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I was a nine year old about 63 and a half years ago, growing up around Speedway and Stone in…

by Corey Dade / NPR / January 9, 2011 The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) has raised concerns about…

There is no word in the English language that rhymes with orange. Spiders do not have moveable mouth parts. Defenestration…

At the end of the news day for Saturday, January 8th, 2011, here’s more that is known or has come out – and this is as of 6 pm PST :

* The Sheriff of Tucson and Pima County, AZ, believes that today’s shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, did not act alone, and authorities are currently searching for a second male, a “person of interest.” Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said all this at a Tucson news conference tonight – which was broadcast via Keith Olbermann’s Special on the tragic events.

* There was a total of nineteen victims from today’s mass shooting at a Tucson Safeway. 6 died – five at the scene and one at a hospital – a little girl of 9 years.

Jared Lee Loughner of Tucson has been identified as the shooter of today’s murders and woundings in Tucson. Here is…

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was on a list on Sarah Palin’s website targeted for removal entitled “Take Back the 20” – meaning…

UPDATE – 1:13pm PST The latest report from the hospital is that Congresswoman Gifford is out of surgery, having suffered…

The Dream is Over at Dream Street – but Not For the Mothers Earlier this week, the San Diego Reader…

“For too long, poor people haven’t had a seat at the table in American politics,” said Newt Gingrich. “Now, thanks to their new political action committee, the voices of the poor will be heard.”

Newt Gingrich

Gingrich was speaking in his new capacity as executive director of Poor People of America, a recently formed PAC that visited San Diego to lobby local politicians. Gingrich said the group will be focused on advancing the interests of the nation’s poor and has already raised “a substantial amount of revenue.”

“It’s true that each individual poor person doesn’t have that much money to donate,” Gingrich said. “The thing is we have 47 million Americans living in poverty today, so even tiny little donations add up.”

Community-Base Socialization Funding for Kids with Autism Cut 100% due to Interpretation of CA Budget “Trailer Bill” Court Hearing on…

The Torrey Pine on Long Branch Avenue has been saved! The tree was on the agenda of the OB Planning…

If you care about Torrey Pines, trees in general, our environment, the natural beauty of OB – please attend tonight’s…