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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: Five Ways to Age Young as You Get Older

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews June 16, 2023 | 3:00 pmJune 14, 2023 | 4:09 pm

Age? A mere number. What counts is health and brain activity. Keep yourself on the go these five ways and you won’t likely have to sit in a doctor’s office […]

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

by Susan Miles Gulbransen, Noozhawk Columnist | @noozhawknews September 15, 2020 | 6:28 pm
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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 pm

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