‘There was never a suspicion in our home,’ said Col. Kastle to a reporter, ‘that Mrs. Monroe was anything else than a white woman. She had none of the characteristics of a colored person.’
August 2, 2001
News & Stories
Black settlement San Diego, part 1
Guests Ate Well in Presidio
What struck visitors to the region was how freely families shared their plenty. “Housewives felt that food should not be sold to neighbors or those in need and gave of their abundances anyone who was hungry."
August 2, 2001
Change Not Accepted at North Park's Aztec Bowl
“There is no more Aztec Bowl. It’s over,” said lead singer Adam Hay of Watch It Burn. “I heard people just today say they should do this once a month...but you know what? It’s done.” …
August 2, 2001
No Cure in Sight
Few San Diegans know as much about allergies as Dr. Diane Marquardt. An associate professor of medicine at medical school, Marquardt lectures medical students, assists resident physicians, maintains a practice as an allergist, and spends …
August 2, 2001
Hearts and minds
If nothing else, those cryptic TV ads and billboards for the Union-Tribune are sparking interest in the 140-year-old newspaper. Reader Jim Johnston paid heed and reached out to the paper's editor. "'How will you be …
August 2, 2001
Visit Irvine Regional Park in Orange County and participate in the century-old tradition of picnicking there.
For more than a century, Irvine Park has drawn Orange Countyans up into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. Once a meeting place for the early settlers -- then known as the Picnic Grounds …
August 2, 2001
Why do golfers carry so many clubs?
Hey, Golf-Pro Matthew! Why do those golfer guys carry around so many clubs? Seems to me just one good club in the hands of a skilled golfer oughta do the trick! -- Grant Frederickson, the …
August 2, 2001
Why do golfers carry so many clubs?
Hey, Golf-Pro Matthew! Why do those golfer guys carry around so many clubs? Seems to me just one good club in the hands of a skilled golfer oughta do the trick! -- Grant Frederickson, the …
August 2, 2001
Why does California's CRV tax require each individual to pay five or ten cents for each plastic or aluminum container bought in markets?
Hey, Matt: I am interested in the rip-off scams our local and federal governments use to line their secret account pockets with millions by skimming nickels and dimes from American citizens. WE DO NOTICE! California's …
August 2, 2001
Why does California's CRV tax require each individual to pay five or ten cents for each plastic or aluminum container bought in markets?
Hey, Matt: I am interested in the rip-off scams our local and federal governments use to line their secret account pockets with millions by skimming nickels and dimes from American citizens. WE DO NOTICE! California's …
August 2, 2001