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Happy Easter Sunday

Written on 18 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Most Americans don’t correctly understand the phrase in the Declaration of Independence having to do with the pursuit of happiness. The best interpretation of the meaning of the phrase in that era comes from the Massachusetts... (Continue reading)

Nefarious purposes and stupid ideas galore

Written on 11 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Thanks to DOGE, we know that the Biden administration, as well as previous administrations, were spending billions via the U.S. Agency for International Development program for nefarious purposes and stupid ideas. Then, there was the  Environmental... (Continue reading)

A Molotov cocktail toast to the environment and democracy

Written on 4 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Tesla is the only electric vehicle manufacturer that is, or was, making money on electric cars. Most all other manufacturers lose thousands if not tens of thousands, per vehicle, on their electric vehicle fleets. Moreover, despite... (Continue reading)

Parasites don’t exist without a compliant host and that’s you

Written on 26 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL You probably don’t know that you got signed up, without your permission to have your electricity delivered from an energy parasite. Central Coast Community Energy, also known as 3CE, which is the largest of these local... (Continue reading)

Gladly poisoning the well of government largesse

Written on 20 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Apparently, I owe an apology to Santa Barbara County 2nd District Supervisor Laura Capps and 4th District Supervisor Bob Nelson. I assumed they didn’t deserve a $56,000 raise because being a county supervisor is only a... (Continue reading)

Dirty details on the 48% Santa Barbara County Supervisor raises

Written on 19 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL On Tuesday, Santa Barbara County Supervisors Steve Lavagnino, Bob Nelson, Joan Hartmann, Laura Capps, and Roy Lee will consider giving themselves a 48% raise worth $56,000 per year, for an annual salary of $171,000. The justification... (Continue reading)

Urgent plea, call to action to save Santa Barbara County’s economy

Written on 21 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION BY ANDY CALDWELL “Atlas Shrugged” came to life in the chambers of the Santa Barbara County supervisors on Aug. 21, a day that will long live in infamy for the people who produce our food, build our communities, and... (Continue reading)

Congressman Salud Carbajal’s bounced check to Santa Barbara County

Written on 21 May, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Santa Barbara County supervisors recently congratulated themselves for putting a dent in the homeless population, albeit they were forced to admit that, after spending some $130 million over the last couple of years, the homeless population... (Continue reading)

The life and perils of a Central Coast farmer

Written on 3 May, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Family farms are disappearing across America including here on the Central Coast. That is because farming is subject to more risk than virtually any other sector of our economy. Nonetheless, two organizations have published a “study,”... (Continue reading)