. It wa ... nt. It was also our first honor roll of Local Heroes, with stories of men an ... r roll of Local Heroes, with stories of men and women who truly deserved our ... n 1986, we published our first issue of The Santa Barbara Independent. It wa ...
- Story: Enter the Allosphere (Thursday, November 6, 2008)
... rsive theater, the 21st century face of our discipline-bending university. ... e, now, from downtown into a lattice of atoms. First head north on 101 to ... mural, and deep into the University of California at Santa Barbara. Park th ... he unexpected. Hark here the new Mall of Academe! Observe the absence o ...
- Story: Winning the Peace (Thursday, July 16, 2009)
... ich has roots in Santa Barbara—is busy rebuilding Iraq. Before the ... ilence is broken by the muezzins’ calls to prayer, bellowing from electric ... rs throughout the city. For soldiers of the 425th Civil Affairs Battalion, t ... day begins much like the last. Some of the reservists — most of whom ...
- Story: Summer Arts (Thursday, June 22, 2006)
... o, it’s Summer Arts! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound and give ... dings in a single bound and give you all the information you need to plan you ... Indy’s Summer Arts Preview has it all: Summerdance gets funky; the Music A ... it all: Summerdance gets funky; the Music Academy toots its horns; the Bowl ...
- Story: The Rockstar Who Would Save the World (Thursday, August 21, 2008)
... d tour may go down in history as one of the most forward-thinking and sustai ... ne of the most forward-thinking and sustainable of all time. Strawb ... ost forward-thinking and sustainable of all time. Strawberry shortc ... forward-thinking and sustainable of all time. Strawberry shortcakes ...
- Story: A is for Astronomy (Wednesday, November 15, 2006)
... or Astronomy.” So read on, and let us know what questions and topics you†... at questions and topics you’d like us to cover. Plain Talk with Brillian ... tronomy.” So read on, and let us know what questions and topics you&# ... uestions and topics you’d like us to cover. In this first edition of ...
- Story: The Rebirth of the Old Masters (Thursday, March 9, 2006)
... useum of Art from State Street, walk p ... f you enter the Santa Barbara Museum of Art from State Street, walk past th ... and Egyptian art into the McCormick Gallery, the first thing you’ll se ... ne art wasn’t always so gloriously easy to access. If you enter th ...
- Story: The Man Who Is Creating a World Without Poverty (Thursday, January 10, 2008)
... us is the winner of the 2006 Nobel Peac ... of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize or his pa ... inging microcredit (tiny loans for small businesses) to millions of impoveris ... g microcredit (tiny loans for small businesses) to millions of impoverished ...
- Story: Letters 12-14-2006 (Thursday, December 14, 2006)
... of December 14, 2006 Land of La La La ... he issue of December 14, 2006 Land of La La La As an American of Cuban he ... 6 Land of La La La As an American of Cuban heritage, I must respond to th ... As an American of Cuban heritage, I must respond to the online column ̶ ...
- Story: First King of the Festival (Thursday, February 1, 2007)
... g, Uganda, and Why Idi Amin Wasn’t All Bad The Last King of Scotland, Fores ... Amin Wasn’t All Bad The Last King of Scotland, Forest Whitaker becomes th ... , Forest Whitaker becomes the notorious Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. To delive ... Idi Amin. To deliver the performance of a lifetime — and one that’s ...
- Story: Letters 8-31-06 (Wednesday, August 30, 2006)
... ation. Our concerns stem from your caustic statements made on your radio tal ... for the News-Press, we had a degree of concern. However, we gave you the be ... rn. However, we gave you the benefit of the doubt because we assumed you wou ... ave you the benefit of the doubt because we assumed you would undertake a ra ...
- Story: Live Releases It’s First Concert DVD (Thursday, April 9, 2009)
... er the phone. Kowalczyk and the rest of the band—drummer Chad Gracey, bass ... and guitarist Chad Taylor—have finally landed some down time after a long ... road, which began after the release of their seventh CD Songs from Black Mo ... er 2008 with a five-week gig as part of Europe’s annual mega-concert serie ...
- Story: Letters 11-9-2006 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)
... afood and Republican leadership, discuss city-financed elections, mourn Darf ... mourn Darfur, and more. Department of Peace Peace, as many point out, is ... point out, is more than an absence of conflict. It must involve positive ... ore than an absence of conflict. It must involve positive forces of conscio ...
- Story: California's Prop. 8 Defeat: A Bungled Campaign (Thursday, December 4, 2008)
... eeting in Beverly Hills to hear some of the leaders of the No on Prop. 8 cam ... ly Hills to hear some of the leaders of the No on Prop. 8 campaign discuss w ... rs of the No on Prop. 8 campaign discuss why they thought we lost. Last ... eeting in Beverly Hills to hear some of the leaders of the No on Prop 8 camp ...
- Story: Not in Kyoto Anymore (Thursday, July 23, 2009)
... . It’s midnight, and you’ve just stepped foot for the first time on ... a Barbara soil, jetlagged and delirious after a 24-hour frenzy of globe-trot ... and delirious after a 24-hour frenzy of globe-trotting flights and far-flung ... nd you’re standing on the doorstep of a strange person’s house where a t ...
- Story: Rex Marchbanks 1949-2007 (Thursday, April 26, 2007)
... Bowl. He was the burly guy with the bushy hair who always stood just behind ... ith the bushy hair who always stood just behind the wooden crowd barriers in ... rts, and flip-flops after a full day of overseeing all of the things that we ... flops after a full day of overseeing all of the things that went into putting ...
- Story: Best Beards Take Stage, Claim Titles (Friday, May 29, 2009)
... of bearded anticipation, the big moment ... ngle person here has a beard, or a moustache, or a beer at all times. Thi ... beard, or a moustache, or a beer at all times. This is going to take some ... This is going to take some getting used to. It’s been several days si ...
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