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Sexual abuse lawsuit filed against Santa Maria school district By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

A former student filed a childhood sexual abuse lawsuit against the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District on Thursday, alleging that the district was negligent in hiring a teacher who sexually assaulted him. The lawsuit was filed by former student James McDaniel, who is accusing the district of completing “inadequate preemployment background checks” before hiring former teacher Michael Cardoza. Mr. Cardoza was a teacher at Santa Maria and Pioneer Valley High Schools from 1997 to 2006 and was convicted in 2008 of

The lawsuit was filed by former student James McDaniel, who is accusing the district of completing “inadequate preemployment background checks” before hiring former teacher Michael Cardoza. Mr. Cardoza was a teacher at Santa Maria and Pioneer Valley High Schools from 1997 to 2006 and was convicted in 2008 of sexually abusing Mr. McDaniel. sexually abusing Mr. McDaniel. The lawsuit accuses the district of “knowingly” fostering a “pervasive and hostile environment that utterly disregarded the rights and safety of young students.” As a result, Mr. McDaniel is demanding a trial by jury and damages exceeding $25,000. “Even after all these years, I still live with the pain of the sexual abuse I suffered at the hands of Michael

Cardoza,” Mr. McDaniel said in a statement. “It was a difficult decision to come forward in 2008, but it was the right decision. Today, I am again coming forward to ensure students at the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District are better protected than I was in 2006.” The case was filed under the California Child Victims Act (Assembly Bill 218), which allows survivors of abuse to file civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse that

was previously barred by a statute of limitations. It was filed in the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County and lists five causes of action — negligence, negligent hiring and retention, negligent supervision, sexual battery and sexual harassment. In addition to the school district and Mr. Cardoza, the lawsuit includes “Does 3 to 20” as defendants. The suit explains these are unnamed individuals who Mr.

McDaniel believes are liable as employees of the SMJUHSD. The suit alleges that the school district and Does 3 to 20 “failed to acknowledge unsafe conditions and red flags” in Mr. Cardoza’s behavior and did not conduct adequate background checks before hiring, which ultimately led to the sexual abuse of Mr. McDaniel and others, Please see LAWSUIT on A6

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A pair of visitors converse at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum on the UCSB campus on Saturday.

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The Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UCSB reopened on Saturday for the first time since March 2020, welcoming back students and members of the public to enjoy its new exhibitions. The museum initially shut down last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and

officially made its grand return over the weekend. Visitors who have not been able to enter the museum for 19 months are now welcome to return and enjoy the museum’s three new exhibitions. Upon entering the museum, visitors are immersed in one of the new exhibitions titled “Irresistible Delights: Recent Gifts to the Art Collection.” This collection features an array of

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Picasso, which was donated to the museum’s permanent collection. The main gallery is also home to a collection of paintings and photographs that were donated by UCSB graduates, current and former professors and friends of the museum. “What you see (in this exhibition) is a little bit of everything,” Silvia Perea, the acting director of the museum, told

the News-Press on Saturday. “There are paintings, sculptures, ceramics and wood carvings so that students and visitors can see and enjoy the richness of art in all its expressions,” she added. In addition to the exhibition in the main gallery, the museum is also displaying two special exhibits in its side galleries between now and May 2022. Please see MUSEUM on A5

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Exiled in Montecito: History repeats itself with Prince Harry and Meghan

oyalty, as an institution, always wins in the long run. And its strays always lose. Just summon the spirits of Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Windsor, exiled for almost four decades in France after the Duke, then King Edward VIII, abdicated his throne (in 1936) — supposedly for “the woman he loved” — and this is what they would probably tell you: Money improves your style of misery but won’t bring you happiness. Truth is, they (especially Edward) were homesick for Blighty, which, for the rest of his life, would no longer tolerate their presence and whose rulers (the Royal Family and government alike) strove to keep them both at arm’s length. Notice I wrote “supposedly” about Wallis Simpson’s involvement in what was a huge drama a century ago but was actually a whopping red herring that the populace swallowed hook, line and sinker. That is because there was a far more important reason for evicting King Edward VIII from his throne, if much less known —

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except, that is, by those who had a need to know as war clouds began to darken over Europe back in the mid-1930s. Before World War II officially commenced, Edward, while still heir apparent as Prince of Wales, was partial to Nazi Germany and liked to point out to his friends that 100% Teutonic blood ran through his veins. A little context: The British Royal Family’s last name is Gothe-Saxe-Coburg, but during World War I, the British Cabinet found it unseemly that a family imported from Germany with a German name should be ruling the waves of Britannia while tens of thousands of British lads were being mustard-gassed in

the trenches by German soldiers. (All boiled down, World War I was a royal family squabble whose hapless subjects paid the ultimate price). Thus, the Cabinet compelled the British Royal Family to adopt the name Windsor, chosen because it sounded, well, so quintessentially English. And then, upon being crowned king, Edward VIII put his misplaced sympathies to practice: He shared British state secrets from his dispatch boxes with the German Reich’s leadership. British Intelligence chief Robert Vannistat, whose officers kept a watchful eye on the new king, dutifully reported Edward VIII’s duplicity — it ran contrary to the government’s anti-Third Reich stance — to 10 Downing Street, where Stanley Baldwin, prime minister of the day, was as flabbergasted as he was horrified. Something extraordinary had to be done. And thus, Prime Minister Baldwin and his spy chief plotted to dethrone the king. Their ruse? Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee detested by many in British political Please see INVESTIGATOR on A4

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and social circles, whose ongoing but trivial romantic relationship with the king they, with skillful manipulation of the media, elevated into a national catastrophe. This subterfuge worked, not least because Edward was said to be as thick as two planks and focused the little mental energy he possessed on dandifying himself (with a valet’s assistance, of course). That left his legacy with little more than the dubious distinction of having invented the Windsor knot for men’s ties. Thus, Edward was jockeyed off the throne and replaced by his younger brother, George VI, who, while seriously unprepared and remembered for his stammer, had no interest in assisting the Nazis. Re-titled Duke of Windsor, the ex-king and his new wife went into what they were told would be a “temporary” uprooting to the continent. It soon, however, became apparent that Edward had been duped, that he (and she) would remain distanced for quite some time. This left him (and his wife) deeply embittered — and vengeful. The Nazis followed these events with great interest. They strategized and tracked the ex-king to Madrid and followed him to Lisbon, where they cut the dim-witted and disgraced duke a deal: Work secretly for us, and once we occupy Britain, we’ll put you back on the throne to rule a U.K. Reich. Ms. Simpson truly wanted to be queen. She badgered him into accepting this deal like she badgered him about everything. And he signed on, metaphorically penning his permanent exile warrant.

SECOND TIME AROUND Which brings us to this century’s version of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor: Prince Harry and his strong-willed wife Meghan, who resettled themselves to mellow Montecito a little over one year ago, after stints in Canada and Los Angeles, to escape an apparently restrictive, if very privileged, existence in Harry’s native Great Britain. The real questions are these: Did Prince Harry flee? Or, like his great-great-uncle, was he duped by bigger brains into departing his homeland into exile? The British royals, as described to us by British Member of Parliament Chris Price decades ago in a university class he taught, are of “mediocre intelligence.” They’re not terribly bright (think Prince Andrew, known as “Randy Andy” in his own country until it was no longer funny due to his licentious relationship with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein). They depend on the very bright Buck House bureaucrats (master manipulators, be certain of that) to look after the interests of what they call The Firm. Prince Harry holds, with some justification, the media and paparazzi responsible for his mother’s untimely, shocking death 24 years ago. He may also harbor some suspicion that, due to circumstances of the time, Buck House may have had an interest in ensuring that Diana’s very visible presence was, shall we say, somewhat diminished. He admits publicly that this loss, at age 12, caused him great emotional turmoil and instability, leaving this fragile young man extremely bitter toward what he might regard as his cold-hearted family which, aside from brother William and Diana’s side of the family (the Spencers), moved on from the tragic event far less troubled. Meghan has already been

DUNLAP, Dorthea Miller December 9, 1926 – September 5, 2021

“Dokey,” a nickname since childhood, had a zest for life that was apparent to everyone she met. A sparkle in her eye, a warm smile, and infectious laughter permeated all her interactions. She was outgoing and would always strike up a conversation with anyone who crossed her path. Born in Wilmette, Illinois, she graduated from the University of Michigan where she met and married Thomas “Tom” Dunlap. Soon after marrying, Tom accepted a position with Hughes Aircraft and the couple moved to California. Dokey loved entertaining and was a fabulous hostess, often having large dinner parties complemented by gourmet meals she prepared. She was active in the Presbyterian Church, hosting college bible studies in Brentwood, CA, and later running the Missions Ministry at Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church. After raising a family, Dokey went back to school and got her teaching degree, and taught 3rd grade at Marquez Elementary School in the Paciﬁc Palisades. She also renewed her interest in painting, and exhibited her watercolors in shows and galleries, most recently at the Gallery Los Olivos in the Santa Ynez Valley. Dokey was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years. She will be greatly missed by her three daughters, Laurie Dunlap, Katie Clause (Danny), and Elizabeth Becker (John), who will always treasure their blessed childhood with a mom who loved them unconditionally and encouraged them to pursue their dreams. She was adored by her ﬁve grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, Tai Luxon (Alexis, and children Ensley and Adler), Tina Harnsberger (Ryan and children Laura, Patrick, Claire, and Annie), Hunter Mott, Cindy Alker (Nick and children Lane, Peter, Heidi, Wade, and Travis), and Kelly Clause. A memorial service will be held at El Montecito Presbyterian Church on Saturday, October 16th.

GRIFFIN, Marie Ellen

2/4/1927 - 9/17/2021 Marie Geib Griffin, 94 of Camarillo, California and Ennis, Montana, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, September 17, 2021, in Camarillo, California. Marie was born on February 4, 1927, to Ann and George Geib in Santa Barbara, California. She grew up in Santa Barbara and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1944. She attended the University of California Santa Barbara, Riviera Campus, where she graduated with a degree in Sociology. In 1949, Marie married her husband of 52 years, Russell Griffin. Together, they moved to Camarillo and co-founded Griffin Brothers Mortuaries with Tom and Mary Griffin. Here she worked alongside Russ, Tom, and Mary, taking part in managing calls and attending to many personal needs of families and their loved ones. She had the rare gift of kindness and compassion for all. Marie’s warmth, humor and commitment to family and friends spanned her lifetime. Marie’s greatest accomplishment was raising 5 children. The family shared many happy moments boating to the Channel Islands, camping with friends, enjoying their cabin at Faria Beach and caring for countless pets. As empty nesters, travelling in their motor home, Marie and Russ discovered Jack Creek in Ennis, Montana. Ennis became their second home. Opening the door to the Big Sky country for her family, is a gift her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren will cherish and enjoy long into the future. As a member of the Camarillo community for 71 years, Marie belonged to PEO Chapter RG and St. Columba’s Church. While in Ennis, she continued to be involved in her community, joining Jeffers Episcopal Church in Jeffers, MT. The family would like to thank Marie’s special friends and caregivers, Diana Luby, Mele Lafoou, and Denise Barrios for their kindness and loving, dedicated care. Marie was preceded in death by her husband Russell and her son Tim. She is survived by her daughters Stephanie (Dennis) Reilly of Santa Barbara, Cindy (Jim) Bond of Camarillo, and sons, Gilbert (Ann) Griffin of Ventura and Mark (Ann Marie) Griffin of Camarillo. Also surviving is her brother-in-law Tom Griffin of Thousand Oaks. “Mumsey” will be missed by grandchildren Hillary (Justin) West, Tom Reilly, James (Kristin) Bond, Billy (Lauren) Griffin, Katie (Jake) Weintraub, Mark Bond, Jon (Jackie) Griffin, Joey Griffin, Jenny (Mark) Giauque, Michael Griffin, and great-grandchildren, Ellie and Anna West, Caitlin and Nora Reilly, Felicity and Sienna Bond, Hudson and Kennedy Griffin, Hazel and Oliver Weintraub, Harper and Amelia Giauque, and MollyRae Griffin as well as numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to P.E.O. foundation, Chapter RG at www.donations.peointernational.org. A private family graveside service will be held at Santa Barbara Cemetery, September 27, 2021. A family celebration of life will be held at her cabin in Ennis, Montana, summer 2022. Arrangements are under the direction of Griffin Family Funeral Chapels 1075 East Daily Drive, Camarillo, Ca 93010. (805) 482-1166

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Meghan and Prince Harry listen to questions from fellow Montecito celebrity Oprah Winfrey for a CBS special that aired in March. In his column today, Robert Eringer discusses the Montecito couple and King Edward VII, who gave up his throne and married Wallis Simpson.

vilified in the British press as the consummate golddigger/ opportunist who seems bent, one way or another, on becoming the world’s most famous woman. (A knowledgeable source in London told The Investigator that

perhaps, not understanding the line of succession, Meghan may have thought she could be queen — or at least a princess — and was further disappointed when she became neither the center of attention nor, in the media’s eyes,

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May 9, 1933 – June 17, 2021 Memorial Services have been rescheduled for Saturday, October 9th, at 1:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Lompoc, 925 North F Street, with Pastor Jose Vasquez of Lompoc Seventh-Day Adventist Church, ofﬁciating.

