The NFL season started with the Detroit Lions defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 21-20 on Thursday, September 7, 2023. While I don’t feel inclined to divulge my team loyalties, I will say that I am …
September 8, 2023
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Why are these operas like the NFL?
Two poems for children by Charles Hughes
If It Were MarchIf it were March—say, early March—a dayMuch more like late-June days, the sunWarm, waking up as if to say,“Spring’s off, summer’s begun!”—Which would, with spring in the wings, be out of whack,A …
September 8, 2023
Biden Administration seeks to reassure South Bay Residents in wake of recent rumors
It seems that the South Bay’s recent boil water advisory was not connected to the sewage that has closed beaches and fouled the region for years now. But it was just one more reminder of …
September 8, 2023
Barcelona unveils San Diego-inspired waterfront statue following World Cup win
In 1945, photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt snapped a photo in New York’s Times Square of Navy sailor George Mendonsa grabbing nurse Greta Zimmer and kissing her in celebration of the announcement that Japan had surrendered to …
September 8, 2023
New homeowners object to Catholic cemetery development next door
Homebuyers in the recently opened Wildgrove development in Vista were upset by the news that the Diocese of San Diego has filed a major use permit application for an adjacent property — formerly a succulent …
September 8, 2023