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ON THE RANCH
Publisher Nancy Crawford-Hall Shares Her Opinion

COMMENTARY BY ANDY CALDWELL
Land Use in Santa Barbara County Becomes Blood Sport

POLITICAL OPINIONS FROM THE RIGHT
Harris Sherline Gives His Take From the Right

POLITICAL OPINIONS FROM THE LEFT
David Phillips Gives his Opinion From the Left

HOOF BEATS WITH PAT MURPHY
Pat Murphy Shares Another Heart-Warming Story about Horses

YOUR BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS
India Allen Gives the Scoop on Businesses in the Valley

VALLEY PEOPLE
Leanne Cooper Elliott Introduces Another Valley Person

PLANE TALK WITH ROBERT PERRY
Robert Perry Gives the Scoop on Planes

VALLEY SCENE
Check Out Previos Going's On in the Valley

FOOD REVIEW
Micah Reviews A French Cuisine

YOUR LETTERS
Journal Readers Respond

IT'S JUST MY OPINION
Harris Sherline Gives His Take on the Proposed Buellton Study

EDELMAN REPLIES TO SEN. CLINTON ON IRAQ WITDRAW
Check Out the Associated Press Articles

POLICE BLOTTER
Check Out What Valley Police have Been Up to

BOOKS
Kathy Mullins On Books

EVENTS
Check Out the Latest Valley Gong's On

Anatomy of a Fire

Vol. 5 Issue 16

Anatomy of a Fire

In our Valley of wide open spaces we know there’s a wildfire even before the first whiff of acrid smoke wafts in on the shifting afternoon breeze. Some of us simply feel it on our bones; others see it in the wispy clouds that condense over the thermal pocket of heat created by the fire.

Indian Gaming Memorandums May Lack Enforceability

In an attempt to reinstitute government control over Indian Gaming operations and generate state revenue, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed four amended compacts last week with separate Memorandums of Agreement (MOA) that some critics speculate are unenforceable...

NEWS IN BRIEF

Santa Barbara Teen killed in Second Fatal Stabbing of the Year, Condor Protection Bill on its Way to Approval, Pedro Nava Encourages and Shows his Appreciation for Firefighters, Santa Ynez Valley Residents get Informed about Zaca Fire, Public Hearing Scheduled for Santa Ynez Valley Environmental Impact Report...

Open Houses

Map Your Open House Route

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