BRYANT, Suzan B.

June 10, 1934 - August 19, 2021 Suzan B. Bryant passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 19, 2021, surrounded by family. Suzie was born Suzan Benedict Beard in New York City to Elizabeth Fiske Cort and Jeremiah Robinson Beard. She was a graduate of Westover School in Middlebury, Connecticut and Vassar College. After spending thirteen years on the East Coast (in New York City and Princeton), Suzie returned to her beloved Santa Barbara in 1976. Suzie was an avid and accomplished artist and tireless advocate for the arts. Her paintings have been shown at multiple venues in the Santa Barbara area over the past four decades. She was also a devoted volunteer to many organizations in the Santa Barbara area. She is survived by her son Robinson Bryant and daughter Kelley Bryant & daughter-inlaw, Cindy Schlaefer, sister Linda Brandi & brother-in-law, Jim Brandi, grandchildren Jennifer Graham and Alex Bryant, and great-grandchildren Astara, Bodhi and Suede. Her sharp wit, great humor and endless curiosity will be very much missed by her family and the many friends who loved her. Donations in her honor can be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation or the Hearing Health Foundation.

BENNETT, Oleta February 27th, 1938 - September 20th, 2021 Born in Cordell, Oklahoma February 27th, 1938 to Jeff and Bertha Howard. The family moved to Inglewood, CA during WWII and after the war resided in Kingsburg, CA. Oleta graduated from Kingsburg High School in 1955 and then went on to Fresno State College. In 1958 she met Clyde Bennett who became her husband on December 4th, 1959. Oleta then quickly embraced the life of a wife and mother. As a family they moved to San Jose then to Marina and finally to their final destination, Santa Barbara in 1967. Oleta attended UCSB to finish her education with a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Society. She then took a position as a probation officer with the Santa Barbara Probation Department. She was a loving mother, an amazing wife and continued her career in various positions including juvenile hall and youth detention camps including the Los Padres Boys Camp. Oleta finally retired in 1998 in which she spent most of her time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, greatly influencing their upbringing. Oleta can be known for her amazing creative artistic skills, she was a true artist. She excelled in oil painting, charcoal, pencil and many other means of artistic expression. Oleta also was known for her quilting expertise making sure she designed and left a quilt to every grandchild and great-grandchild. She was a part of many quilting groups and painting groups in which she donated her time and skills. Her legacy of creative artistic expression will carry on through the generations of the Bennett family as she influenced them greatly. Oleta was preceded in death by her daughter Lora Kaufman (Bennett) in 2018. She is survived by her husband Clyde Bennett, her son Mark Bennett, her daughter Lea Bennett and brother Neil Howard. She is also survived by her 8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren who love her dearly.

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the “new Princess Diana.”) Although Meghan may be adept at weaving a tight web, she, ultimately, is no match for a royal court and those who run it. Meghan plays by Hollywood rules, mentored by the likes, at best, of Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King. British royalty as an institution, on the other hand, is infinitely more sophisticated and steeped in the tradition of strategy and tactics. They draw inspiration from Machiavelli before breakfast. (We don’t know for certain but suspect that Meghan has not read Niccolo Machiavelli’s treatises and may also not be aware of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson’s dismal decline into oblivion.) Harry, who seems to be (or appears to behave like) a rather inconsequential sidekick to his wife’s oversized ambitions, has allowed his betrothed, in a very short period, to seriously damage both his royal and military status along with his relationships with nearly everyone within the Royal Family, most notably his father and brother. (If public reports are to be believed, Meghan has done the same with her own family, suggesting this may be a standard cult-like defense mechanism to alienate friends and relatives for the purpose of maintaining maximum control.)

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF The fate of Harry and Meghan seems sealed: Quite likely, they are destined to become outcasts in the mold of Edward VIII and “the woman he loved” (both of whom, over time, became caricatures of themselves) with little hope of ever returning to the mainstream. This may not matter to the young rebellious couple this year or next. But it will matter much in time when the public becomes weary of their relentless public relations excesses and loses interest in their trendy, politically correct endeavors. In fact, this may already be happening. Time magazine’s recent assessment of “influential couples” notwithstanding, according to Hypeauditor, a company that analyzes data, Harry and Meghan’s Instagram account this year lost 700,000 followers. In other words, as it quite often does, history will repeat itself. Not unlike the Duke and Duchess before them, Harry and Meghan will, we speculate, ultimately lose relevancy and come to deeply regret having detached themselves from the world’s most venerable institution and, without its support, morph into just another Hollywood North couple craving the next attention fix. (Or, put another way, from famous to fatuous.) Meantime, the money they

bring into their coffers exploiting the titles they’ve been allowed to retain may, when all is said and done (and upcoming books remaindered), serve only to improve their style of misery. Memo to Harry: Man up and make amends with your family before it’s too late (assuming it’s not already).

A NEW SCANDAL And whilst we’re on the subject of British royalty, a new payola scandal has emerged that revolves around royal favors for cash. In this instance, it features no less than Harry’s dad and heir to the throne, Prince Charles. It appears that the Prince’s Foundation offered Saudi Arabian businessman Dr. Mahfouz bin Mahfouz not only British citizenship but also a knighthood in exchange for donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to this Royal charity (leading one to wonder if he paid for his “doctor” title too). A letter in evidence of this resulted in the resignation, at least “temporarily,” of Michael Fawcett, chief executive of the charity, who’s reputed to be the future king’s “closest aide.” The big surprise is that anyone should be surprised. Paying for access to royalty is as old as royalty itself. It’s indicative of how corruption truly goes to the very top. When I served as intelligence chief to Prince Albert of Monaco years ago, it soon became apparent to me that the prince’s closest aides and confidants were selling access to him for cash. If Prince Albert knew (he did because I told him), he turned a blind eye. There was a standard rate (50,000 euros) for orchestrating lunch with the prince — and other price tiers for being invited to a princely party or having the prince choreographed into a bribe-payer’s event. I invited numerous persons into Prince Albert’s orbit — people he truly had a need to meet, mostly senior intelligence officials from other countries. A couple of businessmen (one British, the other French), who became aware of my closeness to the Prince made, in one case, a cash offer for a meeting and, in another, a no-cost-to-me silent stake in his business enterprise, a presumed quid pro quo for my influencing the prince in his favor. Obviously, they thought my palms could be greased. They thought wrong. Robert Eringer is a longtime Montecito author with vast experience in investigative journalism. He welcomes questions or comments at reringer@gmail. com.

DEATH NOTICES RIFFERO, Steve A., 89, of Santa Barbara. Died Sept. 9. The memorial Mass will take place at 10 a.m. Oct. 8 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 221 N. Nopal St., Santa Barbara. Arrangements are by Welch-RyceHaider Funeral Chapels.

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Japanese artifacts on display at UCSB museum

Above and at left, the “Sound of a Thousand Years” exhibit features artifacts of Gagaku, the classical music and dance of the Imperial Court of Japan.

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Continued from Page A1 The first, titled “Sound of a Thousand Years,” features instruments, costumes and photographs that depict Gagaku, the classical music and dance of the Imperial Court of Japan. The gallery features an array of instruments in a traditional Gagaku orchestra, and visitors can hear the orchestra’s Asianinspired melodies playing in the background. The second special exhibition, titled “From Riggs to Neutra and Niemeyer: Tremaine Houses,” features architectural sketches and designs of four houses built in Santa Barbara during the 20th century. The four walls of the gallery each feature a different architect who designed homes in Santa Barbara. The four architects are Lutah Maria Riggs, Richard Neutra, Oscar Niemeyer and Paul L. Soderberg. According to Ms. Perea, two of the homes are still standing in Montecito, one of the homes was destroyed in a fire and the other was never built. After facing a 19-month closure, Ms. Perea said the reopening is a “very meaningful moment” for the museum. She said that while the museum stayed connected to the

community during the pandemic through Zoom events, she’s glad to be back in person again. “We have always operated kind of in a very personal way with our openings and with our tours and with our lectures and programming,” Ms. Perea said. “And so the museum was used to having a kind of a very one-toone type of relationship with our patrons, and that has changed radically with COVID.” “So we’re excited about reconnecting with people in a physical way and also relaunching our in-person programming here at the museum,” she added. Admission to the museum is always free, and its hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Masks are required inside the gallery, and visitors from outside UCSB must fill out an On-Demand Screening Survey on the day of their visit and receive approval before arriving on campus. Visitors affiliated with UCSB, including faculty, staff and students, will need to complete a COVID-19 Screening Survey and receive subsequent approval before entering the museum. For more information, visit museum.ucsb.edu. email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

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At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment. Storage 96,489 acre-ft. Elevation 713.88 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 50.0 acre-ft. Inflow 39.4 acre-ft. State inflow 12.5 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. +0 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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Westmont’s late Dos Pueblos defeats rally falls short Santa Barbara at SPORTS ROUNDUP

By JACOB NORLING WESTMONT COLLEGE WRITER

SANTEE — The Warriors’ attempt at a reverse sweep fell short on Friday night, as Westmont (9-7, 3-2 GSAC) fell in five sets to San Diego Christian (7-3, 3-2). The Hawks took the first two sets by a score of 25-15 and 2523, before Westmont tied things up with 25-19 and 25-21 setvictories of their own. Ultimately a 16-14 fifth-set win allowed the Hawks to prevail for their third conference win. “They outworked us, they outhustled us, and they outplayed us,” said Westmont head coach Ruth McGolpin. “They showed more heart than we did, they had a better attitude than us, and they deserved to have the result go their way in the end.” In the first set, San Diego Christian took control early and never looked back. A kill by Ayanna Nunuha capped off a 7-3 run to start the match, and the Warriors were immediately put on their heels. Phoebe Minch’s second kill of the night pulled the club back within three at 11-8, but the Hawks responded with a 5-1 run to take a commanding 16-9 lead going into a Westmont timeout. San Diego Christian ultimately cruised to a 25-15 victory in set one. The second set began in a 44 tie, and the clubs kept each other within reach from there, maintaining the stalemate through 16 points. Then, with the game knotted at 16, a service ace and an attacking error gave the Hawks an 18-16 lead, prompting McGolpin to use a timeout. Out of the timeout, Westmont quickly tied things up again, before another two-point swing gave the Hawks a 21-19 advantage. Kills by Jessie Terlizzi and Addie Paul once again tied things up at 22, but again a multi-point run from the opposition could not be avoided.

