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Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews

— Noozhawk columnist Susan Miles Gulbransen — a Santa Barbara native, writer and book reviewer — teaches writing at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference and through the Santa Barbara City College Continuing Education Division. Click here to read previous columns. The opinions expressed are her own.

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Susan Miles Gulbransen: Help Is Just a Phone Call Away for Teens Who Need Mental Health Support

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews July 8, 2022 | 11:00 amJanuary 5, 2023 | 8:36 am

My last column dealt with a friend’s son who had developed depression in grammar school. As he went to junior high, it worsened into major depression. He told his mother […]

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Susan Miles Gulbransen: Parent Shares Her Experience Seeking Support for Child with Depression

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews May 26, 2022 | 1:00 pmJanuary 5, 2023 | 8:29 am
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Susan Miles Gulbransen: Why Does the Public Library Keep Changing?

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews October 2, 2021 | 4:00 pmJanuary 5, 2023 | 8:07 am
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Susan Miles Gulbransen: Local Responses to World’s Largest Language — English

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews May 19, 2021 | 7:06 pmJanuary 5, 2023 | 7:56 am
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Susan Miles Gulbransen: CALM’s 50-Year History of Addressing Child Abuse Hits Close to Home

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews April 7, 2021 | 11:03 amJanuary 5, 2023 | 7:51 am
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Susan Miles Gulbransen: What’s Behind English Words?

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews March 8, 2021 | 4:00 pmJanuary 5, 2023 | 7:49 am
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Susan Miles Gulbransen: What Are We Doing with American History?

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews February 8, 2021 | 3:29 pmJanuary 5, 2023 | 7:46 am
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Susan Miles Gulbransen: Reading Can Help Ease Pandemic Stress

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews December 22, 2020 | 5:37 pmJanuary 5, 2023 | 7:43 am
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Susan Miles Gulbransen: Fannie Flagg Returns to Whistle Stop with New ‘Wonder Boy’ Tale

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews December 1, 2020 | 12:47 pmJanuary 5, 2023 | 7:39 am
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Susan Miles Gulbransen: Remembering Publisher Fred Klein, Whose Stories Will Live On

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews October 29, 2020 | 6:38 pmJanuary 5, 2023 | 7:39 am
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Susan Miles Gulbransen: Why It Counts to Buy Books in Santa Barbara

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews October 25, 2020 | 6:30 pmJanuary 5, 2023 | 7:37 am
Posted inHomes & Lifestyle

Susan Miles Gulbransen: Local Authors Cover a Wide, Curious Range

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews September 15, 2020 | 6:28 pmJanuary 5, 2023 | 7:36 am
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Susan Miles Gulbransen: Author Sameer Pandya’s ‘Members Only’ Takes an Intimate Look at Racism

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews August 13, 2020 | 12:30 pmJanuary 5, 2023 | 7:35 am
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Susan Miles Gulbransen: Hard Decisions to Open Classrooms and Make the Future Better

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews June 30, 2020 | 10:26 amJanuary 5, 2023 | 7:31 am

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