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Good, bad, and ugly
For conservatives in Santa Barbara, the results of Tuesday’s local election exposed some good, some bad and some downright ugly.
In the mayoral race -
The good: the conservative agenda won.
(As of 3:00pm, November 4, Dale Francisco and Steve Cushman, combined, had received 11,246 votes; Helene Schneider, 10,254 votes; Isaac Garrett, 481 votes; and Bob Hansen, 412 votes.)
A conservative win in Santa Barbara is a big deal. It’s been a long time since conservatives voted in the majority in S ...
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Common sense
“Government, even in its best state,” wrote Thomas Paine in Common Sense, “is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one: for when we suffer . . . our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer. ...
Have a need for weed?
If you are over the age of 18 and have a hundred bucks, a quick internet search will help you find a doctor sympathetic to your medicinal marijuana needs. (Note: this visit and the cost of your “medication” will not be covered by your health insuranc ...
Back to school ritual
The start of the school year for parents brings with it, among other things, the annual Back-to-School-Breath-Holding Ritual. This Ritual is exercised by moms and dads with children in public schools every school year exactly one minute prior to fin ...
Safe and dirty
Like Bogie and Bacall, “safe” and “clean” go together. “Safe and dirty” just doesn’t sound right – or ring true.
As I walk and drive through Santa Barbara these days, I worry. It’s not clean.
The sidewalks on State Street are caked with filth ...
Cash for Clunkers
Think how many health care dollars President Obama could save by applying the principal of his auto program to his health care program.
Creatures of habit
The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Humans are creatures of habit and, once established, habits are hard to break. Habits, therefore, are excellent indicators of future behavior.
- Contribution to your freedom
- Schools in crisis
- It’s time we turn the lights back on
- Hiring takes courage
- Environmentalism or Imperialism?
- Plenty to protest
- I hate being lied to
- Socialism is clearly on the march
- Elementary education in SB dumbed down
- Would you invest in a loser?
- Who's right?
- Questions about government run healthcare
- Where's the respect?
- Pink slips are non-partisan
- Elephants and toddlers
- If you think chronic homelessness isn’t a dire problem in Santa Barbara, think again
- SB ranks high on the crime index
- Pomp and circumstance – it’s expensive
- It takes courage to say no
- I wonder...
- Pirates
- We need a Yes on Prop 8
- Where's the so-called tolerance?
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