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- Story: Letters 11/2/2006 (Wednesday, November 1, 2006)
... as slow. Good management hires good people, plays fair, and enjoys mutual respe ... California Constitution to require parental consent for teens to have an abo ... a bad idea then, and it still is. Parents rightfully want to be involved in ... ; lives. But even girls with caring parents may be too scared to talk to the ...
- Story: News-Press Coverage | Letters (Thursday, July 13, 2006)
... r’s reporters and editors. Because of my positive experiences with the ... 20;editorial differences,” apparently your euphemism for objections to ... of the phrase. Editorial differences are what I had with your owner when she ... re a healthy alternative, as if poor people didn’t eat enough beans and r ...
- Story: The Next Great Awakening? (Thursday, February 28, 2008)
... ng some really big things again that are huge. They’re like mountains. They ... don’t know what to do with. There are 2 billion people living on less than ... what to do with. There are 2 billion people living on less than $2 a day. That ... 2 a day. That’s half the world’s people. And as Gordon Brown, the Prime Mini ...
- Story: UCSB Students Connect with Veterans and Others Touched by the Horrors of War (Thursday, July 3, 2008)
... part of Iraq. The soldiers’ faces are somber as they prepare to move out. ... iers’ faces are somber as they prepare to move out. The fresh-faced junior ... r the war-torn nation’s many needy people as pictures of his buddies passing o ... en a section titled “Combat” appeared, however, Loverro became quiet and, ...
- Story: Letters 10-26-06 (Thursday, October 26, 2006)
... aries, and child abuse, all of which are on the rise. I support Measure P b ... e on the rise. I support Measure P because I believe we should deal with our m ... is that many medical marijuana users are poor. As a result of the intimidati ... Medical Board of California and a spare $150-$250 to make a visit to get th ...
- Story: Bishop Tutu Calls for a Return to Human Rights (Thursday, November 3, 2005)
... dvocacy for repressed and subjected peoples everywhere. He is currently in the ... t of 70,000 children. Tutu and Havel are calling for the UN to restore democ ... lease of all political prisoners who are incarcerated because of their views ... ical prisoners who are incarcerated because of their views. And try to have a st ...
- Story: Letters 11-9-2006 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)
... n crime and terrorists. The results are costly and ineffective. Enter the P ... -solving modalities with skills that are effective at treating root causes o ... study of violence, Williamson said, are turning to an epidemiological model. ... d please write and call our Congress people to sign on to H.R. 3760 and S. 1756 ...
- Story: News-Press Objects Union Approval (Friday, April 6, 2007)
... rbara News-Press. These "exceptions" are essentially the only allowable forma ... ocuments suggest that the exceptions are basically the same case that the New ... nflammatory, and misleading" tactics are a "hazardous" precendent to set. ... ments" --- should have been believed because no one expressly refuted their testi ...
- Story: Coming Out Stories (Sunday, October 5, 2008)
... stant discovery—of oneself and the people around us—but the epitome of an on ... e Veggie Pot Pie “Okay, so when are we having veggie pot pie?” my frie ... ction was on the scale—was it good because it wasn’t a big deal, or was it ba ... t wasn’t a big deal, or was it bad because she didn’t treat it with enough re ...
- Story: The Grownup’s Guide to Indie Rock (Thursday, August 20, 2009)
... ng; painting and sculpture routinely are borrowing from traditions. I’d gue ... raditions. I’d guess that about 20 people seriously listen to serious music. A ... about poetry. But millions of young people like indie rock — they even bu ... on vinyl — and I bet if older people gave it a spin, they’d probably li ...
- Story: Letters 8-3-2006 (Thursday, August 3, 2006)
... and rightly so. “… [B]eginnings are important,” she wrote, adding that ... htly so. “… [B]eginnings are important,” she wrote, adding ... West Bank. The truth is that there are many important “beginningsR ... recent massacre of children at Qana) are completely unacceptable and deserve ...
- Story: Last Calls (Thursday, July 27, 2006)
... and this weekend’s final days are sure to be the most frenzied. So rai ... time employees, and bid a heartfelt farewell to the place we’ve all co ... e of the restaurant and its founder are certainly worthy of review. In 1862 ... treet. Following the earthquake the area was “revitalized” and c ...
- Story: Jon Stewart's in the House (Thursday, November 16, 2006)
... st clouds of political spin. He'll share his wit and wisdom this Saturday, No ... mes to the UCSB Events Center for a rare California appearance, the only West ... with. Today, Stewart’s guests are as prestigious as they come, and jus ... tle 75-minute stand-up routine in a rare public West Coast appearance, his on ...
- Story: Letters 2-22-2007 (Thursday, February 22, 2007)
... n’t stop the tears from coming because I could relate to the frustrations ... d that someone is giving a voice to people who suffer in silence from mental a ... ortant that this message be spread: People with psychiatric diagnoses, or peop ... ople with psychiatric diagnoses, or people who seem different, are not crazy, w ...