The Hawks took the first two sets by a score of 25-15 and 25-23, before Westmont tied things up with 25-19 and 25-21 set-victories of their own. Ultimately a 16-14 fifth-set win allowed the Hawks to prevail for their third conference win. With the score tied at 23, consecutive attacking errors from Westmont gave San Diego Christian a 25-23 win, and a 2-0 set advantage. “We’re just continuously coming out of the gate slowly,” said McGolpin. “We’ve tried everything to fix this but we just keep allowing teams to get these huge advantages and it gives us such little room for error.” The third set saw the clubs knotted at six, then later at 11, with neither appearing poised to pull away. Finally, with the game knotted at 15, the Warriors went on a seven-point run to take a 2215 lead. Patty Kerman’s eighth kill of the match gave the club a 25-19 win to force a fourth set. Like in set three, the fourth set began with the clubs trading onepoint advantages. With the score tied at eight, San Diego went on a four-point run to take a 12-8 lead. Rather than letting the walls cave in, the Warriors quickly chipped away, tying things at 15 on Kerman’s 10th kill of the match. From there, the club went on a 5-1 run capped off by Kerman’s 12th kill of the match to take a 2016 lead. Later, Minch’s sixth kill of the match solidified a 25-21 win to force a decisive fifth set. In the fifth set, Lexi Malone started things off with backto-back kills, but San Diego Christian then scored seven of the next nine points to take a 7-4 lead. Then Westmont responded with a four-point run of their own to take an 8-7 lead. The Hawks responded with a three-point swing to once again take the lead, this time at 108, causing McGolpin to call a timeout. Following the timeout, the Hawks jumped out to a 13-10

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advantage, but kills by Minch and Malone pulled the Warriors back within one. Down 14-12, the Warriors managed to tie things up on Malone’s seventh kill of the night, necessitating the eventual victor to possess a multi-point lead to claim the match. Westmont’s attempt at a reverse sweep ultimately came up short, when a kill by the Hawks followed by a Westmont attacking error gave San Diego Christian a 16-14 win in set, and 3-2 match win. “Defensively, we were no good,” said McGolpin. “Blocking got better as the match went on, and our attacking got better at times, but ultimately our defense didn’t give us a chance. “They had nine service aces to our three, and then our nine reception errors killed us. This was a tough one.” Terlizzi had an impressive night offensively, collecting 18 kills with an attack percentage of .424. Kerman was not far off from that mark, adding 14 of her own while hitting .387. Keelyn Kistner and Sydny Dunn added 29 and 28 assists respectively, while Lilian Reininga led the club with 14 digs. “I told the team after that match,” said McGolpin, “that you can’t just show up with a Westmont jersey on and expect to win. We have to go back to the drawing boards and figure out how to come out faster and maintain energy as the match goes on. We have a lot to work on.” Jacob Norling is a sports information assistant at Westmont College. email: dmason@newspress.com

girls golf matchup By DAVE MASON

NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

The Dos Pueblos girls golf team continued its winning streak with a 215-251 victory over Santa Barbara Thursday night. As of Thursday, the Chargers were 4-0 for the league record and 6-0 overall. The Chargers and their scores were co-medalist Chelsi Ramirez, 41; co-medalist Sagarika Manian, 41; Victoria Chen, 46; Camille Robinson, 52; Brynlee Grose, 43; and Vicky Tang, 44. “Due to some unusual circumstances, the golfers on both teams were asked to adapt to some extra challenges on the course,” Coach Dan Choi told the News-Press in an email. “At the

“Due to some unusual circumstances, the golfers on both teams were asked to adapt to some extra challenges on the course. At the last minute we needed to change to the back nine, which both teams were unfamiliar with, and due to a late start, we were racing the sun to finish the match.” Coach Dan Choi, Dos Pueblos girls golf coach

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last minute we needed to change to the back nine, which both teams were unfamiliar with, and due to a late start, we were racing the sun to finish the match. “The athletes on both teams approached all the last-minute changes with great attitudes and did their best to have a fun and competitive match,” Choi said. “The Santa Barbara girls golf program has always been a class act and reinforced that very much today (Thursday). “I was very proud of how my golfers managed to perform on the course today against a good team and some unfamiliar holes,” the coach continued. “One of our team’s goals has been to play better at unfamiliar courses, so in a way we got to do that at our home course. The match was called for the last group after seven holes due to darkness.”

DOS PUEBLOS BEATS LOMPOC IN TENNIS The Dos Pueblos High School girls tennis team defeated Lompoc 17-1 Thursday night in a home match. The Chargers and their scores were Kate Scherz, 6-0; Ellie Triplett, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0; Camilla Fonoberov 6-0, 6-2, 6-1; and Olivia Simon, 6-1, 6-0 In doubles, the Chargers and their scores were Adriel Amador/Romy Greenwald, 6-0, 61; Saned Crespo/Taryn Sager, 62, 6-1, 6-0; Sophia Fenkner/ Abby Bentley 6-4, 6-2; Brighton Amador/Adriel Amador, 6-2; and Sophia Fenkner/Anastasia Li, 3-6. “Today (Thursday) was our first home match in the league, and it was great to see the girls’ energy on and off the courts,” Coach Laura Housinger told the News-Press in an email. “They worked on different plays as well as focused on supporting one another. I love the chemistry of

Goleta Water District requests public input on redistricting GOLETA — The Goleta Water District is inviting members of the public to participate in a series of public hearings to help redraw district lines. The Goleta Water District will be creating five geographic districts. Each one will have a board director who lives in the district and is chosen by local voters within that district. This will be the first district-based election in the city and will take place in Nov. 2022. Members of the public are invited to provide input, submit maps and review the redistricting process through a series of public hearings. Public input will help the GWD identify smaller communities of interest in the Goleta Valley, which the demographers will consider when drawing district boundaries, according to a news release. “The districting process will aim to involve

our team and how they really connect this season. We look forward to more league play next week.” The Chargers are 1-1 for their league record and 3-1 for their overall record.

SBCC WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS CANYONS The Santa Barbara City College women’s volleyball team earned its sixth consecutive win Friday night, defeating Canyons in four sets at the SBCC Sports Pavilion. Scores were 25-22, 25-12, 20-25, 25-21 at the home match. The Vaqueros are now 11-2 for the season. On Friday, “Karoline Ruiz set a new season-high with five blocks, while fellow middle blocker Paige Rudi had the most efficient hitting night of any Vaquero with seven kills at a .364 clip,” according to a City College news release. Outside hitter Bella Johnson led the Vaqueros with 10 kills to go along with four digs and a pair of aces. “It was a great team win tonight! Our middles led the game with strong attacking, and then Bella finished them off with her powerful right side attacking,” Head Coach Kat Niksto said in the news release. “Setter Emma Crabbe had another nice night running the offense and spreading the ball around to our hitters. Caroline McCarty also had a solid offensive night. Libero Jacelin Mckie was close to perfect in serve receive.” Mckie also led the Vaqueros with 17 digs. Crabbe had 14 digs and 44 assists. Her 11 assists per set average was her highest for this year. Caroline McCarty and Piper Ellbogn-Petersen recorded nine kills each. Karoline Ruiz made six kills. email: dmason@newspress.com

as many residents and stakeholders in GWD as possible,” said Kathleen Werner, President, Goleta Water District Board of Directors. “We need to hear from everyone to ensure the new district lines represent the interests of residents, business owners, and families. Please submit public comments for our next hearing on September 28, 2021 and fill out a community of interest form.” The first public hearing will take place this Tuesday at 6 p.m. on Zoom. To view the meeting, follow the link in the meeting’s agenda, which can be found at goletawater.com/agendas-and-minutes. To make a public comment during the meeting, register for the Zoom meeting via the registration link found in the district’s agenda document, or attend the meeting by calling in at (888) 788-0099 and then entering the meeting ID (876 9008 5821). Public comments can also be submitted before, during or after the meeting by emailing publiccomment@ goletawater.com or districting@goletawater.com. — Madison Hirneisen

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according to the lawsuit. Mr. McDaniel was placed in Mr. Cardoza’s Algebra 1B class as a sophomore in high school. According to the lawsuit, Mr. McDaniel, who was 16 at the time, was groomed by Mr. Cardoza to earn his “emotional and psychological trust.” In June 2006, Mr. Cardoza forced Mr. McDaniel to perform inappropriate sexual acts and took photos during the assault, according to the lawsuit. Mr. McDaniel reported the abuse to a friend and the police on the same day, and Mr. Cardoza was arrested shortly afterward. The ex-teacher was convicted on all seven counts, including four counts of oral copulation with a minor, and was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2008 for sexually assaulting Mr. McDaniel. He was released from the California Health Care Facility in August and resides in Santa Maria as a registered sex offender, according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Cardoza had a pattern of sexually abusing minors before he was hired by SMJUHSD in 1997. It states that Mr. Cardoza is a “serial pedophile with a history of abuse,” and outlines several other allegations brought against the teacher before he was hired by SMJUHSD. Two students accused Mr. Cardoza of sexual abuse when he taught at Golden West High School in Visalia in the 1980s. After 20 years at the school, Mr. Cardoza resigned to “escape accountability” for the assaults and started a new job at St. Mary’s Good Shepherd Catholic Parish as an altar boy coordinator, according to the lawsuit. Mr. Cardoza was accused of engaging inappropriate behavior with minors while he worked as a coordinator at the church. During that time, he also applied to Mount Angel Seminary to become a priest, but he was dismissed in 1995 by the church’s Vocational Director Father Rob Craig after multiple anonymous abuse complaints were filed against Mr. Cardoza.

After being dismissed from Seminary, Mr. Cardoza was hired to teach math at Santa Maria High School in 1997 after the school district “failed to conduct a basic and proper background check, which would have revealed a long history of sexual abuse of minors,” the lawsuit says. He was transferred to Pioneer Valley High School in 2004. “The reality is that one phone call from staff at Santa Maria JUHSD to Father Craig or anyone else associated with Cardoza’s tumultuous stay at the Archdiocese of Fresno would have prevented Cardoza from ever being hired to teach within Santa Maria JUHSD,” the lawsuit said. “Tragically, one phone call to Father Craig would have prevented (Mr. McDaniel), and numerous other youths, from being sexually abused.” The SMJUHSD “don’t have information at this time” and declined to comment on the lawsuit, Kenny Klein, the district public information officer, sent the News-Press in an email. email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

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CVS Health offers Pfizer booster shots By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

CVS Health announced it has started to offer the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot to eligible populations. The company said it started providing the shots on Friday, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s approval of the shots. The booster shots are being provided at 583 CVS locations in California, according to the news release. The release didn’t list specific locations. To make an appointment for a booster shot, go to cvs.com or minuteclinic.com. Scheduling is recommended to make sure the Pfizer booster shot is available at the pharmacy location of your choice. According to CDC guidelines, people 65 and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least six months after their second Pfizer dose.

People ages 50 to 64 with underlying medical conditions should get a booster shot, at least six months after their second Pfizer dose. Individuals ages 18-49, who are at high risk of severe COVID-19 because of underlying medical conditions, may get the booster shot. People in that age group may also get the booster shot because of their occupational or institutional setting, under the CDC guidelines. “We have the experience and the infrastructure to play a leading role in administering booster shots to eligible populations,” said Dr. Troyen A. Brennan, executive vice president and chief medical officer of CVS Health. “We also continue to make it as convenient as possible for the unvaccinated to receive their first doses,” the physician said. CVS Health has currently administered more than 34 million COVID-19 vaccines, according to its news release. email: dmason@newspress.com

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The Vintage Fox, which sells antiques and home furnishings, has moved to a new location, 609 Chapala St.

