Book Review: Charles Simic’s New and Selected Poems: 1962-2012
For 50 years, the poet has been writing consistently surprising and rewarding gems.
Year: 2013
Adoptable Pet of the Week
Little John is shy when you first meet him but once he is comfortable with his surroundings he is a real cuddle bug.
Tangled Up in Wires
We all have so much technology these days that it can become a real challenge to keep everything easy to find, use, and store.
Control, Correction, Punishment
Crimes against persons need to be controlled, but prisons are crowded with persons who have stolen property. Given modern devices such as the electronic monitor, what is needed is not control but correction.
Guns and Coffee
Progress in gun safety and gun control does happen in America, but slowly.
New local business Market Zen aims to make farmers market shopping accessible to all
Market Zen, a new local service, aims to make farmers market shopping a whole lot more convenient.
Highlights from the 4th Annual Santa Barbara Tequila Harvest Festival
The 4th Annual Santa Barbara Tequila Harvest Festival hosted by Agave Avenue and presented by the Berry Man, Inc. and Viva Los Sanchos Tequila was a huge success!
Jackson Bill To Give Mobile Home Residents a Voice Passes Off Assembly Floor
A bill by State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) to prevent lawsuits and give mobile home owners more of a say when their mobile home park is being subdivided and sold passed off the Assembly floor on a bipartisan vote.
Lawsuit Filed Against Ojai Rock Quarry to Address Chronic Storm Water Pollution Problems
Today, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper (“SBCK”) and the Environmental Defense Center (“EDC”) filed a lawsuit in federal court against Gralar LLC, dba Mosler Rock Product, for violations of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) and the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) at its Mosler Rock Ojai Quarry (“Ojai Quarry”).
UCSB Research Demonstrates West Antarctica Ice Sheet Has Long Played a Role in Regulating and Responding to Earth’s Climate
The results of research conducted by professors at UC Santa Barbara and colleagues mark the beginning of a new paradigm for our understanding of the history of Earth’s great global ice sheets.
