Editorial: Have a scoop, stand up to union coneheads
OpinionWith summer on the way, it’s time to eat ice cream. And we can’t think of a better place to try your favorite flavor than Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream Lab in Arroyo Grande. For reasons that are so obscure as to be plainly stupid, Doc Burnstein’s has been the target of banners and protests by Read More →
Fielding Graduate University outgrows its mansion home
ColumnsThe decision to forge into the future or honor history can be a tough one, especially for a higher education institution. For Fielding Graduate University, it means the decision to stay in a historic Santa Barbara mansion — the university’s home for more than two decades — or to move to a larger, more modern Read More →
Has Amgen solved its conundrum?
ColumnsFor the past decade, the world’s biggest biotechnology company has faced what I have come to call the Amgen conundrum. The company’s revenue and profits keep rising, along with new ways of delivering its core drugs Epogen and Aranesp. But big one ingredient has been missing — a rising share price. After a spectacular rise Read More →
Theater 150 saved by last-minute donors
UncategorizedOjai’s Theater 150 could breathe a big sigh of relief this week. The small community theater located along Highway 150 recently sent out an e-mail to its supporters asking for desperately needed donations: “We have until Monday, [May 31] to raise a substantial portion of the $140,000 we need to create this new annual festival Read More →