AltWeeklies Wire
Is an Immigration Crackdown in the Wings?new
Activists and business owners await "No Match" ruling.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Chris Meagher |
09-24-2007 |
Immigration
The Secret Sins of Father Kelly at Our Lady of Guadalupenew
The Catholic Church has been embroiled in sex-abuse scandals for more than a decade, and July's $660 million settlement by the Los Angeles Archdiocese brought legal closure, if not spiritual consolation, to Father Matthew Kelly's victims.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
09-11-2007 |
Religion
Big Dog Spanks Michael Vicknew
Santa Barbara-based Big Dog Sportswear, with annual sales of more than $200 million, is releasing a new line of T-shirts that ridicule the NFL quarterback.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Martha Sadler |
08-31-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
The News-Press on Trialnew
Santa Barbara's daily paper is charged with breaking labor law.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Staff |
08-21-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Army Specialist Jaime Rodriguez Jr., 1987-2007new
A soldier comes home.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Chris Meagher |
08-13-2007 |
War
Inventors Save Planetnew
From the labs of multinational corporations to suburban garages, inventors all over the globe are trying to find ways to rescue the world and get rich doing it -- and Santa Barbara is holding its own.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Martha Sadler |
07-23-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Health Care Heavies Weigh in on 'Sicko'new
The CEOs of a three-hospital monopoly and the largest medical group in Santa Barbara County offer their thoughts on Michael Moore's damning take on our confusing and sometimes even heartless system.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Isabelle T. Walker |
07-13-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Letters From a Soldier in Iraqnew
A year of email excerpts from the front lines of the war.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Captain Timothy Fessier and Michael Fessier Jr. |
07-13-2007 |
War
From Predator to Preacher Mannew
After serving eight years in prison for sexually assualting a nine-year old, Preacher Phillip Gladden claims to hear the voice of God and have miraculous healing powers.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Sarah Hammill |
06-07-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Has the News-Press Lost its Sense of Humor?new
When a newspaper owner threatens to sue anyone who looks at her sideways, well, that's beyond bizarre -- it's downright scary.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
04-27-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
From Pulitzer to the Outhousenew
Sunday's Santa Barbara News-Press hit-piece attacking former editor Jerry Roberts was written in outhouse slime, not proud printer's ink, a sick masterpiece of slick innuendo.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Barney Brantingham |
04-27-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Why I Quit the News-Pressnew
Santa Barbara’s most beloved writer explains why he decided to leave a newspaper where he has worked for almost half a century.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Barney Brantingham |
07-13-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
More Mess at the News-Pressnew
For those waiting for the other shoe to fall at the Santa Barbara News-Press, it has -- but in this case, it's more like all the shoes from Imelda Marcos’s closet.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
07-07-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Shake-Up at the News-Pressnew
A meltdown is happening at the local daily -- some would say it was inevitable, as the owner has made life there a living hell.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
07-07-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Stolen Childrennew
The young suffer most in Northern Uganda's 20-year long war.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
06-29-2006 |
International
Tags: international
