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NOVEMBER

25

2009

The Independent’s Local Heroes

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Local Heroes 2009

It’s an unhappy land that is in need of heroes, to paraphrase writer Bertolt Brecht. Fortunately, Santa Barbara does not have that problem. Read story.

NOVEMBER

19

2009

High Noon in the Garden of Controversy

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Deep Inside the Fight over the Future of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Deep inside the fight over the future of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Read story.

NOVEMBER

12

2009

Nothing to Hide Anymore

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How One Man is Overcoming the Scars of Sexual Abuse One Day at a Time

How one man is overcoming the scars of sexual abuse one day at a time. Read story.

NOVEMBER

5

2009

Within the Syuxtun Story Circle

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Collaborative Chumash Mosaic Brings Community Together at West Beach

Collaborative Chumash mosaic brings community together at West Beach. Read story.

OCTOBER

29

2009

Who Will Bang the Gavel?

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Santa Barbara Mayoral Contest Underscores Power Grab at City Hall

Santa Barbara’s mayoral contest underscores power grab at City Hall. Read story.

OCTOBER

22

2009

Backlash Blues

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Cash and Confusion Reign in City of Santa Barbara’s First Mail-In-Only Election

Cash and confusion reign in City of Santa Barbara’s first mail-in only election. Read story.

OCTOBER

15

2009

Best Of, Santa Barbara Style

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Readers Weigh In on Annual Indy Poll

Times being what they are, one might consider this year’s list of bests as a kind of index of leading economic indicators, dateline Santa Barbara. Read story.

OCTOBER

1

2009

Teenage Surfers

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Three Santa Barbara Groms Take on the World

Three Santa Barbara groms take on the world, one wave at a time. Read story.

SEPTEMBER

24

2009

The 2009 Santa Barbara
Band Guide

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Our Annual Issue Celebrates Year Three with More Than 150 Acts

No matter what your take on Santa Barbara’s music scene may be, there’s no denying that this place is ripe with inspiration. Read story.

SEPTEMBER

17

2009

Twin Towers, Twin Myths?

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Engineers and Architects Argue About What Made the World Trade Center Fall

Engineers and architects argue about what made the World Trade Center fall. Read story.

SEPTEMBER

3

2009

The False Prophet of Adoption

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Using Babies as Bait, Montecito’s Orson Mozes’s Led 17 Families on Global Goose Chases

Using babies as bait, Montecito’s Orson Mozes led 17 families on global goose chases, stuffing his pockets and shattering hearts along the way. Read story.

AUGUST

27

2009

Are Primary-Care Doctors Going the Way of the Dodo?

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Frontline, General Practice Doctors Are Closing Their Doors Left and Right

Under enormous pressures these days, frontline, general practice doctors are closing their doors left and right. Read story.

AUGUST

20

2009

The Grownup’s Guide to Indie Rock

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D.J. Palladino Uncovers a Generation of Music

D.J. Palladino’s firsthand account of how he came to love today’s rock ’n’ roll. Read story.

AUGUST

13

2009

Big Problems, Bigger Men

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How Confronting the Gang Just Might Make You a Better Man

How confronting the gang just might make you a better man. Read story.

AUGUST

13

2009

Rediscovering the Rite of Passage

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Boys to Men Helps Troubled Teens Reach Adulthood

Nonprofit organization Boys to Men helps troubled teens become responsible adults. Read story.

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