Safe Passage over the Canyon
I am a licensed therapist and the mom of two terrific Santa Barbara sons. My eldest, Jon, killed himself in a crisis moment, at the age of 23, at a perfect suicide spot after his call for help wasn’t heard.
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Mariachi Festival at Fifteen
For many, the music brings back memories of love, happiness, betrayal, sorrow, and death.
Guns and Religion
When cities and states can pass laws restricting Constitutional rights, and when they can’t: Legal theories shed light on judicial “activism” vs. “restraint.”
Smoking Out Legislator’s Position on Pot
I ran in to Pedro Nava at a local wine store recently. I had been writing, calling, and emailing him since April 1st.
Protecting Sources
Only when there is a free flow of information from the government to its people can we truly appreciate the beauty and power of a democracy. A bill now in the U.S. Senate, S.448, will protect the sources on whom journalists rely from having their identities exposed in all but a few circumstances.
We Were Lucky It Was BP . . .
Instead of BP’s $100 billion, PXP has a net worth of $3 billion.
Red Face Minstrel Show Unamusing
In May 2010, the MTV reality show The Dudesons in America aired a new episode called “Cowboys and Findians.”
Expensively Educated and Underemployed
It’s 11:30 on a Thursday morning. I’m sitting at a worn, round table next to the stairs in the Santa Barbara Public Library. I just came from outside, where I was having an impromptu conversation with Kenny the hobo from Hell’s Kitchen, New York.
Squeezing Algae for Oil
It uses no cropland, displaces no food crops, uses and purifies non-potable water, is carbon neutral, delivers up to 100 times more energy per acre than corn, is the same price as foreign oil, and it’s American.
Prayer for Revival of Feelings
Help me to tolerate authentic expressions of emotion in my family and workplace, rather than continuing the suppression of feeling.