County Warns Pet Owners of Raccoon Virus

March 31, 2003 by

Dog owners in Isla Vista and throughout Santa Barbara County may want to keep their canines on a short leash and away from prowling raccoons.
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March 31, 2003 by

Saturday, March 1, at 2:20 a.m.: In one of the most flagrant displays of intoxicated I.V. ignorance, an officer inside the IVFP station stepped out the front door to find the source of a loud, slurred...
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Asian-American Awakening

March 7, 2003 by

Director Eric Byler discusses being young, Asian and American in a novel way: by never directly addressing the subject in his film festival entry, "Charlotte Sometimes."
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There’s No Reason Why Only Christians Should Suffer for Lent

March 5, 2003 by

The use of Yiddish to describe a solemn Christian tradition might seem out-of-place. However, as Christian-specific a holiday as today might be, its theme of sacrifice spans faiths.
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Murder Case Leaves Dead Opinion Walking

February 27, 2003 by

On Tuesday, the rootin' tootin' state of Texas executed its 298th inmate since the death penalty's re-institution in 1982. Capital punishment - both in Texas and in non-crazy states - is an unsightly ...
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Rigged ATMs Scam Clients

February 26, 2003 by

They're helpful. They're conveniently located. And they spit out your money in $20 bills. But the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. is warning residents to be wary of a locally based scam that uses...
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IVFP Arrests Two Men After DP Fight

February 24, 2003 by

A brawl on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive on Saturday morning resulted in the incarceration of one man on a charge of battery and another for making criminal threats. The third man has yet to be id...
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Tree-lovers Branch Out

February 20, 2003 by

The Santa Barbara County Public Works Dept. removed two trees last weekend from the walkway in front of Tapioca Express and Rosarito's on El Embarcadero because the trees' roots had rendered a once le...
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Assault Brings Arrest

February 18, 2003 by

Alcohol and violence combined on the 6700 block of Trigo Road Saturday, resulting in the arrest of a 20-year-old man for rape.
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SB Peace Marchers Join World in Decrying War

February 18, 2003 by

There were many signs waved in protest of the United States' potential military involvement in Iraq during Saturday's peace rally at De La Guerra Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara.
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Local Judge Pleads Not Guilty

February 10, 2003 by

Superior Court Judge Diana Hall is contesting the six criminal counts she faces, including a felony count for driving under the influence on Dec. 21. A sheriff's deputy pulled Hall over at gunpoint ju...
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Four Armed Men Rob Bank of America Branch

February 10, 2003 by

Moments before the Calle Real branch of the Bank of America closed at 6 p.m. on Friday, four armed and hooded men entered, threatened to shoot anyone who might interfere and stole an undisclosed amoun...
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Students Need a Greener Place to Play

February 6, 2003 by

Of course, I am speaking of the ducks that used to call Storke Plaza reflecting pool home. The pool, once a shimmering image of Storke Tower and blue sky, vanished around September and left in its pla...
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Tummy Turning Toons

February 6, 2003 by

What noise does a bunny rabbit make as it flies through a running jet engine? What about a beaver wearing construction boots stomping out the flaming carcass of formerly cute she-skunk?
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Police Arrest Ten Men at Local Beach

February 5, 2003 by

A Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office-initiated sting operation on Sunday and Monday resulted in the arrest of 10 men, nine of whom are Santa Barbara County residents, on charges of lewd conduct in ...
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