Allergy Yields Government Compensation
Under new federal guidelines, former employees of Goleta’s Lebow Company who suffered adverse medical effects from working with beryllium will now be eligible for up to $150,000 in compensation and full medical benefits.
County Rejects New Gas Station
At a Jan. 7 board of supervisors meeting, the five Santa Barbara County supervisors unanimously denied permission for ARCO gas to construct a 1,200-square foot, 8-pump gas station and mini-mart on a plot of land just off the Patterson Pass exit of northbound Highway 101.
2002: The Year in Marijuana
Canada and England are leading the way to decriminalization while the United States remains reluctant to accept medicinal uses of the currently illegal drug.
Starving Socialist Island
Cuba is up shit creek and there’s no paddle in sight. It truly is an economic disaster that came and went, compliments of “El Lider Supremo,” Fidel Castro and his little brother Raul.
Good Grub
When Columbus sailed in the 1400’s (and yes, I know he didn’t discover shit…), he and his crew took to eating meals at night around halfway through the voyage.
UCSB Three-Iron Is Taylor-Made
The Vandals came to the Thunderdome in hopes of stealing a victory from UCSB, only to find a staunch police squadron of Gauchos waiting to extradite them back to Idaho.
Lights Go Out on 7th Day
UCSB’s lights went out for the second time this school year on Sunday after several of Edison Electric’s cable lines on campus failed. The problem cables were spliced and temporarily repaired Sunday night, but will have to be completely replaced later this month.
Police Hope for Thief’s Return
A UCSB graduate student who skipped town after stealing college property may soon return to face the music.
Living Without Vowels: Simian Antics Drive I.V. Residents Ape
Scott is a good kid, even though he smokes cigarettes, cusses and is 27 years old. It’s hard not to think of him as a child though because the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome that afflicts him has set his mind permanently around the age of eight or nine.