From the monthly archives:

March 2008

American Happiness and the Need to Consume

by Tyler Suchman March 31, 2008

From Mother Jones, a photo essay…
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The photos on these pages are selected from photographer Brian Ulrich’s Copia project, which began after 9/11. “In 2001, citizens were encouraged to take to the malls to boost the U.S. economy through shopping,” he says, “thereby equating consumerism with patriotism. The Copia project, a direct response…

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Elephant paints self-portrait

by Mike Didj March 30, 2008

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STOP THE TRUCKS: Gravel Truck Owners Suing Ventura County

by Howard Smith March 30, 2008

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In a news story written by Nao Braverman in Friday’s Ojai Valley News, “owners of the Ozena Valley Sand and Gravel Mine and the Virgilio Family Trust filed a lawsuit against Ventura County last week, for allegedly changing the scope of their permitted operations without prior notice, hearing or environmental…

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Want Peace? Stop Paying for War

by evan austin March 30, 2008

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Up to 54 cents of every dollar you send to Uncle Sam this tax season will go to the United States military in some way, and yet even as militarism is touted as a solution to the world’s ills, we live in a time of unprecedented global unrest. The Ojai Peace…

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Guest Editorial: The Minutemen Have Landed

by Tyler Suchman March 29, 2008

the following guest editorial was submitted by Jeff Furchtenicht and Sean P. Keenan.

Its a beautiful Saturday. We’re strolling downtown, for our first cup of coffee, a chat with friends and neighbors, the usual in our bucolic ‘burb.
Oops, not this morning. The Minutemen have arrived in Ojai.
There they are, dragging the…

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What happened to the Natural Ice-Cream Cone in Ojai?

by Dvorah March 29, 2008

I’ve been here in Ojai for 5 years – and summer is my favorite time of the year. My kids come to visit, and we love walking into town and buying ice cream cones, while enjoying a stroll together through the shops. However, every time we walk by the “Ojai…

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Anti-Immigrants and Anti-Fascists Converge in Ojai

by evan austin March 29, 2008

The corner of Montgomery Street and Ojai Avenue is ALIVE right now, and it’s not just the heavy morning traffic. That collection of corners informally make up what some call a DLS, or Day Laborer Site, and there are at least three different groups there this morning, representing many sides…

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One Hour for the Earth

by evan austin March 29, 2008

Saturday, March 29, 2008, 8-9pm local time.

http://www9.earthhourus.org/

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OUSD Public Meeting

by Tyler Suchman March 27, 2008

…graciously provided by reader m…
Ojai Unified School District Superintendent Tim Baird spoke for two hours to about 150 people who jammed Chaparral auditorium Wednesday night (March 26, 2008) to hear about possible cuts to Ojai public schools, including the suggested closure of two elementary schools – either Meiners Oaks or…

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Truthiness

by Tyler Suchman March 25, 2008

This story is gathering some serious steam. Hillary Clinton touts her experience and says she is the one to pick up the phone at 3am. But when called on a bluster in Bosnia, she says she “misspoke” because she was sleep deprived. Clinton’s campaign is perilously close to the edge…

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