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By Guest commentary / Friday, February 13th, 2015 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Everything we know about recessions might be wrong
Economists are simply frightened of models where bad permanent things can happen by random chance — even if the data show that’s what really happens.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, February 13th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: A big gift for Gil Stork
On Feb. 6 Cuesta College took a big step toward securing its future.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 13th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dubroff: PUC brass shenanigans leave small businesses in the dark
Edison has suddenly found a few million dollars to patch together a solution, but really rebuilding the entire subsystem in Santa Barbara and parts of Ventura counties is probably the better solution.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, February 13th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Anthem data breach makes business wary
It may make sense to declare that the era of big data is over.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Lompoc gets its groove back amid tourism boom
Hello, Lompoc. We’ll confess that in our 15 years, the Business Times has badly under-reported business and tourism news coming out of the Lompoc Valley. As a second city to larger Santa Maria, Lompoc has stuggled a bit over the years to find its identity. And more recently, it was badly hurt by the real Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Love, money and the perils of debt: a Valentine’s Day tale of caution
By Lisa Spiwak As the calendar turns to February, most of us are thinking about Valentine’s Day and romance. This is a lovely thing for the most part. In the state of California, it can also ruin your life if you are not careful. Everyone who lives in California knows that we are a community Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Dubroff: A ruckus over Miramar’s final plan means approval is in the cards
The fighting over Miramar is a sign that this project is literally barreling down the road for approval, albeit one that is not going to be trumpeted from any rooftops. And the reason is, in a word, money.
