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Election Mail-In Ballot Rules Have Changed, so Vote Early — but Not Often

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By Rachel Altman
| Santa Barbara Independent Verified
Nick Welsh’s recent column encourages us to vote early, due to possible delays with mail-in ballots. He makes a good point, as always. However, due to the nature of California’s “jungle primary” and the large number of qualified Democrats who are candidates (five at last count v. two GOPs), Indivisible Santa Barbara, among other savvy political organizations, have suggested we wait until one week before the election to see which Democrat is polling the highest.
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A longitudinal analysis of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and metabolic energy interactions pre- and post-menarche within and among Mayan Indigenous adolescent girls

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By Amanda Rowlands, Katrina G Salvante, Rachel Altman, Claudia Valeggia, Pablo Nepomnaschy
| Nature Verified
Abstract Adolescent girls face significant energetic trade-offs resulting from the concurrent demands of somatic growth and reproductive maturation. The hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) is a mediator of energy allocation. However, its longitudinal role during this critical transition is unclear. Hypothesis: HPAA activity should be positively linked with energy mobilization and inversely linked with energy storage, both pre- and post-menarche.
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Newsom: Drill Baby Drill?

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By Rachel Altman
| Santa Barbara Independent Verified
Newsom: Drill Baby Drill? By Rachel Altman, S.B. Mon Oct 06, 2025 | 4:58pm Add to Favorites Thank you to Nick Welsh for keeping us apprised of the twists and turns in the Sable Offshore Corp. saga, including their latest threat to haul oil on barges. However, his reference to the “specter of high gas prices” is a misleading idea, a scare tactic used by the proponents of drilling in our state.
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