It was a. raw, blustery February day punctuated by rainfall when I first stumbled onto La Pelota, in Rosarito. Stumbled is the correct word, since I had slipped and fallen on a slimy, mud-coated roadway …
February 18, 1993
News & Stories
The Rosarito trailer park with so many sordid stories
The V formation of geese
Dear Matthew: On my way to work the other day, I was watching what I think were seagulls flying in a V formation. I’ve seen ducks and geese do this, but it suddenly occurred to …
February 18, 1993
Somali refugees make their way in San Diego
There are other sizeable Somali communities in Seattle, Washington, D.C., Minnesota, South Dakota, New York, Boston, and Miami. “In Minnesota and South Dakota, usually it's young people,” she said. “Those communities came out of San Diego."
February 18, 1993
What "Fore" in golf means
Dear Matthew Alice: My boyfriend and I have a question. Why do golfers yell "four” before they hit a ball when somebody’s in their way? What does four have to do with anything? — Wendy …
February 18, 1993