The Vintage Fox By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

shley Fox, founder of The Vintage Fox, has lived in Santa Barbara for more than 30 years. She began selling used home furnishings and antiques from her house in 2012.

Her dream of owning an antiques and collectibles store eventually became a reality when she opened Fox & Goss on upper De la Vina Street with her friend and business partner in 2014 and then took on sole ownership of the business in 2017. Now she has an exciting new location at 609 Chapala St. in downtown Santa Barbara.

“I can’t believe I’m going into my seventh year as a small business owner doing what I love most — working with my friends and customers to furnish their homes with upcycled finds. I’m just thrilled to be part of Santa Barbara’s downtown revival,” Mrs. Fox told the News-Press. The new location is a historic Victorian house from 1904, which

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Repaired luggage items make way for antiques, collectibles

previously operated as a luggage repair store for almost 30 years. “Before that, it was a cornerstone of the renowned Brinkerhoff antique community, so it makes sense to be an antique store again,” said Mrs. Fox, who lives in a home nearby that was built in 1906. “It’s fun to be able to walk to work unless I’m schlepping furniture.”

She hadn’t planned to move from her location until one day in May when she was walking her dogs, Beatrice and Otis, past the blue house and saw a “For Lease” sign in the window. “I went in and talked to Alinda Soria, who owned the luggage repair business with her husband Steve. She and I just clicked,” Mrs. Fox said.

The Vintage Fox opened its new doors on Aug. 2. The interior is filled with antiques, vintage treasures, home decor and gift items, most of which have been selected by Mrs. Fox herself. “I also work with local residents who bring in specialty pieces and collectibles for consignment. I Please see FOX on B3

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HOROSCOPE Horoscope.com Sunday, September 26, 2021 ARIES — Two is better than one when the sun enters Libra on Wednesday. The sun will be in your partnership zone for the next few weeks, encouraging you to partner up whether for business or romance. You don’t always have to be a lone wolf, Aries. Trust us! TAURUS — As we enter a new season, take the time to focus on yourself when the sun enters Libra on Wednesday. The sun will be in your habit zone for the next four weeks, encouraging self-improvement, productivity, and sticking to your wellness routine. GEMINI — Get a little artistic as the seasons change when the sun enters Libra on Wednesday. The sun will be in your pleasure zone for the next few weeks, giving you a boost in creativity as you find new ways to show yourself off. CANCER — When the sun enters Libra on Wednesday this week the sun will be in your home zone for the next four weeks, encouraging you to relax at home as you decorate your space, spend time with your family, and learn their history. LEO — On Wednesday, communication gets an extra boost when the sun enters Libra, shining its light in your communication zone. For the next few weeks, it will be easy to express your thoughts and feelings, even coming up with clever solutions to nagging problems. VIRGO — As the seasons change, focus on your financial situation and material security when the sun leaves your sign for Libra on Wednesday. Over the next four weeks, organize your finances, balance your checkbook, and get your life together! LIBRA —This week You’re ready to jump-start any new projects with ease. Change your look by getting a haircut, updating your fall wardrobe, and being creative with your style. SCORPIO — This week it might be best to keep a low profile when the sun enters Libra. It will be in your privacy zone for the next few weeks, bringing up some emotional wounds you’ve been hiding. SAGITTARIUS — Keep your social calendar handy because it’s about to fill up when the sun enters Libra on Wednesday, shining its light in your friendship zone for the next four weeks. CAPRICORN — Then it’s back to hustling when the sun enters Libra on Wednesday. The sun will be shining in your career zone, bringing extra focus to your work and public image over the next four weeks. AQUARIUS — A new season means new opportunities for selfdiscovery when the sun enters Libra on Wednesday, moving into your philosophy zone. For the next few weeks, your developing curiosity helps expand your worldview. PISCES — This week brings some personal transformation along with the changing seasons when the sun enters Libra. The sun will be in your intimacy zone for the next few weeks, bringing up a desire for growth.

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Alex Rosen is a software engineer, formerly of New Jersey, North Carolina and Boston but now living in London. His job is to help computer users avoid email-related security mistakes, like clicking on a bad link or accidentally sending an email to the wrong person. This is Alex’s third puzzle for The Times. He describes it as ‘‘luck at several different levels’’ that he got the symmetrical black squares and asymmetrical circles to work out right. — W.S.

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Diabetes institute works to help Hispanic/ Latino communities

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Buena Onda will host a special tango night Friday.

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Bandoneon musician, keyboardist to perform at Buena Onda By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

Get ready to tango. You can do a lot of that Friday when Buena Onda, the Argentinian restaurant at 724 E. Haley St., hosts La LoCA Milonga featuring bandoneon musician Hugh Satorre and keyboardist Winnie Cheung. (A bandoneon is a big concertina that is popular in Argentina and Uruguay.) The music starts at 7 p.m. at the Santa Barbara restaurant. Dancing is definitely encouraged. Alejandra Folguera, Geraldine Freitag and Matias Requena are co-hosting the special night. Mr. Satorre has performed at prestigious venues around the world, from the Sydney Opera House to the Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles and the Shanghai Oriental Art Center. In March 2012, he accompanied tenor Plácido Domingo on a stage on the widest avenue in Buenos Aires. They performed before 120,000 people.

Mr. Satorre is part of Duo Ramirez-Satorre, which was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2013. Three years later, Mr. Satorre released his first solo bandoneon album. In 2018, Mr. Satorre finished his undergraduate course in Argentine music at Universidad de San Martin.

Winnie Cheung, who’s originally from Hong Kong, earned a bachelor’s at the University of Chicago and a master’s and a doctorate in piano and music at the Eastman School of Music. She taught classes in music composition, theory, piano, choir and music appreciation from ages 5 to 95 in the U.S. and Canada.

FYI Buena Onda will present La LoCA Milonga featuring bandoneon musician Hugh Satorre and keyboardist Winnie Cheung at 7 p.m. Friday. The restaurant is at 724 E. Haley St., Santa Barbara. Tickets cost $20 in advance. To purchase, go to nightout.com/events/la-locamilonga-hugo-winnie/tickets. Tickets cost $25 at the door. Buena Onda’s food is sold separately. The family-owned restaurant is known for its artisan-baked empanadas. For more about Buena Onda, go to www.buenaondasb.com. For more information on Friday’s event, call 805-455-1906 or email info@ abrazosur.com. For more about Ms. Cheung, go to tangowithwinnie.com. For more about Mr. Satorre, go to hugosatorre.com.ar. To see Ms. Cheung and Mr. Satorre perform together, go to youtu.be./ pfwH2HdDSSI.

Then tango found her. SInce 2015, she has devoted her career full time to tango. In addition to being a tango pianist, she’s a dancer and bandoneonist and has taught tango at workshops in the U.S., Argentina, Canada, Asia and Antarctica. She has worked with professional musicians and dancers, including Grammywinning Pablo Aslan and Daniela y Hernan. Her album with Cuarteto Tanguero, “Guaspeando,” was on Billboard’s Top 10 chart. Her newest album with the duo Ben & Winnie, “La Próxima Traición,” was released in 2020. “Winnie believes in tango’s bewitching power to change the world for the better,” according to a news release. “Community outreach is a core function of all productions by Tango With WInnie.” email: dmason@newspress.com

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Sansum Diabetes Research Institute is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and conducting research into why there’s a disproportionate impact of diabetes on the Hispanic/Latino community.

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At left, Hugh Satorre will play the bandoneon Friday at Buena Onda on Haley Street. Center, Alejandra Folguera and Geraldine Freitag will co-host the special tango night Friday. The event is also being presented by Matias Requena, not pictured. At right, a couple enjoys dancing the tango.

Barrel race to help St. Jude hospital KING CITY — “Chasing Dreams and Finding Cures,” a barrel race to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, will take place Nov. 6-7 at the King City Fairgrounds. The fairgrounds is at 625 Division St., King City.

Some employees from the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District are involved with the Monterey County event, according to a news release. In addition to the barrel race, the event includes a silent auction, Saturday night dinner and raffle

with the winner taking home a donated Santa Maria-style barbecue pit, complete with a small amount of oak wood. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20. If you can’t attend but want to donate by purchasing a ticket, email Kathy Grimes at

kmzgrimes@gmail.com or call her at 805-934-0897. The volunteers for “Chasing Dreams and Finding Cures” raised and donated a little more than $34,000 to St. Jude last year. — Dave Mason

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Sansum Diabetes Research Institute is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15) by recognizing the achievements of local Hispanic Americans. The institute is also raising awareness of the resources available to help Hispanic/Latino communities, who the institute noted are disproportionately impacted by diabetes. “Healthcare in the United States is inequitable,” said Dr. David Kerr, the institute’s director of research and innovation, in a news release. “The consequence of inequity is that the burden of serious chronic disease such as diabetes falls disproportionately on populations experiencing health disparities, especially Hispanic/Latino families. To achieve health equity, we need to deliver trust in research as well as education and care, remove barriers to accessing technology

and promote self-efficacy.” Sansum Diabetes Research Institute is working to remove the disproportionate impact of diabetes on Hispanic/Latino families. One of the institute’s efforts is Mil Familias, a study designed to evaluate why there is an increased risk of diabetes and its consequences in the Hispanic/Latino population. The research also involves a better understanding of diabetes management problems and ways to improve outcomes. The work includes the importance of diet in the development and treatment of diabetes and its related cardiometabolic disorders, according to the news release. To become involved in the program, contact Arianna Larez at 805-335-0124 or visit latinodiabetes.sansum.org. — Dave Mason

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Our values are being trampled “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” — Gustav Mahler

office, the one in New York City. Trials are before administrative law judges • Politics for OSHA is a question. OSHA is not an exception to the rule that politics seem to be involved in federal agencies. For example, Elizabeth Dole, who was labor secretary during the Clinton administration, declared my client as a “target” before she had any specific knowledge of the complaint. When I requested a meeting in D.C., the response was “Not unless you put a million dollars on the table.” Imagine a “public servant” demanding a million dollars before even talking to me about a case where their proposed remedies were an $8 million fine and 16,000 employees potentially losing their jobs? All this did was

raditional Western values have been under attack since those two devastating wars of the 20th century. However, under the extended cover of COVID, those values are being trampled at warp speed. It took about 4,000 years for the West to combine and apply the wisdom of Aristotle and the Greek model of democracy to Judeo-Christian social systems. Healthy family systems remain the key factor in bringing up strong, self-reliant citizens who will be taught, and who will incorporate those values, in order to maintain civil social systems where prosperity and safety reign. In our world today, in our nation, in our state and city the wheels have been set in motion to change the very fiber of our communities and our neighborhoods, and our way of life. Who among us is even aware of the changes coming at us from every direction, the government overreach in schools, religion, our medical decisions, our choice of energy sources (including basic utilities), property zoning laws, news media, ad infinitum? Think of what we have lost already in such a short time as a society, while the mundane is supported over higher ideals and our freedoms. Case in point: As soon as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall was tanked and his political future assured, he signed life-altering housing bills, Senate Bills 9 and 10. These bills will benefit the corporate developers and change the livability of California and the nation, as the Biden-Harris administration plans the same formula for our country. Most people on the street have no idea what is underfoot and around the corner. If we aren’t proactive, the American Dream of home ownership and a yard of one’s own, the ability to say “get offa my land,” will all be a recent memory. As our country moves away from the home of the brave toward a cold and stark eastern bloc gulag, all fed the pablum of propaganda, our homeland will be unrecognizable to us. It is impossible to build enough housing for those who want someone else to arrange it for them, including many looking for a handout. If we don’t stand up and push back, government housing will be the only option for a place to hang one’s hat. The problems of “insufficient housing” are exacerbated by this mass immigration — of people without our values and way of life. Of course, if you are used to dirt floors, or a nomadic way of life, you will not see what is wrong with this picture. Imagine the new projects which have already absconded our views, and the pending housing projects at 630 Chapala St., 701 N. Milpas St., the Staples building at 410 State St., the 60 units at the Castillo commuter lot. It’s a never ending list. And count the four-story residential buildings where we used to rest our eyes on mountains and sky, much like La Estancia, which has obstructed the mountain range between the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Barbara. What will be the difference between Santa Barbara and Pacoima? Nothing. What beachside city, such as Carmel, La Jolla, Corona Del Mar and Laguna Beach, and what location of such unique beauty packs in low-income housing?

