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New cigarette tax could be breath of fresh air for cancer researchers

By   /  Friday, March 9th, 2012  /  Columns, Opinion  /  2 Comments

Prop. 29, which requires a simple majority to pass, would impose a $1 per-pack tax on cigarettes.

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Editorial: Hotel tax break puts politics ahead of policy

By   /  Friday, March 9th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Hotel tax break puts politics ahead of policy

The proposed decade-long bed-tax rebate is loaded with unintended consequences.

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Letter to the editor: Business Times is a must-read

By   /  Friday, March 9th, 2012  /  Letters to the Editor, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Letter to the editor: Business Times is a must-read

I find it informative, easy to read and filled with valuable information.

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From unemployed to self-employed: New law ignores moral hazard

By   /  Friday, March 9th, 2012  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  2 Comments

If Uncle Sam would pay you to become unemployed for six months and then create a small business, wouldn’t you want to become an entrepreneur?

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Santa Barbara County winemakers are doing well by doing good

By   /  Friday, March 2nd, 2012  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Santa Barbara County winemakers are doing well by doing good

North Santa Barbara County vintners are a savvy lot.

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Editorial: SBB&T veteran retires

By   /  Friday, March 2nd, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: SBB&T veteran retires

We’re going to offer a few words of good wishes to Tom Thomas.

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Op/ed: Fighting to keep Ventura County military bases open

By   /  Friday, March 2nd, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  1 Comment

With Port Hueneme and Point Mugu providing both national security and an economic benefit to the people of Ventura County, I plan to fight to ensure these bases are kept open.