Posted on August 10 at 10:24 a.m.

A lot of good comments and some very reactive ones. The first 2 commenters plus HiAll said it best. Robbing-us-Caruso knew what he was getting into and he was counting on the reaction he got from the people who are tired of looking at the neglected property.

Follow the rules or PLEASE take your ball and go play somewhere else.

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Posted on August 1 at 9:48 a.m.

Ditto previous comments. The Indies' article is a bit late. The store closed yesterday. Best of luck to Steve. Thanks for the great service and good memories!

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Posted on June 3 at 9:33 p.m.

This is so sad. Irene may have been 90, but she had a lot of energy and she was in good physical condition. My thoughts go out to her family, and to the woman who accidently hit her.

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Posted on May 3 at 8:30 a.m.

I was eating lunch at a Summerland eatery and heard 2 girls discussing this issue. I didn't know what they were talking about at first and admired their passion and firm stand on what they thought was "like, not right!" as one girl kept saying. They appeared to be well informed and armed to support their argument. Then when the topic of discussion became clear, I have to admit I was disappointed. Why couldn't they have this much passion about the Iraq War or Darfur or our current administration? My guess is because it doesn't touch their teenage lives directly. These girls admitted to crying and being "so upset" about the change to their school identity. The display was admirable and pitful at the same time.

Thanks, Indie, for the commentary and comments. It's made me examine my beliefs and rethink my opinion. I especially appreciate the quote eteresaea offered - very apropos.

BTW, where does the American Indian community stand on this?

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Posted on January 27 at 10:42 a.m.

Wow, sounds like a movie worth seeing.

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Posted on January 20 at 8:22 a.m.

I guess it's good for the Stanley's, but I won't be going in there. The building is an ugly monstrosity and doesn't have any SB character. It's too bad a local business couldn't find a better place to reopen.

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