The Trona Pinnacles (not to be confused with Pinnacles National Monument near Steinbeck’s Soledad) is one of those natural geological wonders that awes. Set back five miles off SR 178, twenty miles east of Ridgecrest, …
February 21, 2012
Blog Entries
- Size Lifts Vista Past Sweetwater in First Round
- CIF First Round Scoreboard (Feb. 21)
- Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio Feb. 24
- Plack, Smith and Unicorn Play Fun Music
- Aladdin Mediterranean Restaurant
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- Convoy Street: Demographic Changes in America
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- Study Finds Video Piracy Has Little Impact on U.S. Box Office
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- County Says High Price of OxyContin Is Causing Increased Heroin Use
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- Alice Arrives in Wonderland
- Campaign Funding Disclosure Law Takes a Second Swing
- What Happened? Clive Owen
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- William Virchis: A Most Worthy Tribute
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- Ribs Or, Uh, Artichoke?
- Teriyaki Rice Bowl: Sushi House
- Sushi House: 40 pieces for $16.95
- Breakfast Under the Trolley
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- Prepkitchen Standards Survive Little Italy Jaunt Intact
- Manchester Gives Another $25,000 to Romney Super PAC
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- Moby-Sick
- Earned these black circles
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- Fletcher Pledges to Make Transit, Cyclist Access a Priority
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- Review of Carter IV
- Final Regular Season Top 10
News & Stories
Trona Pinnacles, Mojave Desert, California
La Jolla High School “Senior Benches,” Free Speech at Last
A statement posted on the San Diego and Imperial County ACLU website on February 16 indicates a settlement has been reached on a yearlong free-speech case at La Jolla High School. In February 2011, principal …
February 21, 2012
Day Trip from Delhi: Taj Mahal and the Red Fort of Agra
The stunning architectural beauty of the Taj Mahal, built entirely of white marble, is particularly evident at sunrise and sunset. At sunrise the changing light casts shadows, and at night it seems to glow – …
OB Rag’s Frank Gormlie Has an Online Impersonator
OB Rag cofounder, medical marijuana proponent, and social justice activist Frank Gormlie sent out an email recently to friends and acquaintances, warning them that someone is "apparently [and] deliberately impersonating me and my email address." …
February 21, 2012