Snakes, Lizards, and Toads

Slithery, skittering, even slimy, reptiles and amphibians are creatures most of us would rather not have close contact with.

Various Artists

The soundtrack to Jason Reitman’s touching feature film is not your average movie mixed tape, but then again, the flick’s pint-sized, pregnant heroine is not exactly your average teenager.

Teen-Empowering Texts

Gustavo Arellano, award-winning journalist, cultural critic, and syndicated columnist of ¡Ask a Mexican! and author of a new book of the same name, will present a fundraiser book-reading this Saturday, January 26, from 2-4 p.m., at the Carpinteria Woman’s Club (1059 Vallecito Road, Carpinteria).

Youth Thinking Big

When Kelsey Short returned from Kenya in the summer of 2007, she had made up her mind: She was going to start her own nonprofit.

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