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- Story: The Elements of a Great Scientific and Technical Dispute (Thursday, September 17, 2009)
... of explosives. NIST alleges that in this special-circumstances case the build ... idence. Impact of Planes on Steel Columns NIST reports that of the 47 core ... NIST reports that of the 47 core columns in each tower, three in WTC 1 were ... amage, adding up to about 25% of the columns. In WTC2 five core columns were sev ...
- Story: “¡Ask a Mexican!” Answers Our Questions (Monday, January 21, 2008)
... columnist Gustavo Arellano, who visits Carp ... avo Arellano, who visits Carpinteria this weekend for a fundraiser. Gusta ... ano writes the nationally syndicated column “¡Ask A Mexican!” that appears ... same title, which he will read from this Saturday, January 26, at the Carpint ...
- Story: Letters 8-17-2006 (Thursday, August 17, 2006)
... d. Hence, the ultimate losers in all this will be all of us, the citizens of ... ng up and continuously reporting on this very painful chapter of our local hi ... Laura Schlessinger recently wrote a column in the News-Press in which she deno ... istic experience shows in her first column, which she uses as a juvenile tit-f ...
- Story: Letters 11/2/2006 (Wednesday, November 1, 2006)
... tence. But poor management has ended this by generating the recent rash of res ... ence. But poor management has ended this by generating the recent rash of res ... ms, and in most cases, they did. But this was different. Scared and confused, ... ng everyone to vote no on Prop. 90. This is a dangerous and deceptive ballot ...
- Story: Letters 8-3-2006 (Thursday, August 3, 2006)
... ermath of the Six Day War, yes, but this event in no way marks the beginning ... nt to negotiate with Israel.” This absolute rejection of Israel’s ... ominate Syrian and Iranian policy to this day, with disastrous results for th ... ul way to identify the beginning of this hateful conflict. And the end will ...
- Story: The Heart—and Humor—of the News-Press Matter (Tuesday, September 11, 2007)
... rprises me…that you haven’t seen this as an issue.” It seemed to be a ... rity becomes a working condition. “This case is not about one incident of br ... rters themselves are at stake. “If this is a move to become a vanity press, ... with one of his recurring points in this case. “We believe that the issues ...
- Story: Letters 8-31-06 (Wednesday, August 30, 2006)
... alk show. When you recently became a columnist for the News-Press, we had a degr ... alk show. When you recently became a columnist for the News-Press, we had a deg ... f our hope faded with your August 24 column regarding Take Back the Night at UC ... ack the Night at UCSB and elsewhere. This column was insulting to feminists, ...
- Story: Letters 5-25-2006 (Thursday, May 25, 2006)
... ne Sherman --> I have served this community for years — ... . There may be political novices in this race, but Janet Wolf is not one of ... worst cases of foot-in-mouth disease this side of Texas, perhaps outside of W ... help “fight terrorism.” This gaffe made the front page of the New ...
- Story: Letters 10-26-06 (Thursday, October 26, 2006)
... juana the lowest police priority. In this way, it frees up the police to have ... ion’s Drug Enforcement Agency. This is a waste of tax dollars and not c ... e have arrested bona fide patients. This type of misplaced priority has led t ... The marijuana lobby is at it again. This time they are hoping voters will ap ...
- Story: Starshine's Cancellation Questioned (Saturday, September 8, 2007)
... shine Roshell’s humorous lifestyle column — which now runs in the Santa Barb ... ependent. The NLRB contends that the column was cancelled in retaliation for Ros ... endy McCaw had decided to cancel all columns written by staff members. (In addit ... y staff members. (In addition to the column, Roshell also wrote features and ser ...
- Story: Coyote Fire: Sept 22-Oct 1, 1964 (Wednesday, September 30, 2009)
... worst. Cooperative plans such as this result from the disastrous 1960 Cali ... on would be implemented immediately. This would include fireproofing areas of ... front country which hadn't burnt in this fire. While he is supportive of t ... an O'Neal, who has been in charge of this most recent fire. "We can't live wi ...
- Story: Letters 9-14-06 (Friday, September 15, 2006)
... aise hangs over the nation today, on this anniversary of September 11. One ca ... e Phase 2 and CIA report disproving this, she responded, “Well, Saddam ... ainwashing the various officials of this administration and the media have d ... thought things would ever get like this in our beloved country. September 1 ...
- Story: News-Press Objects Union Approval (Friday, April 6, 2007)
... rotherhood of Teamsters --- is using this particular union drive to set preced ... ndent to set. A deeper reading by this reporter --- who is admiitedly not a ... ame via the postings and comments on this website). The judge, McCandless posi ... d his room "blocked" his window. (To this occasionally astute legal observer, ...
