The death of Maggie Espinoza on Feb. 13 leaves a deep hole in the hearts of those who have served children and families throughout Santa Barbara County through the Community Action Commission’s Head Start program for the past 40 years. Maggie was a true community hero in every sense of the word. As someone who […]
I have a son named Liam. He is 2 years old and good with a soccer ball. He adores his big sister, and hummus. He makes us laugh when he does “a Mona Lisa Face,” and he happens to have Down syndrome (DS for the rest of this writing). The rare times I was asked […]
Lose weight and win a quarter of a million dollars. It’s a clear win–win, isn’t it? For 15 seasons, the hit show The Biggest Loser has named the person who sheds the most pounds its big winner. This season’s winner, Rachel Frederickson, showed viewers the darker side to the contest. She stepped onto the stage […]
Billy—a smart and handsome 30-something young man—and I cozied up over a delightful glass of a California red blend wine in a noisy, hip, artisan Sonoma restaurant on a recent Friday night. We wanted to get to know each other better. His wit is as sharp as his beautiful eyes. Well, I’ve always been a […]
We keep hearing about them, but what exactly is a panga boat? Panga boats are outboard-powered fishing boats that are used by Mexican drug cartels to transport drugs and unknown contraband into our communities. I think everyone in Santa Barbara County is aware of the horrific violence currently being imposed upon Mexican citizens by drug […]
SUN How many years have you photographed weddings? BRITTANY APP Thirteen years now … my business anniversary is Jan. 1. SUN How many weddings have you photographed? APP At the start, I was doing 40 to 50 a year, but now it’s more like 20. I’d say a total of around 300 to 400. SUN […]
It’s interesting that the whole global warming thing keeps popping up. It’s like an undying echo from a liberal idiocracy that only pretends to be scientific and not political. Take Colin Loustalot’s recent Sun commentary (“Do your own research,” Jan. 23) in which he excoriates Andy Caldwell for being not only out of touch, but […]
Bystander. What’s the first thing you think of when you read that word? According to Merriam-Webster, a bystander is a person who is standing near but not taking part in what is happening. Chances are, at some point in our lives, we have all been a bystander to some event. Perhaps it was something you […]
Radio host Andy Caldwell’s recent paid advertisement in your paper is rife with presumptuousness, falsified claims, and outright lies about Katie Davis, 350.org, and the group’s intentions. It is markedly inappropriate that your staffers let this borderline libel slide. Instead of doing due diligence to the issues, Mr. Caldwell exploits the rapport he’s built with […]
What is one to make of the current efforts in Morro Bay and Grover Beach to advance a political agenda based on a lie? The majority of the Morro Bay City Council is trying to do the right thing. It has decided that it will not attempt to build a sewer plant in a flood […]
A few weeks ago, we publicly thanked the Orfalea Foundation for its 12-year support of school nutrition programs countywide. With one year wound down and a new year beginning, it is a fitting time to say thanks on behalf of our public schools to all the business and community members who supported our local classrooms […]
When it comes to the value of property, Realtors tell us it’s all about “location, location, location.” On Dec. 4, the U.S. Supreme Court put that proverbial maxim to the test in its hearing of oral arguments in U.S. vs. John Dennis Apel. The value of the land at stake in U.S. vs. John Dennis […]
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