http://www.independent.com/news/columns/on_the_beat/The Santa Barbara Independent stories: On the Beaten-usFri, 17 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0800http://www.independent.com/news/2017/nov/17/barney-brantingham-retires/After 60 years in journalism, Santa Barbara’s On the Beat columnist hangs up his typewriter. Nick WelshFri, 17 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0800http://www.independent.com/news/2017/nov/17/barney-brantingham-retires/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/nov/01/calling-sherlock-holmes/Solving the election-season mystery Barney BrantinghamWed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/nov/01/calling-sherlock-holmes/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/oct/26/candidates-chasing-voters/Ballot features familiar faces and some new, younger ones talking about the same old problems. Barney BrantinghamThu, 26 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/oct/26/candidates-chasing-voters/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/oct/05/only-brave/A last goodbye to the Granite Mountain Hotshots, which included Santa Ynez’s Sean Misner among them. Barney BrantinghamThu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/oct/05/only-brave/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/sep/20/summer-emnotem-over/Truth scarier than fiction. Barney BrantinghamWed, 20 Sep 2017 17:24:34 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/sep/20/summer-emnotem-over/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/sep/13/nation-immigrants/And the country continues to benefit. Barney BrantinghamWed, 13 Sep 2017 16:44:39 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/sep/13/nation-immigrants/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/sep/07/booked-fun-planned-parenthood-sale/Sage advice, like 'Don’t Squat with Your Spurs On,' awaits at Earl Warren Showgrounds. Barney BrantinghamThu, 07 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/sep/07/booked-fun-planned-parenthood-sale/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/aug/31/sex-and-politics/Planned Parenthood beats the drums; Trump gets back to campaigning. Barney BrantinghamThu, 31 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/aug/31/sex-and-politics/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/aug/23/home-hill/On August recess, Rep. Salud Carbajal talks about Trump, Cruz, Zinke, and Mexican food. Barney BrantinghamWed, 23 Aug 2017 16:01:10 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/aug/23/home-hill/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/aug/15/congress-public-drop-dead/But health care will still be available to senators and representatives. Barney BrantinghamTue, 15 Aug 2017 17:10:37 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/aug/15/congress-public-drop-dead/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jul/24/who-invented-baseball-anyway/Was it Abner Doubleday or the English? Barney BrantinghamMon, 24 Jul 2017 16:26:28 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jul/24/who-invented-baseball-anyway/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jul/13/greenlands-big-melt/Ice sheets are turning to water on the giant island. Barney BrantinghamThu, 13 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jul/13/greenlands-big-melt/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jul/05/we-could-be-canadians/What if there were no Independence Day? Barney BrantinghamWed, 05 Jul 2017 10:35:58 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jul/05/we-could-be-canadians/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jun/29/warm-welcome-russia/Has Putin acquired a sense of humor? Barney BrantinghamThu, 29 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jun/29/warm-welcome-russia/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jun/22/greetings-americans/Gяээtiпgs, Amэяiкaпs! Barney impulsively flies off to St. Petersburg. Barney BrantinghamThu, 22 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jun/22/greetings-americans/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jun/15/cold-nights-mother-nature/Backpacking with Dick Smith sounded like a good idea, until we went off the trail. Barney BrantinghamThu, 15 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jun/15/cold-nights-mother-nature/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jun/08/your-least-favorite-tv-prez/Out of a choice of at least four, none of them are worth a damn. Barney BrantinghamThu, 08 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jun/08/your-least-favorite-tv-prez/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jun/01/ill-always-have-casablanca/Play it again, Sam. Barney BrantinghamThu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jun/01/ill-always-have-casablanca/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/may/17/trump-last-gasp-1950s/The White House has gone wild. Barney BrantinghamWed, 17 May 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/may/17/trump-last-gasp-1950s/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/may/11/if-washington-made-movies/The cast of characters around the new administration tromps across some classics. Barney BrantinghamThu, 11 May 2017 00:00:00 -0700http://www.independent.com/news/2017/may/11/if-washington-made-movies/