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Wine winners

Alfresco activities pair naturally with fine weather, and as we head into summer, Central Coasters find all kinds of reasons for heading outdoors to play. Come July 9, look for the crowds to be flocking straight to the Santa Maria Fairpark, where the 117th annual Santa Barbara County Fair unfolds in a blaze of music, […]

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We must change or face extinction

Global warming is finally being taken seriously, and with a new administration coming in, hopefully more will be done to cut greenhouse gas emissions and with dispatch, which has not been the case for all too long. There are still too many leaders all over the world who refuse to admit this is a deadly […]

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Go ahead and close the parks

Though I dislike tax increases and cuts in essential programs, I must speak out against those who want more government services for free. With so much already being spent on government aid, something has to give. Closing some parks would be a good start. These are not essential to anyone’s well being, and I’ve learned […]

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Write to your representative

Please support Representative Dennis Kucinich’s resolution for impeachment of Bush and Cheney, which was introduced on June 9, 2008. It is my belief that the Democrats should have launched impeachment proceedings as soon as it was known that Bush lied in order to invade Iraq. I am bitterly disappointed with Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic […]

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Do the research and get educated about medicine

It’s sad that you’re propagating the duplicitous medical establishment’s lies and disinformation, as evidenced by Kirsten Flagg’s “Support the fight” AIDS commentary (June 10). She states, “More people have AIDS in the U.S. than ever before,” and “Clearly, this is still a public health crisis,” but doesn’t reveal the real reason and who’s to blame: […]

Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture

Running on the levee

The Fields to Fair 10-mile run is no more. Instead, the annual race has been reinvented as the Guadalupe Half Marathon. It’s got a new name, a new distance, and a new beneficiary—the Guadalupe Sports Hall of Fame, Inc.  Savvy observers, or just hard-core runners, may have already heard of the Guadalupe Half Marathon. This […]

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Hancock football team will compete in new conference in 2008

The Bulldogs start off the season in September in a newly reorganized Southern California Football Association, which has absorbed Hancock’s former league, the Western State Conference, the Mission Conference, and Foothill. The Bulldog’s will still be playing against some of their old rivals in 2008, including Santa Barbara, Canyons College, Bakersfield, Moorpark, and Ventura. Righetti […]

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Athlete of the Week

Multitalented must be an adjective Heidi Lethcoe hears attributed to her quite often. Playing a varied mix of shortstop, second base, and catcher for the Orcutt All Stars, this 12-year-old doesn’t shy away from stretching her abilities to cover the whole field. After all, softball is in her blood. “My dad coaches,” she said, and […]

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Learn from home with Allan Hancock College

Enrollment in the Allan Hancock College’s distance learning classes (classes taught online and outside of the classroom) has increased dramatically over the last several years, from 500 students in 1996 to 2,800 students in 2008, according to a press release from college staff. This fall, the college plans to offer 190 distance learning classes, including […]

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