- Story: Letters 10-12-2006 (Thursday, October 12, 2006)
... k Foley (R-Fla.) flooding the media this week, let us not forget the truly s ... signates—without court review. This means that those determined (withou ... cerated and tortured without trial. This type of governmental tyranny predate ... the country I love so much. Somehow this legislation must be overturned. &# ...
- Story: News-Press Coverage | Letters (Thursday, July 13, 2006)
... to the News-Press ever since. During this time, I’ve had the pleasure of kno ... at the Santa Barbara News-Press. In this issue, we have printed a few of thes ... onor for The Independent to publish this moving article. For us, here at The ... gham has agreed to become our newest columnist. And everyone in Santa Barbara w ...
- Story: Twin Towers, Twin Myths? (Thursday, September 17, 2009)
... ng block in public appearances to be this question: If his analysis was true ... n the areas where the planes struck. This dislodgment, NIST firmly asserts, ma ... thermite, which cuts through steel. This controversial study has been reinfor ... a combination of factors. Crucially, this included the presumed fireproofing d ...
- Story: Why I Quit the News-Press (Thursday, July 13, 2006)
... at the Santa Barbara News-Press. In this issue, we have printed a few of thes ... honor for The Independent to publish this moving article. For us, here at The ... gham has agreed to become our newest columnist. And everyone in Santa Barbara w ... Barbara will be happy to learn that this year’s Grand Marshal of the Old Sp ...
- Story: Voices of the Evacuated (Friday, November 14, 2008)
... riences of the fire to the bottom of this post: UPDATE: Mountain Drive Comm ... ntain Drive was still standing as of this morning, but many Mountain Drive hom ... nson and family members went back up this morning, between 9 and 10 a.m., to g ... truck with such a sense of grief for this beautiful and special place, also th ...
- Story: Will News-Press Owner Wendy McCaw Wake Up? (Wednesday, February 21, 2007)
... ndy McCaw are the bad guy bullies in this internationally followed newspaper ... iery speech by saying that he hoped this rally didn't have to happen, a senti ... er from that," he said, adding that this meltdown has resulted in a "very hum ... oth official editorials and bylined columns. Barnwell was right too, because on ...
- Story: Van Wolfswinkel Exposed (Friday, October 30, 2009)
... repeated requests for interviews by this paper and, more recently, by the Los ... ld undue sway over City Hall. This analysis, however, fails to acknowle ... of it afterward. Donations that made this commercial possible, however, came f ... ily Sound owner Jeramy Gordon over a column sharply critical of Cushman that app ...
- Story: Roger Durling Reports from Cannes (Monday, May 21, 2007)
... t exciting and star-studded. Earlier this year, Durling’s success was intern ... ing has penned the “Big Picture” column for The Santa Barbara Independent, a ... n to relay his experiences at Cannes this month for Independent.com. When he r ... be at sbiff.org/blog2. Tune in later this week for more at Independent.com/can ...
- Story: Letters 12-14-2006 (Thursday, December 14, 2006)
... itage, I must respond to the online column “Living Long in the Land of Ch ... mber of areas, including sex.” This is far from the implication that Cu ... hnicities and therefore live longer. This implication perpetuates stereotypes ... do). Hopefully, you understand that this property is zoned for cottage-style ...
- Story: Bias Is as Bias Does at the News-Press (Wednesday, August 15, 2007)
... ill to rid the newsroom of bias. And this, Cappello’s line of argument goes, ... Lowe incident had nothing to do with this case, and that “editorial content ... benefits — was an integral part of this case, and the heart of his defense. ... with the case. Rather, said Wyllie, this was about illegally firing and mistr ...
- Story: Lou Cannon Tears Up Wendy McCaw (Friday, July 6, 2007)
... yet another tirade of personal rage, this time in the form of a rambling, illo ... king news stories, McCaw is allowing this particular post to be read by all, w ... esponse, but one that really sums up this ongoing News-Press saga, where almos ... ion of the news. In Wendy’s World, this owner (you) feels free to smear me ...
- Story: Whining in Rome (Friday, February 15, 2008)
... ntral Coast.” I’m convinced that this moniker was cooked up by TV people a ... ’s happening in the outside world, this may seem like a trivial matter, but ... it is our home. After I wrote about this in my print column this week I heard ... After I wrote about this in my print column this week I heard from Christine Lor ...
- Story: We’re Here. We’re Just Like You. Get Used to It. (Thursday, April 24, 2008)
... This past Saturday was my one-year annive ... ary of coming out to my parents. This past Saturday was my one-year annive ... t a morsel of food, and thought that this surely was the end of the world as I ... volving social justice and activism. This year’s previous topics included im ...
- Story: Reasons to Be Thankful (Tuesday, November 28, 2006)
... the exercise. But, as last week's column showed, my mom is not always entire ... ely wrong or entirely crazy. And, in this case, she might have just been righ ... her I said that. But seriously, at this point in time — with one of th ... you may ask, what am I grateful for this year? Well, of course, there's the ...