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Columnist James Buckley writes that the Hillary Clinton campaign was “worse than Watergate” in its efforts to tie opponent Donald Trump to Russia. Mr. Buckley writes that the indictment of Michael Sussman shows the Russian collusion accusation was a hoax made up by Hillary Clinton’s campaign to sully the name of Donald Trump.

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ou should be angry. Very angry. After nearly five years of hinting at and later accusing Republican presidential candidate and then President Donald J. Trump of “collusion” with the Russians, Special Counsel John Durham’s indictment of former Perkins Cole lawyer/partner Michael Sussmann finally reveals how devious, how utterly corrupt Hillary Clinton and her sycophants and apologists in the press really were and continue to be. Perkins Cole, you should know, is the powerful and influential 1,200-lawyer law firm that has represented the Clintons and the Democratic National Committee for many years. Mr. Sussmann’s indictment uncovers the amoral Hillary Clinton campaign for the sewer it was and would have been as a presidential administration. In collusion with eager office seekers such as Mr. Sussmann and many others, the Hillary Clinton campaign packaged and paid for not only the phony and finally — to use one of the Democrats’ favorite

words — debunked Steele dossier administration. In fact, the entire that CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, Clinton (“I’m With Her!”) 2016 ABC, the Washington Post and presidential campaign could be The New York Times relied on called Watergate 2.0. to tarnish Mr. Trump before and The only difference is that during his entire presidency, but her minions did everything also the whole “Russia Collusion” electronically. No need to send story as well. in the Plumbers. The PURELY Anyone who has read Hillary campaign had POLITICAL the official indictment their cybersecurity experts of Michael Sussman — working virtually, online. a former prosecutor If you haven’t read who worked for the the entire 27-pages Democratic National indictment (I have), let me Committee, the Hillary enlighten you with some Clinton campaign and of its allegations and facts. Fusion GPS — cannot Most of the following is now pretend that taken directly from the James Buckley they didn’t know that Department of Justice the entire “Russian indictment of Michael Collusion” charge was Sussmann. a hoax made up and perpetrated “Tech Executive-1,” “Internet by Mrs. Clinton’s campaign to cast Company-3” and “Originator-1,” aspersion on and sully the name all remain unnamed but are and candidacy of Donald Trump. apparently known by Mr. Durham. It was — to borrow another Here are excerpts. overused term Democrats love “In or about early August throwing out — worse than 2016, Tech Executive-1 called an Watergate. individual at Internet Company-3. Way worse, in that Mrs. Clinton During the call, Tech Executive-1 had the willing acquiescence of instructed the individual to task the FBI and various intelligence Internet Company-3 employees agencies deep within the Obama to search for any Internet date

reflecting potential connections or communications between Trump or his associates and Russia. “In connection with this tasking, Tech Executive-1 later stated that he was working with someone who had close ties to the Democratic Party and to Hillary Clinton. “The aforementioned individual and other personnel at Internet Company-3 were uncomfortable regarding this tasking from Tech Executive-1 because they believed that using the companies’ data in this manner was inappropriate. They complied with the tasking, however, because Tech Executive-1 was a powerful figure at both companies. “In connection with this tasking, and as alleged in further detail below, Tech Executive-1’s goal was to support an ‘inference’ and ‘narrative’ regarding Trump that would please certain ‘VIPs.’ Moreover, and as alleged below, Tech Executive-1 provided information that he gathered through these interactions to his lawyer, SUSSMANN, so that SUSSMANN could assist in drafting the disseminating materials to the media and the

FBI.” Despite a thorough search, the team at Internet Company-3 was unable to find a “money flow” between the Trump campaign and a Russian bank (Alfa), so someone called “Originator-1” came up with, let’s call it Plan B. Originator-1 suggests that although no Russian connection had been found, they could make one up that could pass the plausibility threshold. “It would be possible,” Originator-1 explained, “to fill out a sales form on two websites, faking the other company’s email address in each form,” and thereby cause them “to appear to communicate with each other.” Originator-1 then concluded: “If Tech Executive-1 can take the *inference* we gain through this team exercise … then work to develop even an inference may be worthwhile.” “Let’s for a moment think of the best-case scenario,” he continued, “where we are able to show (somehow) that DNS [Director of National Security] communication exists between Trump and Russia. Please see BUCKLEY on C4

OSHA, vaccines and a lot of questions

resident Biden’s team should hope that his threatening to have the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issue and enforce a mandatory vaccination requirement is a “misdirection.” A “misdirection” is an “action or process of sending someone to the wrong place or in the wrong direction.” Hopefully this threat was to send people “to the wrong place or in the wrong direction” and away from his failures at everything else he has touched, such as the southern border. This career politician knows the saying that an international issue will encourage people to rally around him, but it was the international issue of the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan that caused even his ardent supporters in the mainstream press — CNN, MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CBS, New

York Times and Washington Post was signed into law in 1971 by — to criticize him. President Richard Nixon. How Even his usual “go to” of is that for irony in the way the his altering the theme of the current president criticizes both comedian Flip Wilson’s “The devil Mr. Nixon and Republicans? made me do it” to “Trump made When I became an employment me do it” failed. lawyer in 1974, I was given The decision makers the responsibility for Brent in the White House, OSHA since its coverage is Zepke whoever they are, limited to the workplace. knew a required After decades of this The author vaccination program lives in Santa practice several aspects of would be an effective OSHA became clear. Barbara misdirection, at least • Jurisdiction of OSHA for the mainstream is a question. OSHA is media, but this threat needed limited to workplace areas not an enforcement threat. Why not already regulated by another OSHA? federal agency. Well folks, here is why not. For example, when I proved • The Occupational Safety that when a tank truck driver and Health Administration stepped from a loading dock onto was created by the federal the top of his tank truck, he was Occupational Safety and Health stepping out of the jurisdiction of Act. The agency is overseen by the OSHA and into the jurisdiction of U.S. Department of Labor. the Transportation Department, The legislation behind OSHA the judge dismissed the case.

Interestingly there is an argument that when an employee works anywhere, even at home, OSHA may have jurisdiction. • Rulemaking for OSHA is a question. OSHA cannot simply declare a regulation. Proposed regulations must be published in the Federal Register for months to provide the public the opportunity to review and provide their comments. These comments must be considered before any regulations can be finalized and enforced. In one of my cases OSHA tried to enforce proposed regulations: case dismissed. • Enforcement of OSHA is a question. OSHA inspectors’ complaints must be written and served on the employer. If the parties are not able to resolve the issues, it is referred to the OSHA legal team which, for one of my cases, involved the entire OSHA team of lawyers from their largest

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and destruction of American values is further along than most people realize. The leftist inroads have been slowly happening for over 50 years, but now it has reached the climax point of rapid and potentially irreversible change. Wake Up! Look at the proposed changes in federal, state and local laws, which will result in government rule of everything we do. Individual freedom and liberty be damned! It is critically urgent for common sense Americans to get involved in all aspects of government: school boards, water districts, sanitation districts, city councils, county offices, state and federal offices. The extreme leftists are actively pursuing control of all these activities, and it is time for everyone with good judgment to stand firm in defending the wonderful American dream. All government activities are important, but local elementary and secondary school board control is the most critical. Please see HURST on C4

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Marine sanctuary is the right move

All nature needs redemption

e live in a and in this state alone, 140 society, culture million trees died as a result. and political Now, we have millions of environment acres of land denuded and described as devastated by the resultant post-Christian and post-truth, inevitable conflagrations, descriptions that do not bode because we ignored the agewell for us, as is abundantly old truths about the cycles of plain to see. nature. Alternatively, our founding Speaking of man, let us fathers’ world view was built consider the plight of the on presuppositions and homeless. principles deemed archaic Whereas, there are some and primitive today. However, really good people who have I maintain the society they found themselves homeless lived in was grounded through no fault of their in reality and truth, own, the overwhelming specifically, eternal vast majority of self-evident truths homeless are in their held in recognition of situation because of bad the God of Nature and decisions, values, and Nature’s God. Unlike choices in their lives us, they were not having to do with drug Andy Caldwell living a lie. and alcohol abuse, and Their truth? Both an aversion to any form man and nature of accountability. needed to be subdued, Nonetheless, for years, we principles that speak to some have been throwing billions of the first commandments in of dollars at these people, the Bible. That is, today, people typically in the form of some believe that nature and man type of housing and other are divine, benign and sacred services, naively hoping the in their own right apart from underlying problems will go any concept of the need for away. Yet, the problem is only redemption and control. The growing worse. truth is altogether different. Meanwhile, many homeless Taking nature, for instance, have succumbed to mental consider the threats from heat illness, meaning they are and cold, floods, hurricanes, derelicts who can’t take care tornadoes and earthquakes of themselves and who may for starters. Regarding present a threat to others. mankind, do we even need to Yet, overall, our society list warmongers, terrorists and primarily keeps a handscareer criminals as examples off, carrot-only approach of the nature of man run while these people defile amok? our downtown areas and For the purposes of this community spaces, pollute discussion, let’s focus on forest our creeks and rivers, and management as our example of continually start fires that nature left to her own devices. could end up burning the From the beginning of time, town down, not to mention man was divinely endowed committing heinous acts of with the opportunity and violence, including self-harm. privilege to both steward In the old days, the choices and exploit the resources of presented to the homeless the forests for fuel, shelter, were altogether different. infrastructure and tools. Specifically, biblically In the process of this speaking, if you don’t work, utilization, the forests were you don’t eat. And if you thereby managed for growth. continue as a menace to Today, forest resources are society, and/or you can’t take protected from any form care of yourself, you lose your of extraction and active freedom by way of jail or a management, and the results sanitarium. are in. As Frederick Douglass Whereas, the delusional noted, it is not easy to repair among us would like to broken men, but we gave up blame climate change for the most effective means to the continual conflagrations do so. It was called tough love, besetting California, the truth and it has virtually nothing of the matter is that we allowed to do with today’s concept of our forests to grow to a density tolerance. that was 10 times above and beyond what is healthy for the Andy Caldwell is the COLAB ecosystem. executive director and host of The trees, having too much “The Andy Caldwell Show,” competition for nutrients, airing 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays on water and sunlight, became KZSB AM 1290, the News-Press weak and subject to predation, radio station.

was pleased to see your article on “California Lawmakers Back Marine Sanctuary Designation” (News-Press, Sept. 2). The proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary could be an oceanic paradise. Already, the area is home to sea otters sleeping in tangles of kelp and lively coral reefs. U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal and Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are doing the right thing in calling on the secretary of commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to better protect this incredible place from threats like oil drilling. Personally, I’ve loved getting to know the sea otters and seals off the coast of California. And I want to ensure that future generations can also look out over the water and see the spray from the spout of a migrating whale. The benefits of protecting our marine spaces are scientifically proven. We need biodiversity not only for its own sake, but also so the ocean and its creatures, and coastal communities, are more resilient in the face of climate change. Creating the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, which would bridge two existing sanctuaries to create a connected stretch of protected waters, is a huge step in the right direction. NOAA and the Secretary of Commerce should move forward quickly and protect this incredible swath of ocean. Meghan Hurley Representing Environment California (The website is environmentcalifornia.org.)

