GUEST COMMENTARY Together, readers and newspapers can save local journalism by telling representatives in Sacramento that we strongly support …
DAN WALTERS California’s attorneys general are empowered to write official titles for statewide ballot measures but the current AG, Xavier Bec…
COMMENTARY California’s unemployment insurance system, already weak, has been overwhelmed by a flood of claims for payments due to the COVID-1…
OUR VIEW: For years, the image others had of California was pretty much summed up in lyrics by singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell: “They paved pa…
OUR VIEW Among the keys to surviving a pandemic is distance, as in keeping a safe distance from the next potential COVID-19 carrier.
OUR VIEW Wading through all the unanswered questions one realizes that, despite the potential for a higher COVID-19 death toll, reopening the …
OUR VIEW Gardening reduces stress and anxiety, a fact every gardener knows. Reducing stress is crucially important right now with the multiple…
OUR VIEW This is going to be a tough few months until the November election. Not only will Americans be struggling through an ongoing pandemic…
OUR VIEW We launched this Saturday roses-and/or-raspberries feature last year, the idea being that so many things good and not-so-good go virt…
OUR VIEW At the moment, we all want our normal lives back, but what will that normal be? A tiny, deadly virus has changed the way we live and …
OUR VIEW Perhaps one of the coronavirus’ legacies will be a workplace revolution, which would solve the business owners’ capital outlay cost c…
OUR VIEW We agree with the Solvang City Council’s plea to county officials to let communities make their own choices.
OUR VIEW The Buellton Garage team earns the first batch of Saturday roses for showing true, back-to-our-roots community spirit.
OUR VIEW We're taking this opportunity to thank readers for being there for us. Your support of local, fact-based, nonpartisan news reporting …
OUR VIEW Toilet paper, disinfectant wipes and people’s optimism aren’t the only things in short supply these days. Our communities desperately…
OUR VIEW It has been many years since Ben Franklin and George Washington considered the question of a government’s support for the news media,…
OUR VIEW A few days ago we mentioned in this space that everyone should be prepared for a new normal, which has become an overused cliche, but…
OUR VIEW We have a vital role in the end-game timing. That’s what the social-distancing and stay-at-home orders are all about. Following the r…
OUR VIEW It takes a powerfully compelling reason to get Democrats and Republicans in Congress to come together, on almost anything, but it can happen.
