Crossing the Desert
Musings on the way home to Santa Maria from the trial of a friend who left water for Mexicans crossing border illegally.
Opinion
Letters to the editor, columns, and voices published in the Santa Barbara Independent.
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Ten Ways Atheists Can Enjoy Christmas
Lots of people seem to think that atheists are grumpy folks who grumble their way through Christmas like a pack of scrooges.
When Is Rugby More Than a Sport?
Nelson Mandela used rugby to unite his nation, a pivotal historical event given new life in Clint Eastwood’s Invictus.
Rob Gibson: Lifeguard
For most of the youngsters who took them, Rob’s swimming lessons marked the first time they had ever walked onto a pool deck.
Estelle Andrews Busch: Wildlife Advocate
Santa Barbara lost one of its great wildlife advocates, educators, and rehabilitators to cancer this past Monday.
Santa Barbara Media Blog Returns
Welcome to our weekly rundown of ups and downs for print, radio, TV, and online.
Write On-Let’s Hope
Barnaby Conrad arrived in Santa Barbara in the early 1970s having written a blockbuster, and decided to start a writers conference.
Railroad Futures
What Warren Buffett’s acquisition of BNSF Railroad says about the track we’re on.
Caught in a Trap
There are persons living here [at Villa Caridad] with no cars, with walkers and wheelchairs, on limited budgets, who cannot get to doctor and medical appointments or do any shopping. (Buses are two blocks away.)
More Middle-East News
I do not want to see a nuclear holocaust in Israel.
