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San Marcos High Community Service Project

The students of San Marcos High School’s AAPLE Academy (Accelerated Academic Program for Leadership and Enrichment) are coordinating a Rummage Sale on March 10, 2012 to outfit the new Infant Care Center at Transition House, an organization which combats family homelessness and poverty.

Motorcycle Death Trap

I have had two close calls in as many weeks where I nearly lost control of my motorbike on the freeway in Goleta.

Winning with Women

The U.S. ranks around 70th in percentage of women elected to national office. Why are there not more female candidates?

Matt Boutte Enters 24th District Race

San Luis Obispo native Matt Boutte has filed to run for the 24th Congressional District seat, taking on incumbent Lois Capps and challengers Abel Maldonado and Chris Mitchum.

Marianne Kuga

If it weren’t for her mom’s suggestion that she apply for jobs to kill the time during a dreary Christmas break, we may never have met Goleta native Marianne Kuga, the newest addition to The Santa Barbara Independent’s advertising design team.

The Founding of Westmont

In 1945, school representatives purchased the 125-acre estate, El Tejado, from Charles Holland for $125,000.

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