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The Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation Board of Directors announced earlier this month that, at the request of an anonymous donor who contributed $250,000 to the American Classic Campaign, the venue’s West Road will be renamed Rex Marchbanks Way in memory of the Bowl’s late, beloved operations manager.

Cheers to Ch¡vez

Over the past four years, The Anacapa School has been privileged to enroll six students from the Cesar Ch¡vez School.

Matt Kettmann

Our Senior Editor Matt Kettmann, who, as he puts it, is “in charge of everything and nothing” here at The Independent, crafted his latest coverage on the Botanic Garden saga in the form of this week’s cover story.

Afghanistan, Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Afghanistan, what’s a President to do? All his options are bad ones. Raise the troop levels and give the Taliban a run for it’s money? For what? To support a corrupt aristocracy? Bad idea. So should he keep the troop levels the same? That just places the soldiers already there in harm’s way, and for no good purpose whatsoever. So should Obama withdraw? Then after the Taliban win, Al Qaeda will be free set up shop and plot. You can be sure that Obama will be blamed for anything they do, and called a coward for running away from a fight. The people taunting Obama will be the same crowd currently faulting him for supporting a nation that won’t lift a finger to help itself.

What’s a President to do?

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