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“Lots of Iraqi kids up here” says Christina-Taylor Green in email from Heaven

Dixon Guizot February 3, 2011 8 Comments

In an email recently reviewed by The OB Rag, nine-year-old Tucson shooting victim Christina-Taylor Green confirmed that she is in…

No Pitchforks, No Torches – Just a Concerned Neighborhood

Judi Curry February 2, 2011 37 Comments

I attended the Friday (Jan. 28) night meeting of the residents and the VFW. I stood right beside Andy Cohen…

First Poll on San Diego 2012 Mayor Race Shows Donna Frye Ahead

Frank Gormlie February 2, 2011 14 Comments

Survey USA has released its poll on “favorable” ratings for different San Diego politicians who could campaign for the Mayor’s office in San Diego, the election in 2012.

In the “favorable” opinion of those 515 registered voters polled, Donna Frye has the highest rating:

Donna Frye ……….. 44%

Jr. ROTC Contributes to the School Funding Crisis

Source February 2, 2011 4 Comments

By Rick Jahnkow /Draft NOtices / January – March 2011 Newsletter As sources of public money for public education shrink,…

A little “Hi” to My Amigos at Roosevelt Junior High (Creators of a Better World)

Ernie McCray February 2, 2011 5 Comments

Hola, Chavistas de Roosevelt
Middle School.
I just want to tell you
I think you’re beautiful and fly and cool
and take time to say
I loved the letters
that you recently sent my way.
All your comments and questions
warmed my soul and made my day
as I sipped coffee
and read them at Jitters,
a coffee cafe,

Read the rest of this poem by clicking the link below…

Ocean Beach Planning Board Official Election Notice

Staff February 2, 2011 1 Comment

Election date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Ocean Beach Recreation Center
4726 Santa Monica Ave

Get on the Board, Get on the Ballot! Serving as your District Representative on the
Ocean Beach Planning Board is a token of love for our Community of Ocean Beach!

Term length is two years.

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,…

San Diego Is Selling Off Its Only Landfill Which Does Not Make Sense

Source February 1, 2011 6 Comments

The City of San Diego is quietly selling off its only landfill, a move that will impact every San Diego resident and business, and the environment.

Besides providing a place to put a million tons of trash a year, Miramar Landfill is a moneymaker for the City and provides many benefits that are likely to be degraded or lost under the proposed 35-year lease to a private operator.

How do you close a desert, Mr. Governor?

Frank Gormlie February 1, 2011 17 Comments

Editor: We wanted to repost this article as our new governor also wants to close certain parks. This was originally published on June 8, 2009.

by Frank Gormlie

Here’s what got me laughing. I read in the Union-Tribune just the other day about how the Governor wants to close a number of parks, beaches and deserts for budgetary reasons, including Anza-Borrego.

2 Million Egyptians Rally in Celebration of Revolution

Frank Gormlie February 1, 2011 2 Comments

I got up early this morning to watch the Egyptian revolution unfold. Turned on Al Jazeera and BBC to watch live coverage of the hundreds of thousands converging and rallying in Tahrir Square in Cairo. They had called today for a “million person march.”

And rally they did. All kinds of Egyptians have converged into Cairo, all religions, all genders, all classes, and all ages. Lots of women, lots of children. It is a festive affair, and some observers called it Egypt’s “Woodstock.”