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Posted on March 9 at 9:06 a.m.
Gee, I wonder if KEYT had received a press release accusing Michael Douglas of possession of kiddie porn or an email stating that Mayor Blum was under investigation for grand larceney they might just call to get verification?
Shame shame shame
Posted on December 10 at 10:43 a.m.
I've never understood what the point is of pushing 5 year old kids into organized sports and then using trophies to further the "enjoyment factor". When I was that age, the most enjoyable games were the ones you made up with your friends. They rarely involved teams or trophies or keeping score. Incentivizing play at such an early age, IMO, discourages kids from doing things simply because they're FUN! The most rewarding activities in life don't come with trophies or pizza parties. Participating in helping your neighbors sandbag their burned property before the rains come or watching a Habitat for Humanity ribbon cutting gives a sense of satisfaction that a cheap plastic trophy will never provide.
Posted on September 12 at 12:58 a.m.
While it may not be nice, it's hardly groundbreaking to pick on the candidates children and parenting decisions. How quickly we forget the years that the Bush twins were in the news every other week, whether it be their underage drinking exploits or passing fake ID in the company of the secret service. If anything, the press has gotten "kindler and gentler" over the years. Things said about Chelsea Clinton and Amy Carter were mean-spirited and petty.
The problem with simply keeping Palin's family completely out of the discussion is that her family is unfortunately tied to rumors of very poor and possibly illegal actions on her part while governor. And I won't even comment on the blatantly manipulative photo op that occurred when her daughter's baby-daddy was flown into town in time to grin for all the cameras.
The line between Palin's family and politics is murky because she's the one who has made it that way.
Posted on July 23 at 12:26 a.m.
If anyone would know what it is to suck, it's the Santa Barbara School Board.
I have yet to see a district in any other county in this state which treats its educators so poorly and with absolute disregard for any standards of decency as Santa Barbara.
I think the last modicum of respect I had for them vanished when last year they actually forced "temporary" teachers to reapply for jobs they've held for years.
Posted on July 7 at 11:54 a.m.
I love how the doe-eyed liberal cries of "the youth have nothing to do in Santa Barbara" continue to be chanted while discussing a stabbing which occurred during ONE OF THE LARGEST FIREWORKS DISPLAYS IN THE STATE. What more are we supposed to do to entertain the youth. Have a marching band, clowns, jugglers and fire eaters parading up and down the streets every weekend night? There was plenty of entertainment on the night in question. Plenty of "things to do". Stop pawning this incident off on the "idle youth" excuse. It's tired and it completely fails to hold the guilty accountable. Hint: it's the guy holding the bloody knife at the end of the night.
No more money for youth activities. Not a single dime. It won't matter if you open a teen center on every corner, as the fundamental problem lies much deeper. Parents who have more children than they can afford to raise. A pervasive "culture" of machismo that we are supposed to respect less we are accused of being insensitive to "the other". And, likely, felons raising future felons of America.
I will not be the least bit surprised if one or more of the assailants has at least one ex-con for a parent. We need to start implementing voluntary sterilization as part of prison credit. One year of sentence credit to any inmate who undergoes a tubal ligation or vasectomy while serving time. Criminal parents by and large raise criminal children - roughly 700% compared to the non-criminal populace.
The time for touchy freely support groups has ended. That solution becomes more ridiculous every single time a teenager's blood soaks our sidewalks and streets.
Posted on July 5 at 11:55 a.m.
They should start by forcibly sterilizing all convicted felons. Murderers, rapists and yes, even Enron CEOs.
Posted on June 20 at 8:14 a.m.
These three are a collective group of scumbags. What's worse is that the Board of Behavioral Sciences has yet to suspend Jeanne Blomfield's MFCC license:
http://www2.dca.ca.gov/pls/wllpub/WLLQRY...
Posted on June 16 at 11:44 a.m.
There is a dark side to Portland's bike-heavy populace: cops with a vendetta against cyclists:
http://bikeportland.org/2008/06/11/man-o...
When is the last time you were tackled out of your car and tasered until you pissed yourself for having a taillight out?
Posted on May 5 at 7:46 a.m.
Just as there are double fine zones for construction areas, there should be "lose your license for a year" zones. 154 should be one of them.
Making people walk or take the bus for a year would deter reckless driving in the way a pathetic $100 fine never will.
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Posted on May 9 at 8:33 a.m.
I think for those who lost their homes in this fire, your insenstive poll suggesting the option that it is "payment for their sins" is a bit over the top don't you think?
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