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Ready to debate: Is all graffiti equal?

Frank Gormlie January 12, 2011 10 Comments

Here are two examples of graffiti sprayed or written on local Ocean Beach walls. One has a political message, and…

What’s His Name? An Essay by Shirley Robinson Sprinkles, Ph.D

Source January 12, 2011 13 Comments

Editor: Shirley Robinson Sprinkles, a lifelong friend of Ernie McCray, wrote to us sharing her thoughts on the events that…

‘Aflockalypse’: Here’s Why We Should Really Be Concerned About the Huge Bird and Fish Die-off

Source January 11, 2011 1 Comment

The massive death toll of dead birds and sea life should draw attention to the countless other species on the…

Abbott and Saratoga Sold!

Source January 11, 2011 19 Comments

By A.W. Maris / Special to the OB Rag

“Too long a sacrifice

Can make a stone of the heart

O when may it suffice?” – W.B. Yeats

You don’t see the signs. Especially in these times of gaiety lost amongst an otherwise grey and somber season.

Secrets of a Marriage Where Love Flowed As Strong As An Ocean Wave

Ernie McCray January 11, 2011 3 Comments

I see before me photographs of a sprinkling of my wife’s ashes soaking in the sand along the shore in…

Let’s get this straight about the rhetoric: both sides are not “just as bad”

Source January 10, 2011 7 Comments

By Melissa McEwan / Shakesville / January 10, 2011 Both sides are, in fact, not “just as bad,” when it…

Sorry kids….

Staff January 10, 2011 0 Comments

We were doing some wordpress (code is poetry) training on the live site. Not a good idea. So it’s either…

Climate of Hate

Source January 10, 2011 25 Comments

By Paul Krugman / The New York Times / January 9, 2011 When you heard the terrible news from Arizona, were…

Gun Sight Cross-Hairs: Sarah Palin and San Diego’s Secret Army Organization of the Seventies

Source January 10, 2011 10 Comments

By J. Christensen Has the vitriolic political rhetoric of the last decade laid the foundation for the tragedy in Tucson?…

Neo-Confederates, the Militias and the Tea Parties – Are We Heading for a Second Civil War?

Frank Gormlie January 10, 2011 41 Comments

Originally posted April 21, 2010 I began writing this nearly a week ago, on Tax Day, April 15th, as thousands…

Anna’s Video Pick – Joyce Kaufman, “If Ballots Don’t Work, Bullets Will”

Anna Daniels January 10, 2011 36 Comments

Since I started this column a few months ago, I have concentrated upon the quirky, the intriguing, the aesthetically pleasing….

Christina Taylor Green on My Mind

Ernie McCray January 9, 2011 20 Comments

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

chris schultz on ‘My Analysis of Senate Bill 958 as a Registered Civil Engineer’: “Trying to drill for the cantenary lines near old town for the trolley extension was a watery sandy problem at…” Apr 23, 11:19
Paul Krueger on ‘My Analysis of Senate Bill 958 as a Registered Civil Engineer’: “Thanks very much for your work on this. It’s an important issue and I appreciate your sharing these details with…” Apr 23, 11:15
Chris on Pizza Port Ocean Beach Ordered Closed Due to ‘Major Vermin Violation’: “At first I thought you meant these vermin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8I8sAK-3uA” Apr 23, 11:10
Mark McLaren on Fears of Aging in the Midst of Madness: “I was a TA at Perry Elementary 60+ years ago, where I met, liked and admired Ernie. He struck me…” Apr 23, 10:38
chris schultz on Could Kamala Harris Become the Next Governor of California?: “Sure was a mixed bag of nothing at the debate yesterday. The format didn’t help either besides the questions being…” Apr 23, 09:12
Philip Cenedella on Let’s Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Very First Election of the Ocean Beach Planning Board: “The OB Community Foundation says this calls for a PARTY! Editor dude: where and when?” Apr 23, 08:53
Gordon Wagner on Could Kamala Harris Become the Next Governor of California?: “Kamala? No.” Apr 23, 08:04
South OB Girl on Let’s Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Very First Election of the Ocean Beach Planning Board: “HIP HIP HORRAY!!!!! Editor Dude was THERE for the election and the first days of the OB Planning Board, so…” Apr 22, 21:58
Frank Gormlie on Could Kamala Harris Become the Next Governor of California?: “Thanks Ned for correcting the Patch post. Key phrase in the article: “Prop 14 opponents further argued that the proposition’s…” Apr 22, 18:48
Frank Gormlie on Let’s Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Very First Election of the Ocean Beach Planning Board: “As Trumpism has our country sliding into authoritarianism, let’s celebrate those democratic victories we scored — even if half a…” Apr 22, 18:43
Ned on Could Kamala Harris Become the Next Governor of California?: “An error in a citizen-journalist Patch article? Inconceivable! https://archive.findlaw.com/blog/court-upholds-prop-14-bans-on-write-in-votes-unqualified-parties/” Apr 22, 16:47
John Stump City Heights on To ease the deficit, cut the city bureaucracy — not the arts: “City and San Diego Unified School District both need to go into the government equivalent of bankruptcy and supervised recovery.…” Apr 22, 15:56
John Stump City Heights on To ease the deficit, cut the city bureaucracy — not the arts: “Nope. Not at the levels that Police and Fire do overtime. They double their base pay with overtime pay. Go…” Apr 22, 15:49
Kramer on To ease the deficit, cut the city bureaucracy — not the arts: “By having less employees and paying overtime it should cut costs by not having to pay for health insurance and…” Apr 22, 15:27
Mateo on Could Kamala Harris Become the Next Governor of California?: “The inherent problem with Kamala Harris is that she’s gotten paid for holding several different offices while fulfilling her own…” Apr 22, 14:13