- Story: Letters 3-15-2007 (Thursday, March 15, 2007)
... Is the American empire near its end? Are these acts indications that it is? E ... America’s Last Chance “The nearer a government is to its end, the mor ... Is the American empire near its end? Are these acts indications that it is? E ... ly spineless non-binding resolutions are not the solution. By 2008, if Congre ...
- Story: Dear Doonesbury (Thursday, October 5, 2006)
... to grow up in the Washington, D.C., area where the Washington Post dedicate ... tried to tell political truths where people lived, and if this made people squi ... here people lived, and if this made people squirm, then so much the better. As ... erently more difficult to pull off. Are there other political strips out the ...
- Story: Mike Farrell to Speak at Chaucer’s (Monday, June 22, 2009)
... A Journey to Actor and Activist. Because Farrell’s publisher, Akashic Books ... al pages, in which the names dropped are of activists who show up for his app ... appearances in various cities. These are no socialites, debutantes, or magnat ... International Union, Greenpeace, and People of Faith Against the Death Penalty. ...
- Story: Convenient Lies (Thursday, June 15, 2006)
... the movie (which in the film he is careful to point out do not originate wit ... e global warming — are significantly higher than they have ... , Category 4 and 5 hurricanes, which are powered by warm ocean water, have a ... les of ice per year off its coastal areas, a trend unambiguously linked to g ...
- Story: Playing the Race Card (Thursday, October 4, 2007)
... are not just economic achievement gaps, ... ck O’Connell last August. “These are racial achievement gaps.” With thi ... eally makes kids achieve. These are not just economic achievement gaps, ... ck O’Connell last August. “These are racial achievement gaps.” With thi ...
- Story: Who Will Bang the Gavel? (Thursday, October 29, 2009)
... nnot. This year, five individuals are vying for the top post. Two — ... erce President Steve Cushman — are deadly serious. Of these, two are ru ... are deadly serious. Of these, two are running as headliners for de facto, ... g level of social services” in the area draws individuals intent on living ...
- Story: Kettmann Makes List (Wednesday, January 31, 2007)
... 17 films that he's seen to date. Compare your notes with his, and make sure t ... e sense, for it's all about where we are seated in life, and how to get a clo ... a closer look at the action. (There are no more screenings of this, unless o ... w by Martha Sadler, go here. (There are no more screenings scheduled for thi ...
- Story: Pedophile-Priest Victim Describes Meeting Pope (Thursday, June 19, 2008)
... ithin their ranks. Horne enjoys the rare, if painful, distinction of being on ... , South Coast victims and the clergy are still grappling with the sustained a ... vation. “I had rage issues. I beat people sometimes,” he said. “I was rott ... urch officials as “moderate” compared to many of Boston’s more vehement ...
- Story: Dog in the Fog (Thursday, July 20, 2006)
... ost defiantly chirpy among us, these are scary times indeed. READ AND WEEP: ... ost defiantly chirpy among us, these are scary times indeed. At least for no ... have fodder for distraction. But the people we really have to thank are the New ... the people we really have to thank are the News-Press Nine —&# ...
- Story: The Dog that Ate the Cat that Ate the Rat (Thursday, December 6, 2007)
... SO FUNNY, MR. CLAUS: Although there are still 18 shopping days before Christ ... SO FUNNY, MR. CLAUS: Although there are still 18 shopping days before Christ ... n Noble, the former county child welfare worker who orchestrated the bed dona ... a job with the county’s Child Welfare Services. Noble arrived at the post ...
- Story: Jeff Shelton, Santa Barbara’s Architectural Wizard (Thursday, June 25, 2009)
... nt is bullshit if the buildings have people living there,” he said. Despite ... nt is bullshit if the buildings have people living there,” he said, “and if ... ng there,” he said, “and if they are delightful spaces. That is what a ci ... . Hey, I’ll work with that. But beware, only rich people would be able to l ...
- Story: Last Train to Dogville (Thursday, September 20, 2007)
... ls were recalled by the manufacturer because lead-based paint had been used to ac ... cked, renders the suckee permanently stupid. It’s a known fact. And to own a Ba ... ls were recalled by the manufacturer because lead-based paint had been used to ac ... cked, renders the suckee permanently stupid. It’s a known fact. And to own a Ba ...
- Story: Harding School: Mission (Will Be) Accomplished (Wednesday, June 10, 2009)
... arents leap to defend principal and camp ... down. But as any Harding teacher or parent can tell you, the momentum shift t ... t. Momentum and strong leadership are not what’s missing. What’s missi ... fference. Dr. Kingston and her staff are absolutely determined to succeed, an ...
