They’re young, most of them, and love teaching. They’re also hurt, many of them, and mad. They are the hundreds of teachers in San Diego County who have been laid off. This spring over 1400 …
May 22, 2003
News & Stories
Over 1400 teachers received pink slips in San Diego schools
Get a Huge Bump, Make Millions
One week ago, shareholders of Poway's deeply troubled computer marketer Gateway blew an opportunity to rein in one of capitalism's ugliest abuses: cheap insiders' stock. In initial public offerings (IPOs), company founders -- executives, venture …
May 22, 2003
Dear God, What Do You Want Us to Do?
Valley Center growers are feeling the financial squeeze caused by the Mexican fruit fly infestation discovered in November 2002. Lisa Schostag, a third-generation farmer and a native Californian, farms land within the quarantine area. "The …
May 22, 2003
Special Forces, Then and Now
Awhile back, a friend asked me what the differences are between the Special Forces of my day and this generation of Green Berets. After careful thought I have decided that the spirit is identical, the …
May 22, 2003
Juris prudence
Last Friday, San Diego city councilman Jim Madaffer was testifying before a federal grand jury in the matter of the city's Cheetahs strip-club scandal; at the same hour a few blocks away in state appellate …
May 22, 2003
Hike the Laurel Canyon loop in Orange County's new Laguna Coast Wilderness Park.
Development continues in the remaining open spaces of southern Orange County -- so fast that a few years ago Orange County bumped San Diego County from its former rank as the second most populous county …
May 22, 2003
Looking up Marilyn's skirt
Oh Explainer of All Things Mysterious: You know that famous scene in The Seven Year Itch where Marilyn Monroe stands on the subway vent and enjoys the warm air blowing up her dress? Well, she's …
May 22, 2003
Has anybody seen Channel 1?
Matt: I have hundreds of channels on my TV. The only one missing is Channel 1. Has there ever been a Channel 1? If so, what happened to it? -- Leslie, Rancho Bernardo Poor old …
May 22, 2003