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Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Westmont College's Faith.Climate.Action Program Spreads the Environmental Word (independent.com) — Westmont College's Faith.Climate.Action program, based on its Montecito-area campus, has spent three years helping Christian college students link their faith with practical climate action. Participants like Beatrice Mae gained tools, community, and confidence to launch projects such as composting programs and faith-based climate talks, and many are now carrying those skills into graduate study and local environmental initiatives.
• Wayne Mellinger: Highway 101 and the Art of Never Quite Finishing (noozhawk.com) — Highway 101 widening through Montecito and between Carpinteria and Santa Barbara has become a decades-long, $700 million ordeal that locals now treat as a way of life. This column humorously explores endless cones, shifting detours, and the costly new carpool lanes meant to speed in workers who often can't afford to live in the area they serve.
• State Budget Earmarks Include $70 Million for Local Projects (noozhawk.com) — Santa Barbara County agencies and nonprofits are set to receive more than $70 million in new state earmark funding, including money tied to a building on East Montecito Street in Santa Barbara and projects across nearby cities. The allocations range from college gym renovations and community pools to parks, libraries, dental services, and food bank support, shaping public amenities countywide.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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