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Sick Puppy

Even though veterinary medicine is much more progressive then a decade ago, reports show that pet health decline is on the rise.

A Short Cab Ride

I left my Washington, D.C. hotel a few weeks ago and hailed a cab to the airport. From the back seat, I noticed a Koran next to the gearshift and prayer beads dangling from the rearview mirror. The driver’s robe and cap were like those of an Imam. “This man probably hates me,” I thought. “Where do you come from?” I asked him.

Orca Tug-of-War

S.B. activists and scientists challenge SeaWorld over Morgan’s captivity.

Pipeline Dreams

You know, I don’t like polluting oil anymore than you do, but we are all sucking up energy like voracious ants.

Campaign Treasurer Arrested for Mail Fraud

Kinde Durkee, Burbank-based campaign treasurer for Democrats throughout California, including the Santa Barbara County Democratic Central Committee, was arrested on charges of mail fraud on 9/2.

SBCC Trustees Didn’t Violate Brown Act, DA Says

The Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office sent a letter to Raymond O’Connor informing him that they had found no violation of the Brown Act — the state’s open meeting law — by the Santa Barbara City College Board of Trustees during their 6/8 closed-session discussion of outgoing SBCC President Andreea Serban.

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