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Muslim Community of Orange County Mulls Aiding Ronald Gottschalk
Amazing, I read all eight paragraphs of this blog and still had absolutely no idea what the issue is. Don't you think an introductory paragraph describing the issue is called for? I had to go to Google to find this: "Embezzlement charges land Arcadia lawyer in jail An Arcadia lawyer charged a year ago with 19 counts of misconduct by the State Bar was arrested last month on embezzlement charges for allegedly misappropriating more than $350,000 in client funds. RONALD NORTON GOTTSCHALK [#50625], 66, is charged with two counts of grand theft by embezzlement and faces two years in prison on each count. According to Deputy District Attorney Renee Cartaya of the Justice System Integrity Division, Gottschalk allegedly pocketed $240,000 in settlement monies belonging to nine victims he represented in a civil lawsuit. He also is accused of stealing about $118,000 from a victim who hired him to manage the estate of a deceased relative. Gottschalk pleaded not guilty and was ordered to appear for a preliminary hearing Oct. 26. The bar filed misconduct charges in five client matters in November 2008, including the cases that led to Gottschalk’s arrest."— October 1, 2011 12:35 p.m.
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Great art. But you have to tell us how you can paint a watercolor with the paper at that angle.— September 27, 2011 3:27 p.m.
EXCLUSIVE: God Preparing to Destroy San Diego Because of Locally Based Effort to Outlaw Male Circumcision
Jesus (can I say "Jesus"?), why stop with circumcision? Why not outlaw all forms of self-mutilation, like pierced ears, pierced lips, tongues, noses, navels and eyebrows? And tattoo's, can't forget those tattoos. In for a penny, in for a pound.— September 7, 2011 3:55 p.m.
Where Hummingbirds Land
Well, you lost me when you said, "violence plagued back country (Dulzura)". I won't say there is no crime there, but it is so close to zero you can see it from there. Dulzura is nothing more than a wide spot on Highway 94. The San Diego Sheriff can't seem to find any crime statistics for it, being so small. I understand taking artistic license to weave a story, but sheesh!— September 3, 2011 8:56 a.m.
How Safe Are Mexican Prescription Drugs?
Well, Twister, I see you have a blog. Why don't you investigate the quality of drugs in the USA and give us a blog on it? Do you want me to pull the wagon while you ride? p.s. I sure wish I could see the comments that are removed by the website administrator. I guess I just have to be quicker.— August 25, 2011 2:49 p.m.
The Myth of Illegal Immigration and Food Prices
Like I said in the blog, labor costs are a very small component of our food costs. On the supermarket shelves in California you can find tomatoes grown in California and tomatoes grown in Mexico. The price to the consumer is the same. No difference. Even though labor costs are 1/8th in Mexico as they are in the US, transportation costs are higher to bring in food from abroad. There is no food that the US imports that we need to survive. It is just a matter of preference, not survival. You want strawberries in September? You import them from South American, but no American is starving from a lack of strawberries. And Americans will do that work for $14 per hour. lack of labor is the great myth expoused by pro-immigration groups. $14 per hour is more than WalMart pays.— August 19, 2011 10:59 a.m.
Jesus is Horus
I could tell you about an interesting little experience about that. I was living in Germany in 1968 when the Beatles released their song, "Hey Jude." For the unaware, "Jude" means "Jew" in German. I knew that the Beatles worked for years in German pubs before they hit the big time. Since I could only receive German rock music radio stations on my old VW's AM radio, I went around for a few weeks wondering why the Beatles would name a song "Hey Jew," until I happened to hear it on the BBC.— July 26, 2011 12:03 p.m.
Jesus is Horus
In Spanish, it would be "Hey Zeus."— July 25, 2011 9:37 a.m.
Crime Problem in Tijuana's Zona Centro Addressed
"aroused the ire of local businessmen who believe the uptick in crime is bad for business, especially tourism." What business? What tourism? What are they smoking down there?— July 21, 2011 3:34 p.m.
Death on the Border
Jill, when you teach your writing classes at SDSU focused on civic discourse and the role of writing in political advocacy, do you also teach that diversity of thought is the highest form of freedom? Or do you teach your students to just attack the messenger when you see a message you do not like? If you found a factual error in my blog, please point it out. As to my identity, you should study American history. The Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius." A 1995 Supreme Court ruling in McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission reads: "Protections for anonymous speech are vital to democratic discourse. Allowing dissenters to shield their identities frees them to express critical, minority views . . . Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority. . . . It thus exemplifies the purpose behind the Bill of Rights, and of the First Amendment in particular: to protect unpopular individuals from retaliation . . . at the hand of an intolerant society."— July 10, 2011 2:11 p.m.