A few years ago, before that file resource known as the Information Superhighway or Internet was released to the public, local bulletin board systems (BBSes) ruled. The message bases were full of opinions and facts …
June 4, 1998
Articles by Tamara Bradford-Kiskaddon
Save San Diego's BBS scene
San Diego teens asked why they steal
According to the National Retail Federation, more the $25 million worth of goods is shoplifted each day. Teens between 13 and 17 account for 30 percent of shoplifters, even though they make up only 7 …
September 18, 1997
San Diego minimum-wage teens
Nationwide last year, some 20.7 million youths - 64.1 percent of 14- to 18-year-olds - worked at paying jobs. Below, seven local teens talk about their summer jobs - how they got them, what they …
August 28, 1997
Lemon Grove 7th grader homeschools to read A Clockwork Orange
Once upon a time, a "plain" girl lived a "regular" life in a "normal" town. She began listening to Danzig, dyed her hair black, and stopped wearing pink. That girl was - and still is …
July 24, 1997
Dedicated to Alan, who has CF
The last time I saw Allan, he was a broken man. Hooked up to machines that monitored his lifebeat; tubes pumping drugs in, needles taking blood out. His eyes were beyond bloodshot. Always slender, he …
June 12, 1997