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EX-TEACHER PICKS UP MUSICAL PIECES, PURSUES ARTS FUNDING

SWIFT WATER RESCUE TRAINING PAYS OFF

'MORE PRECIOUS WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME'
Solvang’s colorful history is commemorated on film and released in DVD format.

WATER DISTRICT KEEPS STORAGE FACILITY

EMERGENCY CENTER MOVES AHEAD

LA BREA FIRE LINKED TO DRUG CARTEL

OBITUARY
Thomas V. Phillips

VANCOUVER: AN OLYMPIC-CALIBER CITY
A richly diverse population adds to the city’s character.

GOLETA MULLS PURCHASE OF A CITY HALL BUILDING

SAMMY'S SCRIBBLES

DOES THE CONSTITUTION APPLY TO NATIONALIZED HEALTHCARE?

JUST MY OPINION
Can birthright citizenship be ended?”

BARBED MONOLOGUES UNDERMINE THE VALUE OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS

WHAT DO PERPETUAL BUDGET CRISES MEAN FOR OUR SCHOOLS?

CAMPING MADE EASY

BUSINESS BRIEFS

VALLEY SCENE
Most successful Los Olivos Quick Draw to date

ARELLANO JOINS PIRATES, RETURNS FROM WHENCE HE CAME

2009 SANTA BARBARA FIESTA RODEO RESULTS

2009 STOCK HORSE SHOW RESULTS

GOLF & TRAVEL
Big Sky Resort and Yellowstone

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

BOOKWORM
‘Ravens,’ by George Dawes Green

RECIPE
Pumpernickel and Fig Loaf

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Vol. 7 Issue 34

SANTA BARBARA RALLY DRAWS BOTH SIDES OF ONGOING HEALTHCARE DEBATE

The heated debate over healthcare reform spilled onto the sidewalks Aug. 13 outside the office of Rep. Lois Capps, who is expected to hold a series of community forums on the issue in September. ...

By Jeremy Foster, Staff Writer
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BUDGET PROBLEMS RETURN

The pains of the county’s budget-cutting process were felt again Tuesday as the Board of Supervisors returned from its four-week recess to decide how it would shore up the recent spate of local cuts from the state. ...

By Jeremy Foster, Staff Writer
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WAR AND PEACE: FROM SOUTH SUDAN TO THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY

In the tranquil, oak-studded hills of the Santa Ynez Valley, cattle graze and children grow up unmolested by urban distractions. It is a valley of mostly peace and quiet. ...

By Brooke Comer, Journal Contributor
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SANTA YNEZ FOOTBALL KICKS OFF DOUBLE-DAY PRACTICES

On the face of it, Monday appeared to be just another breezy, cloudless affair in Santa Ynez....

By Jim Luksic, Staff Writer
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