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Setting the clocks straight at City College

by Oscar Gutierrez in Opinion

Henry Ward Beecher, a liberal US congregational minister once said, "Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time." It's about time that City College, which is an important institution of higher learning, began to clean, wind up, and set it's clocks to true time.… Post the First Comment

Local-Santa Barbara isn't the same anymore

Mom and pop shops have been replaced with chain stores

by Alexandra Wilcox in Opinion

Local-Santa Barbara isn't the same anymore

Santa Barbara is changing, but not for the better. Over the last few years, the beachside town's cultural hub, Downtown State Street, has lost its quirky charm to turn into an elitist shop walk with big, overpriced chain stores. Independent, small businesses are disappearing left and right, with rent being the main suspect.… 7 Comments

Global-Reducing ecological impact isn't always a burden

Going green includes the little things

by Elyse Narozonick in Opinion

Global-Reducing ecological impact isn't always a burden

People talk about it almost every morning on the news, it's featured in magazines, and products are sold in many a grocery store to help save it. Yup, the environmental impact issue. According to World Centric, a global environmental website, it turns out that the good old USA has the biggest ecological footprint in the world.… Post the First Comment

Letter to the editor-McCain most moderate, deserving to be next president

by Ryan P. McNicholas in Opinion

Fellow students, I have heard your call... Well, you might not have been saying my name but let's be honest... your continued support of the two Democrat Candidates and their extreme views on their way forward for America is not only lacking the ideals America needs to embrace but could be detrimental to our generation's prosperity.… Post the First Comment

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