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Editorial Cartoon: Handwriting
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Gen Z is handwriting letters. We should too. | Guest Commentary
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (742+ words) According to Business Insider, Gen Z and millennials, tired of the emptiness of digital life, are driving a full-blown letter-writing renaissance. They’re joining snail-mail and pen-pal clubs. They’re writing to old friends. They’re trading pen-pal addresses on TikTok and Instagram,…...
Familiar faces, old rivalries mark SB North County’s November ballot
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (1640+ words) Voters arrive for in person voting in the June primary at the Joseph Centeno government building in Santa Maria. Santa Barbara County's November election ballot features many local contests. Cars line up as voters cast their ballots in the drop…...
Santa Maria neighbors: Obituaries for August 26
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (150+ words) Read through the obituaries published in Santa Maria Times Nicole "Nicki" Requenez August 22, 2026 Nicole "Nicki" Requenez, Age 50, passed away August 22, 2026. Resident of Santa Maria, CA. Arrangement… Jovita Rodriguez August 21, 2026 Jovita Rodriguez, Age 96, passed away August 21, 2026. Resident of Santa Maria, CA....
Burying humanity with golden shovels | Scott Fina
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (974+ words) On Aug. 6, 1945, President Harry S. Truman released a written statement announcing to the American people that the U.S. had dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The announcement amounted to the beginning of the atomic age (nuclear era). Excerpts from Truman’s statement were…...
County receives 'prohousing designation' for expanding housing opportunities
19+ hour, 27+ min ago (179+ words) The County of Santa Barbara has been recognized for their efforts to expand housing opportunities, streamline development and support affordable housing, with a prohousing designation from the State of California. The county earned the designation for expanding what types of…...
Righetti QB Francisco Ortega impresses in first varsity start
19+ hour, 27+ min ago (538+ words) Righetti junior quarterback Francisco Ortega admitted that there were some butterflies in the pit of his stomach when he stepped onto McLane High School’s football field for his first varsity start. “I was trying to take it all in,” Ortega…...
37th District Buyer’s Coalition delivers 4K pounds of beef to Spencer's Fresh Market
18+ hour, 41+ min ago (348+ words) Four thousand pounds of ground beef were delivered to Spencer’s Fresh Market in Santa Maria Monday by the 37th District Buyer’s Coalition, which purchased the beef during the Santa Barbara County Fair Junior Livestock Auction in July. The beef, valued at…...
Vehicle fire near Orcutt sends plume of smoke skyward, stalls Highway 101 traffic
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (259+ words) A late-model Ford SUV burns on the side of northbound lanes of Highway 101 Tuesday afternoon. Traffic is backed up on Highway 101 Tuesday afternoon as a helicopter, firefighters and law enforcement manage a small vegetation fire sparked by a burning SUV…...
Natural History Museum of Santa Maria to celebrate 30 years of connecting community, nature
20+ hour, 11+ min ago (1242+ words) The Santa Maria Natural History Museum hosted a free Earth Day celebration for families in 2023. Free veggie and milkweed seed plantings were available for families to take home at the Santa Maria Natural History Museum Earth Day celebration in 2023. Children…...