OUR VIEW Voting is called all sorts of things — a privilege, a right, a responsibility. In truth, it is all of those things and more. It is th…
OPINION The governor’s plan may not be the perfect solution to what has become a crisis for prescription drug consumers, but like most everyth…
You managed to survive the holidays, and now find yourself drifting at the start of a new year. Time to stop binge-watching “The Orville,” put…
The local United Way is looking for a few good volunteers. Well, more than a few. The crew will play a central role in the Homeless Point-in-T…
OPINION Among the many reasons experts say Solvang is one of the nation’s best places to celebrate the Christmas season is the annual tree bur…
OPINION Everyone living here knows all about state Highway 154, which begins in the upper reaches of Santa Barbara, and twists its way through…
OPINION This Valley is special throughout the year, but there is something magical about the period between Thanksgiving and the annual tree-b…
OPINIONIt’s no surprise to Santa Barbara County residents that this region’s cost of living is daunting. Maybe that’s why you see such long li…
OPINIONIt appears Solvang lost a little money on its first Fall Fest adventure, which is not altogether unexpected on a maiden voyage. What re…
It may seem like a cliche, but after the Thanksgiving meal prayer, work around the table, asking each participant what she or he is thankful f…
While you relax on this Thanksgiving Day, something to think about: It was clear from the last election results that this would not be your gr…
It has probably occurred to folks who have been transfixed watching rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base that we could be seeing hug…
After years of efforts to save the planet through recycling, the dynamic has changed. For one thing, China has stopped accepting a lot of U.S.…
While visiting schools in recent weeks, I observed teachers greeting each student at the classroom door, first-grade students creating complex…
If you saw a friend racing toward the rim of the Grand Canyon and a 4,000-foot drop to the Colorado River, would you try to stop your pal?
A timeline of the 2019 version of rolling blackouts goes like this:
We googled “Veterans Day” and the first hit was a tutorial on “Veterans Day discounts,” the second was “Military benefits.”
Old traditions die hard, and that is doubly true when it comes to Scandinavian traditions. Still, it appears the annual Julefest celebration i…
There are a few weeks remaining in 2019, and California law enforcement agencies have confiscated illegally-grown marijuana plants worth more …
Quick, raise your hand if you don’t know what special day this is. No hands, so we suppose that means everyone knows this is Halloween.
Mama, you can forget cowboys, don’t let your daughters and sons grow up to be politicians — unless they want to lie for a living.
We are one week away from Halloween, a few weeks out from Thanksgiving, then the Christmas/New Year's extravaganza. The fun just never stops t…
The first thing you notice is the mailman delivered an official-looking envelope containing a list of charges at the local hospital for a rece…
The thing about a new business in a new industry is that consumers often don’t know how much to invest in the new enterprise.
Here’s a pop quiz: Can you remember when Surf Beach was last open throughout the summer?
Somewhere along the line, we became a disposable society. Disposable diapers. Disposable personal relationships. Disposable plastic containers…
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meets today, and among the items to be decided upon is a pay raise for board members.
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