History – Page 277

Reader Plea: ‘Please don’t let them name the Coronado Bridge after Ronald Reagan’ – Call and Vote in U-T Poll

Staff February 8, 2011 5 Comments

A reader wrote us: “Please don’t let them rename any of our San Diego structures for Ronald Reagan- B actor, D president, F on human rights.”

(See this article – inside link.) Make this simple call TODAY 2/8/11 and make your voice heard!

Archaeology Dig at Sunset Cliffs and W. Point Loma?

Frank Gormlie February 8, 2011 4 Comments

UPDATE: Yes, there is an archaeology dig going on at this site – the site of the new entryway project…

Reagan Day? More than 60% of Americans Just Say No

Source February 4, 2011 13 Comments

by Erica Holloway / San Diego Rostra / February 4, 2011

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Happy Dutch Day? Nope, most Americans say they’d rather work.

More than 60 percent of Americans reject the idea of denoting 40th President Ronald Reagan’s birthday, February 6, as a federal public holiday.

Rosa, Rosa, Rosa – A Little Something for Black History Month

Ernie McCray February 4, 2011 14 Comments

Forever etched in my mind and soul is an image of Rosa Parks sitting softly, as she had in that…

A Guide: How Not To Say Stupid Stuff About Egypt

Source February 2, 2011 1 Comment

by Sarthanapalos / January 31, 2011 The past few days I have heard so many stupid things from friends, blogs,…

Anna’s video Pick – Carl Sagan and the Pale Blue Dot

Anna Daniels January 29, 2011 0 Comments

Twenty five years ago, on January 28, 1986 the space shuttle Challenger broke into pieces, a mere 73 seconds into…

Reader Rant: ‘This is the Ronald Reagan I remember …’

JEC January 25, 2011 6 Comments

by JEC

On Monday, January 24th USAToday ran a major feature on Ronald Reagan. The Ronald Reagan I remember is very different from the idealized version offered in that paper.

As Governor, Reagan helped California’s public schools slip from #2 ranking to a #26 in just 8 years; in the aftermath of the killings at Kent State in May, 1970, to calm the exploding emotions Governor Reagan declared that:

“If blood is to run in the streets so be it!”

Learning to Love at My Granddaddy’s Knee

Ernie McCray January 25, 2011 14 Comments

With all that I’ve had to say lately and in the somewhat distant past about the need for a more loving world where diversity is appreciated, I’ve tried to point out, perhaps indirectly, that schools should be places that model how our world could be. I’m a proponent of Ethnic Studies for that very reason: they promote the building of a better world.

I’ve broached such notions of love because it is my duty as an educator to open minds to ideal possibilities. If nothing else is required of a teacher he or she should be a loving human being who is willing to reach out to a diverse collection of humanity.

The Very First Issue of the Original OB Rag, Vol. 1, No. 1

Staff January 24, 2011 21 Comments

Here it is – the very first OB Rag – the OB People’s Rag – published on September 17th, 1970. It was four pages – front and back of 2 pages stapled together. This is great because we have been missing many of the issues from the Rag’s first year, including this very first edition.

A blogger’s sibling found it in some old files and sent it our way. We have scanned all four pages – see below – plus we have retyped all of the articles so you don’t have to squint and ruin your eyes. In addition, we have included all of the graphics and most of the hand-drawn headlines.