Nuns Get (Temporary) Home
Barney reports that the Sisters of Bethany are being offered refuge at St. Mary’s Retreat House.
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He’ll Never Lose Neverland
Barney discusses the rumors surrounding Michael Jackson’s Los Olivos estate.
War, Politics and Veterans
or those of us who settled back in quietly, our shame was not what we did in Vietnam but what we didn’t do when we returned. We didn’t speak out!
Where’s the Money?
Who took the money raised to save the Sisters of Bethany? Barney finds out.
Father Benny Bavero 1918-2007
On October 12, 2007, at 10 p.m., the world lost a shining star, one of the most wonderful priests ever to grace our world. Father Benvenute (Benny) “Mike” Bavero, OFM, was the people’s priest. He was holy, humble, charismatic, brilliant, and innocent, and also a very handsome man of the cloth. He cared about everyone, no matter who they were. One man he cared for spiritually for 18 years was “Tim,” a prisoner currently serving a sentence for first-degree murder at Oregon State Penitentiary.
R. B. Kitaj 1932-2007
Ronald Brooks “R. B.” Kitaj died in Los Angeles on October 21. An American artist who spent most of his adult life in London, Kitaj was among the most ambitious figurative painters of the late 20th century. Associated for a short time with the emergence of pop art in Britain, Kitaj had the distinction of naming his own movement, the “School of London,” which included such illustrious neighbors as Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach, Leon Kossoff, David Hockney, Michael Andrews, and Lucian Freud.
PEN Awards
The Pen Is Mightier than the Sword: Former News-Press editor Jerry Roberts, who in July 2006 told owner Wendy McCaw “I’m outta here,” was honored by PEN, the international writers’ group, at a star-studded Beverly Hills Hotel dinner on Tuesday night.
Jerry Roberts Lauded for Journalistic Ethics
Accepts the 2007 PEN First Amendment Award.
News-Press Circulation Free Falls
More than 5,000 subscribers have jumped ship in the past six months.
Our Own DMV Rules
Barney ruminates on why Santa Barbarans refuse to follow the simplest of driving laws.