Family background matters

have a theory, and I hope the social scientists will study it to see if I am right. I think anti-vaxxers come from broken homes. I think they are our “orphans of divorce” among the past several generations. The ones I know fit this mold.

What more powerful way of instilling mistrust in America could there be than causing a child to suffer for years in mistrust of one or both parents who destroyed so much of their happiness at an early age? The family is “a little state,” the little government that guided their lives in their formative years. That little government failed them, so why should they trust the big government they now find hounding them to get vaccinated? Our current problem is not a lack of infectious disease science. We are suffering from a misapplication of social science. Maybe we need to fix the institution of marriage by incentivizing marital stability and long-term commitment to children, rather than glorifying short-term romance between uncommitted couples. Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross, Utah (Formerly of Goleta)

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Biden’s failures are embarrassing

ow much longer do we Americans and the rest of the world have to endure the painful embarrassment of Joe Biden’s presidential failings? In view of the chaotic border crisis, President Biden either is blissfully unaware of what is happening there or has deliberately chosen to aid and abet the illegals and drug cartel trafficking.

What other U.S. president would turn their back on Americans and their allies, leaving them abandoned and stranded behind enemy lines in a distant foreign country along with $83 billion worth of our military equipment and technology? Why does Mr. Biden avoid media questions during public appearances, but merely reads scripted teleprompter lines and then walk away? Wonder how much respect other world leaders have for this man? Sadly, I do not comprehend how Joe Biden was the best presidential candidate-nominee that the Democratic Party could find to run for office. Alan Fox Santa Maria

Jefferson paid the ransom

e: “The difference between Jefferson and Biden,” NewsPress. James Buckley’s account in his Sept. 5 column of the exploits of American military forces in the First Barbary War (1801-1805) and the subsequent release of the crew of the USS Philadelphia by Tripoli fails to note that the United States paid a ransom of $60,000, the equivalent of $13 million in current dollars, for the crew’s release. President Jefferson had previously pledged not to pay tribute to Barbary pirates and was criticized for drawing a distinction between tribute and ransom. Barbary pirates continued to seize American ships for ransom thereafter, a practice not ended until their defeat in the Second Barbary War in 1815. Fred Hofmann Goleta Editor’s note: “Purely Political” columnist James Buckley conceded Mr. Hofmann is correct. He responded with this note: “Dear Fred, “I hate when that happens! “Thank you for the historical correction on the Barbary pirates. And, I am upset that I got it wrong, dang it. “I guess politicians who say one thing and do the opposite have been with us for a lot longer than I’d care to believe! — J.B.”

Wake up, America! Our liberty is threatened

he often-hidden similar sympathizers. leaders of cancel The well-documented Marxist culture Woke strategy is to destroy existing movements, Black cultures and governments by Lives Matter, Antifa, openly espousing benevolent Green New Deal, LGBTQ, CRT sounding practices while secretly and several other groups, all creating chaos and division to have one goal: Destroy American make the society collapse. Using liberty and freedom under the this method, they are trying to pretext of making take over America and Jim America better. We must install “utopian” laws and Hurst urgently defend liberty rulers. and freedom because Accurate history shows The author that is what made this the this strategy always leads lives in Goleta greatest country in the to dictatorial regimes that history of the world. result in citizen misery. The stated goals and superficial Proof of the Marxist claims of these organizations underpinnings of these listed appear laudable on their surface. organizations would require pages They claim to want everyone to of documentation, too long for this treat people of color fairly, to article. If you wish to research have a clean environment, to slow these assertions I suggest climate change, and to treat gays starting with the book “American and lesbians with respect. Most Marxism” by Mark Levin. It’s a Americans want these results. I book that carefully investigates certainly do, and everyone I know the issue, with hundreds of does. footnotes and references. Many However, looking deeper other sources confirm this as well. into the background of these Far too many good Americans organizations and movements take these shadowy leftist shows that they have ties to, and/or organizations lightly, saying “it were originated by, Marxists and can’t happen here.” Sadly, it can,

I’

m going to deviate a little from my typical column. There’s so much negativity around us these days, sometimes it’s hard to keep a happy face. Last year was the ultimate human test in patience as we learned how to survive and adjust our lives under some pretty severe restrictions. But for the most part we did it. We had also thought that by now, the end of masks, resumption of control over our lives and the return to the “good old days” would have arrived. Sadly, it has not. And in some cases, it has gotten worse. But at least we can eat out, go to theaters and socialize more freely again, sort of. If I go back 50 or 60 years, which I actually can, we had just three TV channels with news and the daily paper. We only learned what was going on from those channels and what was written in a newspaper. That was it. We had to rely on the broadcasters and trust they were telling the truth because we had no way to check facts. There was no other way to find anything out except maybe word of mouth. Even then, we couldn’t verify what we were being told. Fast forward, and we can get information by how long it takes to blink. And we can get it from hundreds of sources, if not thousands. Of course, we still have to rely on the news being truthful. Which we have found isn’t always the case. Back in those good old days, reporters were expected to get verification from at least three sources. Today they just regurgitate immediately what they see on the Internet, and they don’t say they’re sorry when they find out it wasn’t true. So, what exactly am I straying away from? That sometimes we need to step aside and filter out all that negativity thrown at us and focus on the good things. And there are still lots of good things. I know this may sound funny, and maybe a little odd, but one place I find great human stories, some much wholesomeness with humans of all shades from around the world, is on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” Season after season I find myself in tears watching a dance troupe of kids from India, who can barely speak English, pouring everything they have into their act to show the world how much it means to them. This season, male and female nurses formed a choir, wanting to share their world of frontline helpers. The emotion and love projecting from those nurses could be felt pouring out of the TV screen. The winner this year is a young man who somehow seemed to pull off the impossible with his acts, won the show and not entirely because of his act, but how he designed his act. Magician Dustin Tavella spoke to the audience and told his story. He pulled at the hearts of everyone and did so in a very humble way. He incorporated love, emotion and compassion into magical performances and made people feel good. He mesmerized the audience as we watched in awe how he could do what he did, and we smiled. There was no politics, no color barriers, no judgment. A handicapped comedian made you feel his love because he was capable of making jokes about his condition, and you laughed not at him but with him. For a few hours each week we got to witness people from everywhere and every station in life give everything they had, not necessarily for the

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The manufactured border crisis

n nearly 30 years of covering America’s corrupted immigration and entrance policies, I can tell you definitively that every “border crisis” is a manufactured crisis. Caravans of Latin American illegal immigrants don’t just form out of nowhere. Throngs of Middle Eastern refugees don’t just amass spontaneously. Boatloads of Haitians don’t just wash up on our shores by random circumstance. All the world’s a stage, and as I exposed in my most recent book, “Open Borders, Inc.,” the world’s migrants are nothing more than expedient tools to globalist elites, profit-maximizing corporations, self-aggrandizing religious and nonprofit groups, and criminal smuggling syndicates. That’s how the so-called border crises under former Presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump all played out. The players are always the same: United Nations operatives, U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobbyists, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its sovereignty-undermining shelter operators around the world, Jewish and evangelical Christian refugee resettlement contractors, international drug cartels, human traffickers, and their militant multicultural abettors.

It’s the same old, same old under and then were suddenly given a President Joe Biden. three-day grace period to make The latest wave of Haitians their rush for the border. traversing rough seas and barren Because Ciudad Acuna and deserts to trespass onto U.S. Del Rio are not as infested soil at our southern border in with Mexican cartel enforcers, Del Rio, Texas, is no accidental thousands of Haitians took phenomenon. advantage of the relatively safe Todd Bensman, passage into America’s senior national security promised land without fellow at the Center for having to pay the usual Immigration Studies, coyote fees. has been interviewing Most have been Haitians at Ciudad Acuna, lying in wait in Chile Mexico, the town through and Brazil for several which an estimated years looking for better 15,000 of these illegals Michelle Malkin economic opportunities, have passed to form the so don’t believe sob-story massive encampment in propaganda that the Del Rio, Texas. prime factor has to do with any Several dozen told Mr. Bensman recent natural disaster or sudden that “on Sunday, Sept. 12, the political turmoil. Open-borders Mexican government effectively academic Andrew Selee of the sent a mass of migrants it Migration Policy Institute himself had bottled up for months in tweeted that “for those wondering its southern states up to the about where Haitian migrants American border. This move, are coming from, most left Haiti which appears to have been in 2010-12 after the earthquake done under the cover of Mexico’s and settled in Brazil. ... Later most independence week of celebration moved to Chile & Ecuador. ... This known as El Grito, essentially means that most of those arriving foisted a humanitarian problem in Texas have been out of their onto the Americans in a single country for about a decade. The week.” COVID recession, discrimination, Several Haitians told Mr. and the perception that they could Bensman that government get into the U.S. now all played officials in Tapachula informed a role in the movement north them they no longer needed over the past few months. ... Both passports or other paperwork they Colombia and Panama registered had been waiting months for — huge increases in transit through

the Darien Gap in July/August suggesting significant movement north.” Countless Catholic parishes, like the Franciscan parish in Necocli run by Father Henry Lopera, have facilitated Haitians’ migration through the Darien Gap and onto Mexico and the U.S. by supplying food packages. Doctors Without Borders has three health posts to assist the trespassers. Along the way, these Haitian invaders have also been assisted by the United Nations’ International Organization of Migration, which has dispatched minibuses filled with toiletries and hair ties, according to The Guardian. As I reported in “Open Borders, Inc.,” the International Organization of Migration, or IOM, is the same agency that signed “cooperation agreements” in Mexico with three migrant shelters along its southern border to assist border-busting “irregulars” traveling through the Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca on their way to the U.S. The IOM pact guaranteed supplies of medicine, hygiene products, construction materials, therapy services and legal training at the Hermanos en el Camino shelter, along with the Catholic-run Hogar de la Misericordia shelter and Jesus el Buen Pastor del Pobre y el Migrante shelter. IOM extended

similar aid to nine other migrant shelters in the northern and central parts of Mexico, from Chihuahua, Sonora and Tamaulipas along the northern border to San Luis Potosi, Veracruz and Tlaxcala in the center of the country. Who’s paying? Funding for IOM’s operations comes from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, which is subsidized by y-o-u. The bozos in the Biden administration are now playacting with their performative gestures of “mass deportation” of Haitians. But I’ve seen this show and all its reruns over the past three decades before. It ends with sneaky “temporary protected status” orders, mini-amnesties and maxi-amnesties to feed the global Open Borders, Inc. beast. All the world’s a stage, and America is the overrun doormat being trampled upon while our own citizens suffer increasing deprivation and anarcho-tyranny. Ain’t “diversity” grand? Michelle Malkin’s email address is michellemalkininvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com. Copyright 2021 by Creators.com.

How to never lose a political argument

y wife Terre just gave me the perfect summary of every political argument. “You’re an idiot!” “No, you’re an idiot!” My question is: What emotion causes most political or religious arguments? Most people, I think, would say anger. That emotion is clearly prevalent in most arguments, but I think anger is the result of most arguments, not the cause. What causes anger in most arguments? I think it is fear. Once in a great while, when I fall into an argument, it starts with a comment by the other person that usually causes a “stomach drop” in me. I recognize that as a fear reaction. I am threatened, or at least something inside of me is threatened. It is as if I am hearing: “What you think you know is not true. What you have thought for the past 10 or 80 years is not true.”

