Looking to get a head start on the holiday shopping season? The ladies of the Minerva Club can help. From 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Nov. 15, they’ll be hosting their Holiday Faire and Luncheon. The faire will feature a variety of merchandise for sale. There will be homemade baked goods, candies, jams, and […]
Shop a little, eat a little
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Santa Maria Public Library tech team wins city’s GEM award
The Information Technology Division team at the new Santa Maria Public Library was recently named Santa Maria’s Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Award winner for the third quarter of 2008. The award recognized the team’s ability under deadline pressure to install a fully functioning computer network at the library. Team members honored include Teri Maa, […]
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Join a public hearing to discuss Union Valley Parkway
Community members interested in discussing the future Union Valley Parkway project are invited to a public hearing to be held on Nov. 19 at the Santa Maria City Council Chambers, 110 E. Cook St., at 6:30 p.m. The Santa Maria City Planning Commission will host the meeting, and will also consider making recommendations to the […]
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Local Circuit City branch is closing its doors
On Nov. 11, technology chain Circuit City announced that it’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On top of that, the chain said it will close approximately 20 percent—about 155—of its more than 700 stores in the United States by Dec. 31. Santa Maria’s Circuit City, located at 1535 South Bradley Road, is scheduled to close, […]
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City of Santa Maria eyes a new location for the police department
The Santa Maria Police Department is about to get an upgrade. The city recently announced that escrow is expected to close in mid-November on land and a building on West Betteravia Road, near the intersection of Blosser and Betteravia roads. In a release to the media, Santa Maria City Manager Tim Ness said that the […]
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Doreen Farr takes over the Third District
Doreen Farr had an exciting election night party, but she wishes she hadn’t. If the votes had gone in her favor earlier in the night, she could have avoided the long, nerve-wracking hours she spent waiting for the votes to be counted. Trailing behind Steve Pappas with 48 percent of the vote to his 51 […]
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Keep marriages to the churches
Despite opposing redefinition of marriage, Californians have already conceded civil unions to same-sex couples. But gays have rejected anything short of full use of the same word that applies to traditional couples. Therefore, I propose a solution: Marriage obviously means different things to different people, and carries many religious implications. Hence, like separation of church […]
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Prop 8’s passing presents a problem
The California electorate has approved Proposition 8, deeming marriage to be legal only for couples of one man and one woman. However, a significant legal and procedural problem not addressed in the wording of Proposition 8 remains unresolved. Unless the secretary of state acts immediately to deal with this heretofore-unrecognized threat, the legal veracity of […]
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Immigrants aren’t the problem, but they’re part of it
The news item “What’s behind those ads?” by Colin Rigley (Nov. 6) discussing the reaction to TV ads linking immigration to global warming was probably not intentionally biased, but it certainly misrepresented the opinions of many people concerned about unlimited population growth, and certainly didn’t capture the intent of the people who ran the ads. […]
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I may not have won, but I’ll keep spreading my message
It has been an honor for me to run for U.S. Congress in the November general election to represent the people in the 23rd District in California. When I immigrated to America at 16 by myself, little did I imagine that one day I would be able to do this. I thank the tens of […]
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His cheating heart
Last Sunday, I was living the dream. I was lying on my couch, lazily sliding in and out of consciousness. I was watching the NASCAR race, or I guess I should say listening to the NASCAR race since my eyes were shut. I don’t think I have ever watched a NASCAR race without falling asleep. […]
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Union Hotel serves up death and dinner
Want a little murder and mystery with your turkey dinner? Head to the Gobble Gobble Death and Trouble murder mystery dinner theater at Union Hotel at 7 p.m. on Nov. 21 and 28. Chef Ramsey Gordon has the world’s most sought after turkey recipe. What length would someone go to get it? Find out at […]