- Story: Chainsaw Don Wants Montecito Wildfire Plans (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)
... e's reporting last week and the fire this weekend, we're replaying this story ... e fire this weekend, we're replaying this story about a Montecito activist cal ... ut safe walking routes to school. This month, after watching South Lake Tah ... ll 969-2537. ANOTHER FIRE DOUSED: This week, architect Bob Easton may have ...
- Story: Top Five Recent Health Stories (Tuesday, November 21, 2006)
... columnist brings us the latest news on eati ... we need to keep it going on. For this column, and for my blog (www.healths ... ed to keep it going on. For this column, and for my blog (www.healthspanweb. ... study. 4) Coffee is good for you! This research doesn’t come courtesy ...
- Story: Hands of the Homeless (Monday, June 11, 2007)
... iated. A local artist had painted this masterpiece for me when I was workin ... itten in Spanish, in situations like this, so is half of my clientele. I had c ... man had been reading my scrapbook of columns. She jumped up, eager to see me. ... he jumped up, eager to see me. “Is this you, are you the palmist?” she ask ...
- Story: Thumbs Up for Santa Barbara News Room (Wednesday, April 4, 2007)
... ------------------ Let me get this straight, SB Newsroom is open for ... ues to improve. The hottest DAILY columnist right now is Craig Smith. Blog ... :27 PM craig smith is the hottest columnist? really? i was under the impressi ... the talk of the town was our mystery columnist sara de la guerra. Posted by m ...
- Story: Letters 11-9-2006 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)
... support for a Department of Peace. This cabinet-level department in the U.S. ... to high heaven. Did I mention that this major global food policy decision s ... ly. The only reason we have kept it this long during your barrage against you ... in Tillman, a soldier who fought for this country in both Afghanistan and Ira ...
- Story: She's No Lady (Thursday, March 22, 2007)
... This is the first entry in Five Dollar Wo ... Dollar Words, a new Independent.com column about words, with a specific focus o ... lves and, given the nature of online columns, will only result in reader comment ... g. And Drew thinks that's funny. This is the first entry in Five Dollar Wo ...
- Story: And the Satire Winners Are.... (Wednesday, January 24, 2007)
... work journalists? Two Satires Win This Be-a-Reporter Battle Sorry for the ... delay in announcing the winners for this funny little satire contest we cre ... d she did it all from her yacht! For this, we have created the Ultimate Supre ... around their yacht one night earlier this year. The couple said they believed ...
- Story: Searching for Love, Sex, and Everything In Between (Wednesday, February 21, 2007)
... ndependent.com’s new online dating column. Here, our nicely pseudonym-ed datin ... It’s the first interactive dating column we’ve ever heard about, so we’re ... ect man. What follows is her welcome column, and we’ll get her first official ... , and we’ll get her first official column up real soon. Feel free to post your ...
- Story: MidWeek News-Press Follies and More (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)
... headquarters in De la Guerra Plaza. This time, however, the protest will focu ... nethical mismanagement of the paper. This time, the protest will also draw att ... headquarters in De la Guerra Plaza. This time, however, the protest will focu ... nethical mismanagement of the paper. This time, the protest will also draw att ...
- Story: Plume Puts Santa Barbara on Edge (Saturday, August 18, 2007)
... dents began to worry once again. Was this the time when the fire would come ov ... dents began to worry once again. Was this the time when the fire would come ov ... t the case: I'd just written a story this morning explaining the fire's locati ... ke, and to the feeling that perhaps, this time, we'd lost it. 'Of cours ...
- Story: Doggie Must Haves (Thursday, December 25, 2008)
... receive everything on his wish list this holiday season, at least make sure h ... chip implanted by your veterinarian. This will increase the chance that your d ... me lost, check out previous Pet Chat column Homeward Bound. 2. Obey your loca ... n Santa Barbara County and to obtain this license you must have a current rabi ...
- Story: Mayor Is Not Resigning (Saturday, July 12, 2008)
... column is made up and challenges him to pro ... contrary to an erroneous News-Press column, she has no intention of resigning a ... y employees Saturday, she called the column by Travis Armstrong “a complete fa ... plete fabrication.” In recent columns, Armstrong, the paper’s editorial ...
- Story: EXTRA!: The Dish Is Shattered! (Tuesday, November 14, 2006)
... 'Amy Brown delivers an extra Montage this week providing Indy readers with the ... politics. [EDITOR'S NOTE: Aside from this EXTRA! report, Montecito Montage has ... ecito resident and well-known gossip columnist, Martha Smilgis, confirms she ha ... eparted the News-Press, leaving her column, “The Dish,” in fragment ...
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