Year: 2007

Army Specialist Jaime Rodriguez Jr., 1987-2007
Cover Story By Chris Meagher

Army Specialist Jaime Rodriguez Jr., 1987-2007

When the Kalitta Charters airplane carrying the body of U.S. Army Specialist Jaime Rodriguez Jr. landed at Santa Barbara Airport just before 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 2, the jet also brought home what the South Coast had avoided for more than four years-a young soldier killed in Iraq. The 19-year-old Rodriguez died July 26 when an Improvised Explosive Device detonated near his vehicle in Saqlawiyah, a city just northwest of Fallujah in Anbar province. Sgt. William R. Howdeshell, 37, of Norfolk, Virginia, and Spc. Charles E. Bilbrey Jr., 21, of Oswego, New York, from his unit also died from the blast.

Minnie Driver’s Musical Mission
Arts & Entertainment By Brett Leigh Dicks

Minnie Driver’s Musical Mission

When Minnie Driver steps onto the SOhO stage this Sunday evening, she won’t be exercising a separate side of her artistic psyche so much as sharing a soul fueled simply by creative yearning. In a world that feels the need to assign people a distinct artistic place and is reluctant to let them stray, Minnie Driver refuses to subscribe to such constraints.

Events By Indy Staff

Give a Little

•The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is looking for roughly 600 volunteers to help in the upcoming Santa Barbara stretch of the MS Bike Tour. The annual two-day event stretches 150 miles in an effort to raise money for programs and services to aid MS patients. All ages are encouraged to sign up. Call (310) 479-4456.

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