It’s not that only one fact or protecting ourselves. It’s protecting belief is threatened. That belief is the world we have lived in for a connected with other beliefs, and if long time. It’s protecting our tribe’s one belief falls, my whole structure beliefs. of beliefs is threatened. Before an actual It is the shaking of the physical confrontation, foundations. The whole animals give warning structure could collapse. signs. They raise their Beyond that, for most voices, they screech, people, our beliefs are they thump their connected with our tribe: chests. Dominate or be our team or party or dominated! country or church. So, Humans do the same. Frank it’s not only that what I We interrupt. We talk Sanitate believe may not be true. It’s louder, longer, faster. We that what my whole tribe move toward the person, The author believes may not be true. get in their face, etc. lives in Santa In a flash, fear gets a The moment you Barbara new name: anger. On the recognize you are in physical level, when we escalation mode, it helps are afraid, the body produces to ask yourself: “If a person argues adrenaline, the “fight or flight” with a crazy person, who is the hormone. If you choose the “fight” crazy person?” option, you start to defend and How do you stop this escalation attack. when you recognize it? We must protect our point of We were fortunate to have view because it’s the same as Marshall Rosenberg, the founder

of the Center for Nonviolent Communication, speak regularly here in Santa Barbara before he died in 2015. He used two stuffed animals to role-play an argument between two protagonists — a jackal and a giraffe. Note that a giraffe has no vocal cords, so the only thing it could do in an argument is shake its head up and down or grunt “Uh huh” periodically. In case you missed it, I have just given you the key for never losing an argument: Don’t get into arguments! The moment you notice defense happening in the other or yourself, back off. Byron Katie, another great teacher whose workshops our city has been privileged to have many times, says, “Defense is the first act of war.” Be a giraffe. If you never let a conversation become an argument, you will never lose one!

I know this may not sound very satisfying. However, the title of this article is not “How to always win an argument.” To have a winner, a loser must be created. That’s why arguments don’t work. But if I never say anything, doesn’t that make me the loser? That gets back to why fear is the primary emotion in an argument. It is a very deep emotion: “What? You want me to not say what I believe? To give up my whole belief system? Are you crazy?” Yet that is what’s at stake in any argument. Religion, country and politics are the deepest kinds of belief systems we have. We have a strong tendency to identify with them: “I am my belief! It’s who I am!” No, it’s not. It’s just your story; it’s not you. It may not even be your story. It’s your tribe’s story. That’s why giraffes never Please see SANITATE on C4

The moral perverseness of Democrats’ foreign policy priorities Editor’s note: David Limbaugh is on a sabbatical. Columnist Josh Hammer is substituting for him.

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ew areas of public policy lend themselves less easily to big-picture doctrinal sorting and various “-ism” labeling than does foreign policy. That is perhaps now truer than ever, as America’s two major political parties continue their already ascendant realignment, with Democrats abandoning their working-class roots in favor of a professional-managerial ruling class and Republicans ditching the libertarian-inspired corporatism of yesteryear in favor of a “deplorable”-inspired populism. Foreign policy is an

inherently nuanced subject, and Democratic leadership caved to speaking in broad strokes about the outspoken, anti-America, antiit during a once-in-a-generation Israel Rep. Alexandria Ocasiopolitical realignment can risk Cortez-led “Squad” and stripped analytical error. about $1 billion for funding for Those caveats aside, we should Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense still feel comfortable system that was included making what may, at in a must-pass continuing least superficially, seem resolution. House like precisely such an Democratic leadership overly broad statement: did so due to the staunch The Democratic Party’s opposition of funding mainstream foreign Iron Dome by the likes of policy priorities, in 2021, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. are completely morally Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Josh Hammer perverse. That moral and Rep. Ilhan Omar, inversion simply cannot D-Minn. be overstated. Last Democratic leadership week’s events help underscore initially claimed the Iron Dome why. funding will reappear in a later On Tuesday, during the defense budget bill a few months Jewish holiday of Sukkot, when from now. religious Jews were offline, House But perhaps realizing the

subpar optics of refusing to fund Iron Dome to the tune of $1 billion in a massive continuing resolution that included $28.6 billion in disaster aid, the leadership introduced late on Wednesday a standalone bill to fully fund Iron Dome. But the fact that House leadership was forced to resort to such a gambit is itself telling. Steny Hoyer may be the House Democrats’ majority leader, but the House Democrats’ real leader is now crystal-clear: Rep. OcasioCortez. The Hamas Caucus has struck again. Amazingly, at around the same time Democrats were defunding Iron Dome — a remarkably successful and thoroughly humanitarian missile defense system that saves countless Jewish, Arab and Christian lives

while dramatically minimizing the chances of another bloody, all-out Israel-Hamas land war (while also heavily redounding to the U.S.’s own missile defense research and development) — some party members were apparently keen to fund the Taliban — the very same seventh-century-aspiring Sharia supremacist terrorist organization that coddled al-Qaida before 9/11. To wit: The Biden administration was, before changing its mind due to pressure from the likes of Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., a proponent of the International Monetary Fund’s allocating of $650 billion of “special drawing rights” money, including more than $400 million in funds sent to the Afghan Please see HAMMER on C4

John Stossel

Charity that changes lives

overnment-run schools fail kids. Teachers unions and education bureaucrats say, “We need more money!” But America already spends a fortune on public schools. My town, New York City, spends $28,000 per student — half-a-million dollars per classroom! Think about what you could do with that money: Hire five teachers? Pay for private tutors? Where does the $28,000 go? No one really knows. When governments run things, money vanishes into bureaucracy. NYC spends $3 million per year on “executive superintendents” and $10 million on consultants. Some charter schools offer better education for less. But NYC politicians limit the number of charter schools. As a result, 48,000 kids wait on waitlists. Fortunately, some charities have stepped in to help. My video last week featured Student Sponsor Partners, or SSP, a nonprofit that helps lowincome students go to Catholic schools. Jeniffer Gutierrez, a parent in the Bronx, was ecstatic to get SSP’s acceptance letter. “I cried so hard when I received that letter because I knew it was an opportunity for my son. ... High schools in the Bronx are violent. There’s no discipline. There’s no education.” Her son Tyler didn’t feel safe in public school. “One of my best friends was shot and killed right next to me,” he recalled. Many Catholic schools, even though they spend much less per student than governmentrun schools, do better. SSP sent Tyler to Cardinal Hayes High School, where, said Ms. Gutierrez, teachers helped her son “excel in life.” Tyler now attends St. John’s University on scholarship. He and thousands of other SSP students are on a path to success. That’s why I support SSP. I’m not Catholic, but I’ve paid Catholic school tuition for dozens of kids and personally mentored five. That mentoring makes SSP Please see STOSSEL on C4

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Continued from Page C3 different. SSP assigns an adult to every student. Often these relationships continue after students graduate. Jorge Aguilar said his mentor “planted seeds in my brain that I could do big things in life.” Mr. Aguilar then became the first person in his family to go to college. Now he’s a doctor. “SSP helped me break the chain of poverty,” he said. Eighty-five percent of SSP kids graduate high school, twice as many as their public school peers.

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Continued from Page C3 lose. They never seem to win on a small scale, but they win on the big scale. They are actually interested in not only another’s point of view, but more so why their point of view is important to them. That’s the entryway to understanding the person

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Continued from Page C3 government. In the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s disastrously executed withdrawal from the Afghan backwater, that would have translated to $400 million directly subsidizing the Taliban. That’s the same Taliban-run Afghan government that, as FBI Director Christopher Wray admitted to Sen. Rob Portman, R-O.H., during a Senate hearing earlier this week, eponymous Haqqani network member Siraj Haqqani as its interior minister. Mr. Haqqani remains wanted by the FBI, and there is a $10 million bounty for his capture.

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Continued from Page C1 These cities continue to honor and protect their natural beauty. It isn’t happening in those places, but it does in the San Fernando Valley, and if we don’t put our “paws” on this, we won’t be able to tell where we are. Except that we are in anywhere, U.S.A. Speaking of a pause, the design of Ortega Park and what it will offer to whom is still in the batting cage. At least we hope so. The players from the city are so well versed in wearing out the public and stacking their team with special interests, it is exhausting to stay in the game. The battle still ensuing is between the city’s factions of the skate park team (the Goleta skateboard movement/industry) and the city-created Save Ortega Park Arts Committee (who benefit from the new park and from their alliance with Parks and Recreation via future art commission opportunities) versus the surrounding community who would be well served by a regulation-size swimming pool to provide aquatic sports. Apparently, this park “ain’t big enough for all of them.” Remember the public is told new residential buildings need not provide parking or open

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Most are accepted by colleges. All this happened because decades ago, philanthropist Peter Flanigan wanted to give parents an alternative to government schools. He hoped that would help at-risk teenagers escape poverty. He started SSP. One of the first kids he helped was Debra Vizzi. “I had been homeless,” she told me. “I left an abusive foster home and was sort of hopping around from shelter to shelter.” She met Mr. Flanigan at a soup kitchen. He told her he’d pay for her to attend Cathedral High School. “I was suspicious, especially as a kid on the street, but he was

legit,” Ms. Vizzi said, laughing. “He paid $350 for me to go to one of the best high schools in New York City.” Mr. Flannigan’s mentorship gave Ms. Vizzi more than a better education. “He helped me trust men, believe in people, helped me have a future. Even helped me become a mother later ... something that I hadn’t had.” Ms. Vizzi is now executive director of SSP. “If you would have told me when I was 12 years old, I would run this organization, I would have said you were crazy.” This year, SSP has a thousand students attending different

private high schools. Want to help? SSP seeks more people who will mentor a student and more donors who’ll help pay for it. You can get more information at sspnyc.org. Maybe you’ll join us and help more kids escape bad governmentrun schools.

himself. All of our beliefs are stories that we or other people have created. Knowing that the other person’s story is just a story reminds us that our story is just a story too. It’s knowing why the other person’s story is important to them that tells the story! From this point of view, a win is when the other thinks: “Wow, he really wants to understand me, where I come from, what my values are!” This may create the

chance that the other person may even want to return the favor! If you don’t find yourself enlightened at this point, here is an alternative for dealing with arguments. Remember the old saying: “Don’t cast your pearls before swine. It only frustrates you and it annoys the swine!”

entrepreneur and seminar leader, he has conducted his seminars in every state in America and Australia and every Canadian province. He is the author of three books: “Beyond Organized Religion: An Ex-Monk Revisits Life’s Basic Questions,” “Don’t Go to Work Unless It’s Fun: Stateof-the-Heart Time Management,” “Money: Vital Unasked Questions and the Critical Answers Everyone Needs.”

Some Democrats would apparently rather fund Mr. Haqqani’s government than protect innocent Jewish, Arab and Christian lives in the Holy Land using state-of-the-art missile defense technology. Indeed, many Democrats would presumably still rather send amorphous “humanitarian aid” to Afghanistan which, due to ubiquitous venality, would of course just subsidize the Taliban, than fund the inherently defensive Iron Dome system. That is, quite simply, perverse. But at this point, it also should not be surprising. For years during the Obama administration, Democrats embarked on a broader Middle East-centric foreign policy realignment crusade by which

the U.S. would create distance between itself and its formerly staunch Israeli and Sunni Arab allies, and cozy up to Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood. Years later, the purported rationale for such a realignment remains unclear. The Iranian regime is the world’s leading state sponsor of global jihad, and regime propagandists quite literally chant “Death to America” in the streets of Tehran. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, for whom the Biden administration nixed in February the Trump administration’s previously affixed “terrorist” label, have as their official slogan: “Allah is Greater, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse on the Jews, Victory to Islam.” They sound like nice people.

