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Global Village School Founder Honored on Int’l Day of Peace

by evan austin September 30, 2009

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Sally Carless, founder and Executive Director of Global Village School, recently received the Ojai Peace Coalition’s Noble Peace Prize. Each year, the Coalition honors a local individual who works for and exhibits peace in their lives.
The nomination most specifically cited Carless’s attention to peace and justice issues through the establishment…

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Three Cups of Tea

by Sally Carless September 25, 2009

This is written by poet, writer, and long-time Ojai resident, Fiona O’Connell:
One thing that we of the twenty-first century do not lack is words. In this up-to-the-nanosecond era we are deluged in them to the despairing point that we sometimes suspect we are drowning. Our main focus as we wade…

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Ojai Healthcare Forum: Unusually Respectful

by evan austin August 30, 2009

…not unusual for Ojai, mind you. But as compared to similarly-themed gatherings across our nation, Friday night’s town hall meeting was marked by order and respect that we can and should be VERY proud of.
From the Ventura County Star article by Tom Kishen:

Amid rallies and forums across the country that have…

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Town Meeting: Gang Violence

by evan austin June 18, 2009

Sponsored by Heal the Community, a group of local parents and residents impacted by the April gang-related murder of Seth Scarminach, the forum will allow residents to discuss the issue of gangs in our valley with a panel of community leaders and experts.
i was there at the start, but my…

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Open Thread: Kind of hot for May Edition

by SPK May 8, 2009

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Cultivating Music in 2009

by Kenley Neufeld March 18, 2009

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The last two months have been a boon for my musical collection. Typically I purchase quite a bit of music in a year, but for some reason I have added twelve new pieces to my collection in the last two months and I’d like to share my thoughts on 11…

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Ojai: Lesbian Friendly Spa City!

by Tyler Suchman March 17, 2009

So says SheWired.com… guess the secret is out.

We saw our first two sets of lesbians during lunch and noted that it was great to have family around. Post lunch we decided to take a quick soak in the spa, where we ran into several more gay women in pairs, including…

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A Blast From the Past — Fresh & Fabulous in Oxnard CA and the Woolworth Museum

by DK Crawford March 12, 2009

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I was asked to highlight a woman-owned restaurant, preferably one with a female chef/cook for the VC Reporter’s special Women’s Issue. I got great suggestions like Feast Bistro and World Flavor Cafe in Ojai but I’d seen reviews of them fairly recently so I headed out to Oxnard to visit…

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Total Leaf Blower Ban Proposed!

by evan austin March 11, 2009

Tonight’s City Council meeting was a great one…government in action, with a full room of energetic Citizens. We heard proclamations to the group behind our local Arbor Week activities and to the 2010 Census, some salient public comments dealing mostly with small business signage (specifically, being able to have a small…

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Happy 3rd Birthday, Ojai Post!

by Tyler Suchman February 27, 2009

The Ojai Post, February 27, 2006, entry #1:

The Ojai Post is a community blog, featuring Ojai residents from all walks of life writing about the unique Ojai experience. Ojai is a special place, not just for its geography, flora and fauna, small-town architecture and rich native American history – its…

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