As I write this, my Jewish friends are observing Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laG’vurah—Yom HaShoah, Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day. A recent survey revealed that 63 percent of Americans don’t know that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. Nearly 20 percent of millennials and Gen Z in New York—New York!—feel that Jews caused the […]
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Eleven local artists pay tribute to Sedgwick Reserve in group exhibition
From Sedgwick to Solvang Sedgwick Reserve: A Conservation Story debuted in April and will remain on display at the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature through Oct. 16. Call (805) 688-1082 or visit wildlingmuseum.org for info on the museum, located at 1511 Mission Drive, unit B, Solvang. Some featured artists in the Wildling Museum’s latest […]
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The price of politics
Community outrage drove Santa Ynez High School’s principal to resign
Alyce Barrick was excited for her daughter to transfer to Santa Ynez Valley Union High School because of Principal Michael Niehoff. As Santa Ynez Valley Pride’s vice president and the owner of a local coffee shop, Barrick works with a lot of the students either for employment purposes or as part of Santa Ynez Valley […]