Democratic Party foreign policy is in complete shambles right now. Much of that intellectual descent goes back to the Obama — and even the Clinton — administrations. But it has rapidly accelerated in recent years, as the tail that is Ocasio-Cortez’s Jew-hating “Squad” has come to lead the dog that is the broader Democratic Party apparatus. Unapologetic antisemites and anti-American zealots, sadly, are now steering one of America’s two leading political parties. That is now an inescapable truth.

space, because the tenants can go to the park for their open space and livability. However, we as a community see a missed ecological opportunity. It’s a choice between bowls of concrete. One holds water; one doesn’t. Which one evaporates into the atmosphere and contributes to the rain and the groundwater? The pool. And then the sports field covering the earth with synthetic turf? Grassy fields will not be available in which to play or have a picnic. Didn’t we just outlaw all things gas, petroleum and “icky” oil, and isn’t the message from the elected officials all petroleum products are bad? Again, for “drought’s sake,” let’s do our part to protect our environment and not exacerbate global warming. On the surface, we will be told the advantages of the cycle of our atmospheric water is inconsequential. But the big skateboard plans have been in the works since well before the first public meeting in 2018. Most East Siders don’t have a clue and only know that their historic murals are part of this mix, and they are getting upgrades to their park. We say it could be better, after all swimming enhances water safety, and competition promotes character

and team building. Plus, it is advantageous for all age groups. Next stop for the Ortega Park configuration is the Architectural Board of Review as early as October. Some new ideas do turn out to have unintended consequences. Just consider the city’s 2014 campaign of “gold is the new green” when residents were encouraged to let their lawns turn brown and put gravel everywhere. Measure the heat on a patch of dirt, then a patch of weeds with an infrared thermometer. The patch of earth with the weeds is cooler. So what have we done? Have we contributed to global warming with our drought-saving practices? There’s a new idea by the city to help save the environment by spending $12,000 to $14,000 on two water fountains, aka Hydration Stations, to prevent the overuse of plastic bottles. Hooray! COVID, COVID; who is carrying COVID? We were contacted by donors who decided to withhold future contributions, after it was required to be fully vaccinated to attend outdoor patron appreciation events. Why would museums and other institutions reliant on the largesse of donors insist on “papers” to attend events, especially with so many breakthrough cases caused by vaccinations? People will vote with their feet and their wallets

until these tactics are reversed. It’s a case of more unintended consequences. Vaccination papers are a loss of freedom, but also a loss of revenue. Santa Barbara Unified is requesting that vaccinated students provide vaccination records to “help with “surveillance” testing and contact tracing. We find those words ominous. They speak of a bleak future. Do you share our concern for what is happening to the face of Santa Barbara right under our noses? The future that we hold dear is hanging right on the precipice, all in the name of “progress”? This November we have a chance to step forward and elect officials who will skillfully and wisely lead this city forward, protecting its rare and natural resources.

Frank Sanitate is a writer who lives in Santa Barbara. A former

John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com. Copyright 2021 by JFS Productions Inc.

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“Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about.” — G.K. Chesterton Bonnie Donovan writes the “Did You Know?” column in conjunction with a bipartisan group of local citizens. It appears Sundays in the Voices section.

Data and allegations were a ‘red herring’ BUCKLEY

Continued from Page C1 How do we plan to defend against the criticism that this is not spoofed traffic we are observing? There is no answer to that. Let’s assume again they (investigative reporters and security experts) are not smart enough to refute our ‘best case’ scenario.” Tech Executive-1 interrupts: “You do realize,” he says, “that we will have to expose every trick we have in our bag to even make a very weak association? Let’s all reflect upon that for a moment. Sorry folks, but unless we get combined net flow and DNS traffic collected at critical points between suspect organizations, we cannot technically make any claims that would fly public scrutiny. The only thing that drives us at this point is that we just do not like Trump. This will not fly in the eyes of public scrutiny. Folks, I am afraid we have tunnel vision. Time to regroup?” Despite the aforementioned views that the Russian Bank Data and allegations were a “red herring” that should be ignored, “SUSSMANN, Tech Executive-1, Originator-1, and the University-1 researchers began to draft, review, and revise a ‘white paper’ summarizing the Russian Bank1 allegations that SUSSMANN would later provide to the FBI.” Mr. Durham’s indictment cites

that: “SUSSMANN continued to bill time on these matters to the Clinton Campaign.” As Mr. Sussmann and his team were preparing (and billing time for) creating a “white paper,” Tech Executive-1 sought his team’s] views as to whether the paper’s allegations would be “plausible” to “security experts,” even if the allegations were not demonstrably true. “Please read as if you had no prior knowledge or involvement,” said Tech Executive-1, “and you were handed this document as a security expert (NOT a DNS expert) and were asked: ‘Is this plausible as an explanation?’ NOT to be able to say that this is, without doubt, fact, but to merely be plausible. Do NOT spend more than a short while on this (If you spend more than an hour you have failed the assignment). Hopefully less.:)” Later, the team leader brags about the white paper having “smartly” avoided discussing weaknesses or “holes” in the paper’s hypothesis: “A DNS expert would poke several holes to this hypothesis (primarily around visibility, about which very smartly you do not talk about). That being said, I do not think even the top security (non-DNS) researchers can refute your statements. Nice!” More from the indictment: “In the days following SUSSMANN’s meeting with the FBI General Counsel, and as a result of that

meeting, the FBI opened an investigation of the Russian Bank1 allegations. SUSSMANN’s false statement to the FBI General Counsel was material to that investigation because, among other reasons, it was relevant to the FBI whether the conveyor of these allegations (SUSSMANN) was providing them as an ordinary citizen merely passing along information, or whether he was instead doing so as a paid advocate for clients with a political or business agenda. Had SUSSMANN truthfully disclosed that he was representing specific clients, it might have prompted the FBI General Counsel to ask SUSSMANN for the identity of such clients, which, in turn might have prompted further questions. In addition, absent SUSSMANN’s false statement, the FBI might have taken additional or more incremental steps before opening and/or closing an investigation.” So, the indictment concludes: “On or about September 19, 2016, within the District of Columbia, MICHAEL A. SUSSMANN, the defendant, did willfully and knowingly make a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement or representation in a matter before the jurisdiction of the executive branch of the Government of the United States, to wit, on or about September 19, 2016, the defendant stated to the General Counsel of the FBI that he was not acting on behalf of any client in conveying

particular allegations concerning a Presidential candidate, when in truth, and in fact, and as the defendant well knew, he was acting on behalf of specific clients, namely Tech Executive-1 and the Clinton Campaign (in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001 9a0 920)” Signed by JOHN H. DURHAM, Special Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice My takeaway is this: Even Democrats should be shocked, ashamed and unnerved by these events. That they’re not tells me all I need to know about how corrupt things are in our nation’s capital. That it works that way because there is just too much easy money available to those who gain power. To get in power and on that lucrative gravy train, apparently men and women with the highest and most impressive credentials are willing to steal, lie and cheat their way to the top. Maybe it’s always been that way, but I do remember that when Harry Truman left the White House after his presidency, he drove himself and his wife back to Independence, Mo., in his own car. He apparently failed to enrich himself in Washington, D.C. I can’t imagine that happening today. James Buckley is a longtime Montecito resident. He welcomes questions or comments at voices@ newspress.com.

Enforcing a required vaccination policy is a ‘misdirection’ ZEPKE

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raise my blood pressure and my determination to defeat them in court: which we did. • Litigation for OSHA is a question. Discovery, the beginning of all litigation, may be quite extensive. For example, in one of my cases my team, on a daily basis, had to wheel a small truck load of documents through security in the World Trade Center: ironic? In a case with more trial days than the O.J. case, the OSHA lawyers presented their inspectors, managers and the college professors they hired as experts. We cross examined them and presented our company witnesses and experts, which they cross examined. • Verdicts for OSHA is a question. The reason 85% of civil cases settle without a trial is that rarely is either party certain of the outcome from trials. Even post trial, this uncertainty continues while waiting for the judge to review the evidence and write the verdict. In the case discussed above, post-trial OSHA was so confident that it gave an award to its lead attorney. Imagine the shock waves that must have run through OSHA when the judge issued an order dismissing all counts of the complaint and reducing their proposed fine of $8 million to zero.

I was thrilled for our 16,000 employees. • Appeal within OSHA is a question. Appeals by either party are to the OSH Review Commission, which in the case discussed herein OSHA filed. The OSHRC upheld the trial judge’s verdict (OSHRC Docket No. 95-1483). • Appeal to courts for OSHA is a question. After the OSHRC rules, either party has the right to appeal on the record to a Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. In our case OSHA threatened but after reviewing the record declined: obviously, we did not appeal. These steps illustrate the expense of time, money and effort, for the entire OSHA compliance and legal team from their largest office, besides of managers from D.C., for just one case. Imagining these steps for hundreds of employers illustrates the hope that the threat of using OSHA for enforcing a required vaccination policy is a “misdirection.” As a “misdirection,” it worked for the mainstream media. For example, on Tuesday morning a CNBC host directed the conversation in that direction and away from the House minority leader’s attempts to discuss the president’s proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill. However, if it is not a “misdirection,” then the implications for the competence and veracity of the White House team are far worse.

Citizens must actively meet with school boards HURST

Continued from Page C2 We must educate our children to accurately learn about American history, liberty, and freedom. The modern teaching of history is too often done using newly created theories about the past that replace the actual facts. Examples are The 1619 Project and critical race theory. These theories originate in far too many universities where “elite intellectuals” formulate curriculum based on the writings of Marxist leaning philosophers at other universities. These “intellectuals” seem to not understand the underlying Marxist plan and blindly join the trendy leftist Woke fad. These professors have been indoctrinating students studying to become elementary and secondary teachers. These new misinformed teachers then indoctrinate our kids! If you are doubtful, do some research and closely look at the erroneous curriculum our students are being fed. If our children are indoctrinated early, and then again in college, they will end up voting for leaders who will forever destroy free thinking, free speech, liberty and the importance of individual responsibility! Citizens must actively meet with school boards to demand that students get a solid basic education in English (traditional vocabulary, writing, reading, and speaking), math, science, and vocational training where

appropriate! The poverty-stricken kids in too many schools desperately need this basic education to get out of that poverty cycle, but as of now, they too often don’t learn anything useful. However, they get the time wasting “Woke” indoctrination that teaches nothing useful for a successful life while reinforcing their poor self-image. They then hate themselves and others, and they hate America. Don’t allow teaching these students that they are victims. Instead, teach them, with an optimistic spirit, the basics that will give them the tools to succeed in life the same as everyone else. Teach them the true meaning of American values; freedom and justice for all. Do everything you can to get the families of students involved. Yes, families! Leftists want to destroy families as part of their goal to destroy our culture. Kids with strong family support perform well and the entire family unit benefits from their children’s successes. Kids given the good education they deserve will then be able to enjoy the wonders of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” — the American dream. They can then relish the feelings of self-worth that come from the accomplishments achieved by their own hard work. Success! They won’t be victims. They’ll be happy Americans. Wake up, America! Get active now to stop this destructive indoctrination!

We need to filter out the terrible news once in a while

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Continued from Page C2 million dollars, but to prove to themselves they were good at what they do and to prove it to America and the world. I don’t believe any of them were wealthy in any way, and regardless if they won, their talents will be noticed. And I’m fairly certain a lot of lives will change for the financial better. If we don’t allow outside influence to try and make us see things their way, we see people for who they are, people with dreams and hopes. People with talent struggling to survive like probably 90% of the world. Trying to make things better for

themselves and in that process putting smiles and warmth in the hearts of all of us. We need more of this. We need to filter out the terrible news once in a while because sometimes it can be so bad and overwhelming, that try as you might, it will bring you down. The planet has blessed us with some of the most beautiful things, and they’re free. Forests, rivers, mountains, deserts, wild animals, blue skies, green grass and wonderful people. But sadly, as I was putting the period on this column, I made the mistake and watched the news. This country is really going down the toilet fast. I need to find some roses to smell.