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Almost Factual News Entries for January, 2013

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Atheist advocacy billboard goes up in Encinitas

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Something to cheer you up during your afternoon commute? The San Diego Coalition of Reason, a collection of local groups of non-theists and church-state separation activists, has teamed up with American Atheists, a national organization, to purchase ad space on …

Entire San Diego Boy Scout troop comes out to each other

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"Wait, you mean we're all gay? That's kind of anticlimactic."

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/30/39270/ When the word came down that the Boy Scouts of America was discussing the elimination of its universal ban on homosexuals - instead leaving the question up to local sponsoring organizations - Bankers Hill Boy Scout Jack Johnson knew …

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Breaking! New Chargers coach "Mike McCoy" revealed to be Chargers counsel Mark Fabiani

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Leaked memo outlines "new strategy" in struggle for new stadium

Change the part on the hair, plump the nose, tweak the ear angle, clean up the eyebags, and voila! Documents obtained by SD on the QT have revealed that new San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy is not, as …

Mayor Filner to impatient pot proponents: "Quit harshing my mellow."

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Mayor responds to chargers that he lacks motivation.

"What a drag," said Sunshine Sparklepony, owner of the Rolled Gold medical marijuana dispensary next to the First Impressions Daycare Center on North Park's Ray Street. "Filner had everybody feeling groovy when he told that square [City Attorney Jan] Goldsmith …

NAVAL NINNIES: Vandegrift scandal reveals so-called "P***y Protocol"

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Our boys just don't have what it takes to go toe-to-toe with the Russians

HANGING OUR HEADS IN SHAME DOWN AT THE VFW HALL - Fallout continues following the Navy's astonishing decision to not only relieve Commander Joseph Darlak of his post following his frigate's rather liquid stopover in the Russian port city of …

Representatives of United States reprimanded for accurately representing United States

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After two months without a break, Navy sailors dock in Russia, get drunk, and visit strip club.

Relieved Commanding Officer of San-Diego based frigate Vandegrift: "What else, exactly, were they supposed to do in Vladivostok?" http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/24/38980/

Peanutty: Peter Robbins has a moment of clarity

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Peter Robbins: see you in the funny papers

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Poor Peter Robbins. Did he learn nothing about failure and regret from his years spent voicing Charlie Brown? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/24/38963/

Filner takes on the La Mesa sewage spill!

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Mr. Mayor dares to work a little blue - or in this case, brown.

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Filner takes on Mickelson!

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The stand-up Mayor on the famous golfer's tax-rant.

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I have a dream...

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...a dream of a getaway for two at Baja's favorite beachfront hotel!

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San Diego Symphony debuts innovative new fundraising technique

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Pleasure is just the absence of pain!

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Telesco, McCoy, and Whisenhurst lay out strategy for Chargers' future

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"Together, we've got decades of experience - from our days in Indianapolis, Denver, Arizona, and even Pittsburgh - with trying to make sure the Chargers lose. We're just gonna do the opposite of all of that, and the wins should follow as a matter of course."

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/18/38646/ We can't lose!

Chargers hire Terry Richardson as new Charger Girl photographer

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Team owner Spanos: "The 2012 Charger Girl swimsuit calendar just didn't do it for me. It was time for a change."

Among the hundreds of staff changes at the San Diego Chargers this off-season, perhaps none is more important to team owner Alex Spanos than his hiring of famed photographer Terry Richardson to create his beloved Charger Girl swimsuit calendar. "It …

New Chargers coach Mike "Real" McCoy: "Moving to San Diego is the opportunity of a lifetime."

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"I love this town!"

Mike McCoy has always wanted to live in San Diego. And why not? Between the weather, Sea World, the beaches, Legoland, and that one taco joint that only you and your friends seem to know about, it's America's Finest City! …

Sycuan band of Native Americans plans Great White Slaughter in February

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Should folks be worried? I think folks should be worried. They're advertising it.

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Bob Filner, stand-up guy

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The Mayor takes on the City and U.S. Attorney!

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Bob Filner, stand-up guy

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The Mayor takes on The Reader!

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Local horror film

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It was the only way...to reveal the awful truth!

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/10/38208/ Junior Seau, RIP.

A message from the gladiators of the gridiron

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Ladies and gentlemen, your San Diego Chargers!

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/10/38207/ Junior Seau, RIP.

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Bob Filner, stand-up guy

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Mr. Mayor considers the Balboa Park Earth Day proposition for 2012

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District 8 Councilman Alvarez clarifies clarifying statement

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"When I referred to 'human sewage escaping into America via the Tijuana River and wreaking havoc on the local economy,' I was talking about actual human feces."

"Come on, people, let's get serious here."*

District 8 Councilman Alvarez clarifies statement

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"When I said, 'We must act quickly to stop the brown tide coming from south of the border,' I was referring to the human sewage escaping into America via the Tijuana River and wreaking havoc on the local economy."

"I mean, really."

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City proposes new site for Chargers stadium

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Filner: "We think this is more in keeping with their current level of performance."

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/07/37967/ Site features ample room for parking, innovative integrated-landscape design.

Bob Filner, stand-up guy

Bob Filner, stand-up guy

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Mr. Mayor considers the San Diego Chargers

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