Goleta to Ban Flavored Tobacco Products
Lengthy discussion ends in decision to protect youth from predatory marketing.
Recent Stories
A Callous Carelessness
eet the S.B. doctor who refuses to be vaccinated? No, thanks.
A Danger to Patients
As a patient of the Sansum Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, I was extremely distressed to read that one of the Ridley-Tree doctors is not only not vaccinated for COVID-19 but refuses to be vaccinated.
Listen to George
Just as George Washington mandated his troops be inoculated (for smallpox), the school board members acted in the interest of the common good.
Vaccines Save Lives
As of September 27, there are over 700,000 U.S. deaths attributed to the coronavirus. We now know the vaccine saves
Vandenberg’s 2,000th Rocket Launch Blasts Landsat 9 into Orbit
NASA says the satellite “will be our new eyes in the sky when it comes to observing our changing planet.”
Strauss Wind Turbine Blades Truck Slowly Through Lompoc
Energy project slated to deliver 98.8 megawatts of electricity.
Anti-Vax Hypocrites
Independent, you’ve managed to find an MD in S.B. with a valid state license (which BTW, is far too easy to achieve and renew no matter your current competence) who refuses to vaccinate during this unprecedented global pandemic.
Higher, Better Uses
The abortive effort to recall Newsom is now over.
Free to Be a Menace
It was with tempered amusement and pathos that I watched a group of anti-vax, anti-mask marchers exercise their First Amendment rights on September 18.
