Spider-Man: The Itsy-Bitsy Blockbuster

May 8, 2002 by

The clash of the titans (a.k.a. multi-million-dollar blockbusters) hit theaters this month, and so far it's a spider whipping a scorpion's ass.
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Campfire Caring

April 24, 2002 by

It's 6:30 a.m. I'm asleep ... or at least I was asleep. Now there's a 13-year-old camper kneeling beside my bunk, trying to glue my head to the pillow by smearing extra-hold hair gel all over one side...
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Panic Room: Can’t Get Into It

April 4, 2002 by

"Panic Room," billed as commentary on the trappings of paranoia in the late 20th century and designed to have the audience looking over their shoulders on the way home, disintegrates into a run-of-the...
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Argument between homeless and IVRPD resolves to remain unresolved

April 1, 2002 by

After two months of ugly haggling, the Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District and local homeless advocates reached an agreement to go on arguing forever. The plan resolves everything by resolving ab...
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Sweet Victory on a Salt Lake for the ’02 Olympics

February 26, 2002 by

"Here we are - the center of the world."
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Peace, hunh, What Is It Good For?

February 14, 2002 by

Over 1,300 UCSB Students Have Dedicated Two Years or More of Service to a Third World Country Through the Peace Corps, In Excahnge for Resume Material, Hands On Work and Experience Educational Directi...
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Orange County: A-peel

January 17, 2002 by

I should have known that something was wrong when I had trouble enticing a friend to see "Orange County," despite the lure of a free ticket.
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SB Residents Visit Vietnam War Memorial

November 5, 2001 by

A small, collapsible replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. will be leaving Chase Palm Park today after a six-day stop that drew hundreds of visitors to look at the 58,219 engraved names.
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Suspicious Powder Causes Santa Maria Anthrax Scare

October 15, 2001 by

County Fire and Hazardous Materials personnel and Public Health officials responded to a potential anthrax scare in Santa Maria and Orcutt on Monday afternoon.
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Give Me Credit; I’m a Bouncy Kind of Guy

September 26, 2001 by

I committed my first act of fraud when I was but a lad of 13. I fancied myself the biggest Billy Idol fan on the West Coast and signed an agreement with Columbia Records for 11 free CDs.
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