OPINION: Here are four things we can do to achieve dramatic reductions in gun violence and firearm suicides in the next five years.
GUEST COMMENTARY Your support of the Promise is key to securing the economic future of our community. With the Hancock Promise, today’s Northe…
GUEST COMMENTARY The current controversy: how to fill another linguistic "void" -- the absence of a pronoun that accurately describes a person…
THOMAS ELIAS It’s time to stop blaming others for the inconveniences, injustices and mandates caused by the pandemic. For in most cases, just …
DENNIS BEAVER: It is critical – even for what may seem to be a ‘simple’ case that you would never expect to wind up in court – to be represent…
Americans are not stupid. They know there is a cost to everything. They add up the cost of living and make economic decisions every day. They …
DAN WALTERS: California’s ban on firearms magazines holding more than 10 rounds has been upheld by a federal appeals court – but the U.S. Supr…
OPINION: New Little Hoover Commission report focuses on five ways to improve law enforcement training in California.
DAN WALTERS: California’s serious and prolonged drought is having serious and prolonged impacts on California’s agricultural industry, the nat…
Shirley Contreras' columns make my day
Lompoc's Cheyanne Cordova is helping her team start their season strong.
The major college football coaching carousel has now affected those with Central Coast ties.
The Righetti playoff freight train isn't done rolling just yet.
After a historic achievement in the CIF Central Section playoffs, the Righetti football team isn't quite done yet.
THOMAS ELIAS It’s high time California’s landlocked authorities learn something from maritime authorities who exert firm discipline when seame…
ON THE FARM The Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau will be having an open house for the holidays on Dec. 14 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. at our offi…
DAN WALTERS: Political reaction to a spate of smash-and-grab retail thefts indicates that crime could be a hot button issue in next year’s Cal…
OPINION: In today’s times of uncertainty and need for a focal point to provide support for a growing community, having a group of men and wome…
In the midst of the current trend being called “The Great Resignation”, there are contributions both employers and employees can make to creat…
Commentary - That's right, blues fans, Eric Clapton has equated taking a COVID vaccine and participating in a (Tory-mandated) lockdown with be…
Santa Maria applauded for work on bikeways
OPINION: We should start thinking about who would best represent us and complain more about the failed policies of both parties.
THOMAS ELIAS California Democrats often behave as if their domination of state government were a God-given right, theirs forevermore.
DENNIS BEAVER: No one can ignore the toll COVID and issues flowing from it have taken on the American workforce — stories of first responders,…