- Story: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Flea (Thursday, September 10, 2009)
... ek, the Angry Poodle takes on healthcare reform. PHYSICIANS, HEAL THY ... s heirs could no doubt sue a lot of people. I can sort of understand how the Ob ... their collective underwear in a knot because the prez decided to intrude upon the ... ally inventive assault on the healthcare reform package now coming out of Was ...
- Story: Footwear Genius (Thursday, September 21, 2006)
... CEO Killick Datta stumbled into his career in the world of footwear marketing ... ta was shipped off to Oxford by his parents at the ripe age of 14 in order to ... CEO Killick Datta stumbled into his career in the world of footwear marketing ... ta was shipped off to Oxford by his parents at the ripe age of 14 in order to ...
- Story: Talking Movies with Ray Bradbury (Thursday, October 30, 2008)
... s mother ran a tenement in which 200 people lived; they were mostly Chicanos. I ... ics studio, so I got to know all the people in the tenement. All the names of th ... story, and in the play and the film, are the real names of real Mexicans in t ... I’ll See You Never,” which appeared in The New Yorker, which caused me ...
- Story: Randy Cone, the Maverick’s Maverick (Thursday, October 23, 2008)
... orthern Californians like Randy Cone are continuing, business as usual. I ... orthern Californians like Randy Cone are continuing, business as usual. It’ ... ntinuing, business as usual. It’s rarely flat up there, which is why Cone l ... t? Maybe one or two days a year that are this big? I also got fed up with the ...
- Story: In the Valley of the Dogs (Thursday, May 8, 2008)
... ey occur; some of life’s mysteries are meant to remain unsolved. Such is th ... ped with reverse. If McCaw smoked cigarettes, her brand would be Tareyton, wh ... oked cigarettes, her brand would be Tareyton, whose slogan was, “I’d rath ... ing resignations. I posted the piece because the article had been spiked by his e ...
- Story: To Err Is Human, to Forgive Is Canine (Thursday, September 4, 2008)
... e error of their oil-hating ways and are now willing to do their part if not ... actually is good for the environment because it reduces oil seeps. “Studies hav ... ears these days, though usually from people on the Venoco payroll or those who ... uyendyk. It’s safe to say that few people on Planet Earth have studied natural ...
- Story: What Writers Read (Thursday, July 5, 2007)
... re always interested in what other people are reading, especially people with ... ways interested in what other people are reading, especially people with disc ... other people are reading, especially people with discerning taste. In compiling ... e’s what Santa Barbara’s writers are reading. If you’re an avid rea ...
- Story: No Country for Old Dogs (Thursday, March 13, 2008)
... this obvious fact, and as result, we are squandering limited resources we can ... bting Thomases, recent news accounts are exploding with the misdeeds of the v ... tabbed him to death. Not all Lees are so gruesome. In fact, some straddle ... Ernie Lee Holmes, one of the most feared defensive lineman of the 1970s who ...
- Story: Canine Couture (Thursday, June 22, 2006)
... mpaign for 2nd District supervisor. Because of this client list — and his ... n most normal days, Davies and Rose are on the same side; the two are workin ... Rose are on the same side; the two are working together, for example, on C ... Davies to find out exactly how many people worked downtown. They also expected ...
- Story: Isla Vista’s Resident Rapper (Wednesday, January 28, 2009)
... e with an uncountable number of STDs because I live in I.V. This guy can’t be s ... s not 100 percent serious. His songs are a tongue-in-cheek look at the I.V. c ... “I do whatever it takes to make people have a good time,” Saba said. He m ... of colleges but transferred to UCSB because it reminded him of the wild times he ...
- Story: Montecito Author Stephen Murdoch’s IQ: A Smart History of a Failed Idea (Thursday, August 2, 2007)
... summer — is the first aimed squarely at a mainstream audience. Murdoch ... said Murdoch. “I guess, like most people, I had a fear of negative scrutiny. ... inking ability, in Murdoch’s eyes, because it accounted for the different ways ... nted for the different ways in which people are “smart.” But then history ...
- Story: Juarez Sentenced to 17 Years in State Prison (Friday, January 16, 2009)
... or Courtroom on Wednesday, Ricardo Juarez — a short-statured 15-year-old we ... r’s lap, waved at the boy she may barely know as her brother when he is a f ... e youngest ever in the state. When Juarez emerges from prison almost 15 years ... that left 15-year-old Luis Angel Linares lying bleeding to death behind Saks ...
- Story: Email Embarrassment (Thursday, November 15, 2007)
... om an overly perky acquaintance, you are inspired to rant like Dr. Laura duri ... gift wrap needs her meds adjusted” are your exact words) and send it to you ... word “oops” more inadequate. Because it’s one thing to think like a shr ... from our own stupidity by asking, “Are you sure you want to tear this perso ...
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