From the monthly archives:

May 2007

Queen … the Movie, Diana … the Drama

by Millennium Twain May 23, 2007

Is ‘She’, Elder, Woman, Queen Elizabeth II, more than simply a front
for a World-Spanning-Financial-Family? Rosy-starched face of a Global
Citadel of privacy, power and privilege? Is the Movie, Queen, more than
a play to shift the popularity of ‘martyred’ Princess Diana to the Queen,
and thus to the future King Charles and all…

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A visit with longtime Ojai resident Martha Locke

by Suza Francina May 22, 2007

Yesterday I went to visit my friend Martha Locke. So many years have gone by since I last saw her, that I wasn’t even sure if she was still alive or where she lived. I first met “Marty” about 30 years ago. She had curly red hair and sang in…

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Music to Heal the Lungs By

by evan austin May 22, 2007

i’d venture to guess that not many people know the names or faces of any of the projectionists at any of the corporate movie theaters in this country, even the “local” (read: geographically close) ones like Century. but here in Ojai, our projectionist’s name is Glenn Emanuel, and he’s got…

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Guest Editorial: Sean P. Keenan

by Tyler Suchman May 21, 2007

A Travelogue about Nature Writing in the Future
It’s been an interesting weekend. I just got back from a thousand mile trek up and down our state in just over 48 hrs. Actually, I got back on Saturday evening, and I spent yesterday recovering from the whirlwind tour. I had to…

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Joe Devito Recall Withdrawn

by Tyler Suchman May 21, 2007

From the VC Star via OjaiNews.com….

Joe De Vito’s seat on the Ojai City Council is safe for now. Residents who wanted to recall the six-term councilman have suspended their efforts. “We feel that with the council’s vote on the formula-business moratorium, Mr. De Vito has finally begun to represent his constituents…

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Open Thread

by Open Thread May 21, 2007

I was cruising through the articles on OjaiNews.com, and came across A Spa in Shangri-La in the NY Sun.
First sentence of the article: With its oak tree-studded hills, Ojai is wryly known to travelers as a Wal-Mart-free zone.
Five paragraphs later: But it isn’t solely the spa resorts that lend Ojai its…

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Open Thread

by Open Thread May 20, 2007

sage in ojai at the river bottom
off to the Farmer’s Market on this beautiful spring Sunday…

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Still Seeking Host Families

by Demitri Corbin May 19, 2007

Sunday morning, starting at the Farmer’s Market, I will be joined by two recruiters from the EF Homestay Program to sign up host families for my 34 Vietnamese high school students. They will visit Ojai from July 3 to July 30. if you are interested or know of any families…

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PET PSYCHIC INTERVIEW: MIKE & MIKA SURVIVORS OF WAR

by Laura Stinchfield May 19, 2007

Mike and Mika were rescued from Beirut, Lebanon. http://animals.beirut.com They are survivors of war. Here are what they have to say:
Laura: Mike and Mika what was war like?
Mike: The hardest part of where I came from was loosing my family and smelling burning flesh. Everything I knew to be safe became dangerous.…

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Stop the Trucks: THERE IS NO DEAL!!!

by Howard Smith May 19, 2007

Contrary to recent press stories, there is NO deal in place between Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties regarding the ban of gravel truck traffic on Route 33 from the proposed Diamond Rock Mine in the Cuyama Valley and Ojai.

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