“You get to stay in your pajamas, and you get more free time. At homeschool I felt like I had more time but that I learned more. At school, you have to budget your time so much.”
September 13, 2001
News & Stories
San Diego home schoolers get more company
Anne's therapist brings her up to date
There were days I didn't think I would make it to the end of the summer. I have five children. One is a baby. One is three years old and not quite ready for preschool. …
September 13, 2001
Cortés Looks for Amazons
“Nearly a decade before Jiminez discovered Baja California, Cortés had heard accounts of an island rich in pearls and gold and, ‘inhabited only by women without any men.’ Jiminez, then, may have known what to look for.”
September 13, 2001
SDSU's Tie That Binds
San Diego State University had an image problem, and its president, Stephen Weber, would do almost anything to fix it. It wasn't a new problem, of course. The former teachers' college on the east end …
September 13, 2001
No Class Reunion
Having seen her bid for a U.S. Senate seat -- and subsequent political career -- immolated by the Chargers ticket-guarantee scandal, among other foibles, Susan Golding quietly retired from politics late last year. But the …
September 13, 2001
Hike the Cougar Crest Trail, rising on the slope north of Big Bear Lake.
The Big Bear Lake region offers some fine outdoor experiences for those willing to stretch their legs a bit. Some of the better hiking routes can be found on the sloping mountain rim that rises …
September 13, 2001
Regarding the national debt, who does the government owe money to?
Hey matt: Regarding the national debt, just who does the federal government owe this money to? I never loaned them any money, and I can't think of anyone I know who did either. --Sean Marie, …
September 13, 2001
In the song, "Money for Nothing," are the lyrics "chicks" or "checks" for free?
Heymatt: In that song "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, are the lyrics "money for nothing, and your CHICKS for free," or is it "...and your CHECKS for free"? -- Randolph Boggs, email-land As laughable …
September 13, 2001
What is so special about the ferns on Palomar Mountain?
Dear Matt: After 30 years as a San Diego resident, I finally visited the telescope on Palomar Mountain (man, that thing is HUGE). Anyway, as you enter the observatory grounds, there are all these signs …
September 13, 2001
Why do airlines encourage you to stay overnight on Saturday?
Dear Matt: Why do airlines encourage, even require that no matter where you go, you stay overnight on Saturday? What do they care? It's almost like they don't want any planes in the air on …
September 13, 2001
Were cigarettes at one time good for your health?
Dear Mister Alice: Were cigarettes at one time actually good for your health? In a lot of old movies they do a lot of smoking and they seem to be in perfect health. Nowadays I …
September 13, 2001