PROFILE
FROM Simon Shuster
Why Today's "Agreekment" May Be a Tough Sell After days of wrangling in Brussels, a "Euro summit" of creditors and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras have agreed to another bailout. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, coined a new word for it, " agreekment ." Now it's up to the Greek parliament to agree to the latest terms.
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One year later, the threat of more mudslides still exists One year ago, torrential rain pelted the hillside community of Montecito, which was scorched a month earlier by the Thomas Fire. It unleashed a flow of mud and boulders the size of cars and killed 23 people. We check in with the community one year later and talk about what’s being done to prevent another debris flow.
Could agave become Santa Barbara’s next major crop? In many ways, growing agave in Santa Barbara makes a lot of sense. Not only does it use very little water and thrive on generally inhospitable land, but it can act as a fuel break for wildfires. Now, local farmers and distillers are experimenting with the crop.