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Illegal gold mining has ravaged the Peruvian Amazon, leaving behind pollution and denuded landscapes. A group of miners are working with a U.S. charity to restore the forest.

Only 7 percent of the nation's hospitals assessed by Medicare were good enough to win 5-star ratings. The government used patient reviews to come up with the grades.

Although the art world is small and interconnected, it is sometimes difficult to see the connections. Inspired by mutual aid societies that assist community members in need and employing this as a curatorial strategy, adjunct art faculty member Jennifer Vanderpool invited 10 artists to exhibit who, in turn, each invited an artist who then asked another. The project continues to grow like a web as invited artists are inevitably connected to other exhibiting artists.

The works included in “Common Ground” — experimental film, music, comics, paintings, photography, graphic novels and more — question the concept of community. The exhibit explores how we as a communal society engaged in civil contestation can reimagine what might be by addressing the sociopolitical and economic ruptures laid bare by COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement.

A virtual version of this exhibit, including artist interviews and panel discussions, is available at https://bit.ly/3kVWOpp.

For more information on the free in-person exhibit, visit RollandGallery.CalLutheran.edu or contact Rachel Schmid at rtschmid@callutheran.edu or 805-493-3697.

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From a banner year for a new generation of streaming platforms to historic inclusion and unexpected exclusions, NPR's Eric Deggans unpacks the 2021 Emmy nominations.

Manhattan and Munster, Ind., top the list for growth in Medicare services provided by doctors.

Rev. Heidi Alfrey is the featured speaker at Unity of Ventura, Sunday, June 18. Services are at 10:00 a.m. in "The Chapel" at the Ventura Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 6300 Telephone Rd. in Ventura. This Sunday is the second in a series of talks entitled “The Summer of Love,” inspired by the spiritual messages in the lyrics of certain Beatles songs. As Rev. Heidi puts it: “These four gentlemen changed the world by writing from their hearts as they navigated their lives, the ups and the downs. Beatlemania is still alive in our hearts as we remember … all you need is love!”

Rev. Heidi’s topic this week is “Nowhere Man (Now Here) Man.” She explains: “This song, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, relates to a man who has no direction and no worldview. Embarking on a spiritual path gives us both direction and worldview from the inside out. As we shift the words from ‘Nowhere Man’ to ‘Now Here Man,’ we change the entire meaning to someone present in the NOW moment.”

Services are also available on Unity of Ventura Facebook.

Music during the service will be provided by Smitty and Juljia, Ojai-based artists known for their uplifting sounds and beautiful vocal harmonies. All lifestyles, faiths, genders and ethnicities are welcome. Following the service is an informal gathering. For more information, please call us at 805-653-1059 or go to www.UnityofVentura.org.

A federal judge rules that Google illegally abused its monopoly power to maintain its control over the search engine business. Google says it's appealing.

Next week Medicare will begin enrollment for its new prescription drug benefit. With literally dozens of different enrollment plans available, Medicare unveiled a new Web site this week meant to simplify the process. But a new survey finds that it's going to take a lot more than a fancy computer program to help seniors sign up.

We look at the latest on the investigation into the shooting at former president Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Eco Hero Award
An Evening with John & Nancy Jack Todd, Ecological Design Pioneers. Come and be inspired by a life of Innovation!

Ecological design goes way beyond any other field of design. It taps deep into Nature’s operating instructions, organizing knowledge & ecosystems to serve human needs without despoiling the planet.

Please join Santa Barbara Permaculture Network as we celebrate our third annual Eco Hero Award honoring John & Nancy Jack Todd, pioneers in the ecological design movement.

Beginning in the late 1960’s this unique and amazingly productive husband and wife team has shared a partnership journey over five decades, committed to the emerging field of ecological design, that uses human ingenuity to design a future in balance with nature, while healing broken ecosystems damaged historically, and by modern industrial society.

Today John & Nancy operate Ocean Arks International, a nonprofit research and outreach organization founded in 1982. Ocean Ark’s stated mission is “to create planetary healing through promoting ecological literacy and the dissemination of vital eco-technologies”, with projects focused on the restoration of the world’s oceans and fresh waters, using the tools of nature to heal toxic waste sites, oil spills, leaking landfills and severely damaged waterways.

The Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Eco Hero Award honors those individuals who have committed themselves to work in service of the planet and its inhabitants for more than thirty years, with actual solutions and concrete ways forward that benefit many, often on a global scale, while demonstrating pathways forward for future generations. Audiences will learn what inspired John & Nancy, how they made their projects happen, and what challenges they faced along the way—with time for the audience to ask questions, especially encouraging youth attending to interact.

Past recipients of the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Eco Hero Award include John D. Liu, Paul Stamets, and Louie Schwartzberg. We are honored to have John & Nancy Jack Todd join us in person as recipients for the 2023 Eco Hero Award. A reception follows in the Lobero courtyard for all ticket holders.

The event takes place at the Lobero Theatre on Friday, March 17, from 6:30 pm – 9 pm, tickets on sale at Lobero Tickets (fees apply), 805-963-0761; Lobero.com. TICKETS $10, $20, $40, & Friends of Eco Hero $100
For more information, www.sbpermaculture.org.