I tighten my right arm around the cheetah’s neck. He has a deep purr, like a Harley-Davidson heard cruising along two blocks away. I try not to think of his teeth and claws, but his …
October 15, 1998
News & Stories
San Diego Zoo animals get emotional support
Tijuana's manly footwear
WHEN YOU'VE GOT THE BLUES. THERE'S ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DO. GO OUT AND BUY YOURSELF A NEW PAIR Of SHOES. — CHAMPION JOCH DUPREE I don’t have the blues — at least not …
October 15, 1998
A Mystifying Murder And the Del Mar Doc
'I was hoping it would stay away from San Diego," she said, compressing her meaty lips and furrowing her broad fore-head. She had not expected Californian curiosity to find her here, crammed with other unhappy …
October 15, 1998
Look for ice-crystal halos, pillars, and colored arcs in San Diego's fall and winter skies.
When zillions of photons dart among billions of spinning, microscopic ice crystals in cirrus clouds high above, order may gel amid apparent disorder, creating a bevy of optical effects in the atmosphere. These effects include …
October 15, 1998
A maquiladora plant in Tijuana is churning out "Wild Bill Clinton" masks
The American Civil Liberties Union has just picked up some competition on the right. According to last week's Washington Times, San Diego management consultant Robert B. Carleson, one-time advisor to President Ronald Reagan, has set …
October 15, 1998
How a primary care doc can keep staff from running off to Kaiser or the specialists
"This policy makes it clear what we should do about Jessica and Christine." Two medical assistants who worked in our office until they decided they would try going to Kaiser to improve their incomes, Jessica …
October 15, 1998
Killer Surf Websites
The jagged blue line’s surges and plunges read like the electrocardiogram of a manic patient. But the line tells an innocuous story. It’s the wave report for San Diego County as described by the “swell …
October 15, 1998