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Beware: Freefalling Seniors
June 26, 2011 · Ruth Newell
Leaning over a white rail fence, I waited for my friend to fall from the sky. The tandem dive at Skydive San Diego and Tactical Air Operations was her sixtieth birthday present from her doting husband. With over 1,500 senior …
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Lusting for a GOOD Ride: Bending California's Backroads
June 7, 2011 · Ruth Newell
When I was thirteen, I was ecstatic to have seen, and been able to identify, the angular Lotus Esprit, especially given how rare they were in the United States (U.S.) at that time. A deviation from the subtle roundness of …
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SoCa's Grid Controversy
June 7, 2011 · Ruth Newell
Almost 67 miles south east of Oceanside, California lives a yeti. Skirting beneath Palomar Mountain’s 6,140 foot peak and beneath the charred forest of Santa Ysabel Mountain, I wound my way on San Diego County’s two lane back roads towards …