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Some Point Loma and South OB Residents Oppose New VFW Post – Protest Planned Friday, Jan. 28

Frank Gormlie January 27, 2011 42 Comments

UPDATE at 8:30pm: The event being planned tomorrow we have learned is a public meeting at the new VFW post….

Broad Coalition that Includes San Diegans Readying Action Against Koch Brothers in Palm Springs On Sunday, Jan. 30th

Source January 27, 2011 3 Comments

Editor: The OB Rag is helping to organize a demonstration this Sunday in Rancho Mirage in the Palm Springs area…

Torrey Pine Trimmed the “OB Way” – a Photo Gallery

Frank Gormlie January 26, 2011 9 Comments

Beginning this morning, Wednesday January 26th, the Torrey Pine on Long Branch Avenue in Ocean Beach, got its trim job….

Scores of Windows and Glass Doors Etched Along Newport by Vandals

Frank Gormlie January 26, 2011 7 Comments

This is an update from the earlier post about the vandalism in Ocean Beach against Newport Avenue businesses. This morning…

Dozens of Ocean Beach Businesses Vandalized

Source January 26, 2011 11 Comments

Editor: We will be posting an update on this story later today.

By Jen Lebron Kuhney / SignOnSanDiego / Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 5:46 p.m.

OCEAN BEACH — The windows of at least 31 Ocean Beach businesses were etched by vandals, apparently between midnight and 5 a.m. Tuesday, San Diego police said.

Loan Modifications in Today’s San Diego

Dave Rice January 26, 2011 7 Comments

Editor: This occasional column by our financial whiz Dave Rice will give us snippets of views of the world of mortgages, finance,…

State of the Union – An Open Thread

Staff January 25, 2011 7 Comments

Did you watch the State of the Union address by President Obama tonight? Paul Ryan’s rebuttal? Michele Bachmann as she stared off into space?

Let’s hear your thoughts…

Egypt Explodes As People Take to the Streets to Oust Mubarak

Source January 25, 2011 2 Comments

UPDATE: Police fire teargas at Egypt overnight protesters CAIRO Jan 26 (Reuters) – Police fired teargas at Egyptian protesters who were…

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!”

This Is What Really Hides In Taco Bell’s “Beef”

Source January 25, 2011 10 Comments

Taco Bell “beef” pseudo-Mexican delicacies are not made with USDA ground beef. They use a gross thing called “Taco Meat Filling” as shown on their big container’s labels—which customers can’t see. The list of ingredients is gruesome: ….

Ocean Beach Sustainability 101: Reduce, Recycle, Re-use, Repurpose—and Repeat!

Terrie Leigh Relf January 25, 2011 5 Comments

by Terrie Leigh Relf While the mantra of ‘reduce, recycle, re-use, repurpose’ may be familiar, individual experience varies. Yes, it is…

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.