Kim Marie Rogers: 1956-2011
Her little students adored her and held on to her as though they could draw her quiet, loving, serene ways into them through touch.
Year: 2011
Gathering of Whales
On the white rocks, I can see the yellow heads of young pelicans. They are nervous of my presence. Walking on a small beach, I can remember my first sight of the blue whales that have returned to the marine areas of our region.
Art-Minded
18th Annual Mental Health Festival celebrates artists with mental illness in S.B.
How Much Money Is There in the United States?
Nearly 90 percent of it is not in the form of cash. (Remember this the next time you hear someone talk about how the government “prints more money” whenever they want.)
UCSB Researcher Receives Grant to Study Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Uta Passow, a researcher in UC Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute, spent most of the past year in the Gulf of Mexico analyzing the environmental impact of oil spilled as a result of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in April 2010. Thanks to new funding by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI), her scientific studies will continue for the next three years.
8th Annual Santa Barbara Association of Realtors’ Rooftop Realtor Appreciation Party
On Thursday, September 15th, 2011, I attended the 8th annual SBAOR’s (Santa Barbara Association of Realtor’s) Rooftop Realtor Appreciation party at the beautiful Canary hotel, hosted by JJ Lambert and Julian Michalowski of Sotheby’s International Realty, Santa Barbara.
Vietnam Wall Coming to Santa Barbara
Portable memorial will help area residents remember the fallen.
It’s Okay to Be Angry
Santa Barbara author Jude Bijou serves up the recipe for a peaceful life in her new book Attitude Reconstruction.
CNN: The Contrived News Network
I suppose I should be grateful for what the 24-hour cable news cycle has wrought — but I mostly find myself bemused and not a little disturbed, as well as amused.
Save the Cheerleaders
I’m not an environmentalist. When the California condor was endangered because of our changing environment I was unmoved.
