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I Am A Woman

Voices By Renee Vaughn

As you read this, please keep in mind that I am a highly educated, white middle-aged woman with a long and accomplished career.

Limit Jail Expansion Now

Voices By Laurence Severance and Gail Osherenko

More than 1,000 jail beds are unnecessary and will lead to over-incarceration.

Poodle Coughs a Furball Over State of Not-Union Address

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh

Can Trump invade Santa Barbara’s Danish city, Solvang?

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Buellton: A Pipeline Runs Beneath It

Voices By Len Fleckenstein

Californians Need Stronger Personal Data Protections

Voices By Hannah-Beth Jackson

Medicaid Supports Families and the Economy

Voices By Marina Owen

Setting the Record Straight: AMR’s Service Reality in Santa Barbara County

Voices By Louis Farah Jr.

Boycott Batsheva Dance Company

Voices By Barbara Parmet, for Jewish Voice for Peace-Santa Barbara, Tri-Counties Palestine Solidarity Network, Central Coast Antiwar Coalition/CODEPINK-Central Coast

A New Meaning to “Government Shutdown”

Voices By Stuart Kasdin

The Oil Pipelines Cannot Be Allowed to Restart

Voices By Aidan O'Neil

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