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Common Sense

A Search for Sanctuary

By Henry Schulte

Jan 20, 2026
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Since I moved to Solvang, I avoid going to Santa Barbara as much as possible. It’s not the same city I grew up in. Granted, it’s a pretty place. Politically it’s always been liberal. Even when I was young, we used to say we liked the city except for the politics. Or course there’s the vocal side that love it for its liberal ideology and t…

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