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Having kids is, in every way imaginable, an extreme sport.
Year: 2014
Arroyo Toad No Longer Endangered?
U.S. Fish & Wildlife taking comments on changing species’ status to “threatened.”
Buellton’s Council Choices
Many politicians are good and strong leaders, but some are not.
Throwing the Baby Out with the Frack Water
Measure P goes too far in its intent to protect our water.
Measure P: No Revelations
Failing several attempts to compose a letter explaining all about it, we’re throwing in the revelation towel.
Review: Ray LaMontagne at the Santa Barbara Bowl
The singer hooked the audience with his range of musical hues and lit up the night like a supernova.
The Independent Got It Wrong
There is absolutely no symmetry in the magnitude and consequence of fears of climate change and a concern for good governance.
Measure P Kool-Aid
I wavered between astonishment and disappointment when I read your endorsement of the No on Measure P position.
Measure P: Selling Out
What is The Independent‘s conflict of interest in encouraging us to vote “no” on Measure P?
Fire, Climate Change, and Measure P
Firefighters are aware of the fire danger created by climate-change-induced drier conditions, higher temperatures, and rapidly changing wind conditions.
