Just what are San Diego taxpayers paying the San Diego International Sports Council to do? And just how much will it ultimately cost? Those closely guarded secrets loom large asthe Sports Council, a group of …

Matthew Alice: In the recent teledrama the Odyssey, Athena appeared with spectacular blue eyes. In Andrew Lang’s translation of the Odyssey, she is consistently called gray-eyed. What is Homer’s word for the color of her …

Hi, Matthew: Where did the index finger get its name? 2. Why do clocks run in the direction we call clockwise? Shouldn’t they run the other way in the Southern Hemisphere? 3. Is a person …

Matt: I bashed my head on an open kitchen cabinet the other day. I saw stars, little flashes of light. Where did the light come from? — Michelle, San Diego They were made up by …

Some primal termite knocked on wood And tasted it, and found it good, And that is why your Cousin May Fell through the parlour floor today — Ogden Nash If my ears were sensitive enough, …

In February, when ex-superior court judge Michael Greer stood before a federal judge for sentencing on the bribery charges he had pled guilty to several months before, he was contrite. The 62-year-old former presiding judge, …

His name is "Scat." Sounds like the name for an annoying cat, but Scat is a dual champion Shetland sheepdog. Not only was he deemed worthy of the title as a representation of his breed, …

A commercial endorsement by San Diego Zoo horticulturist Cary Sharp, of the controversial herbicide Roundup, has set off a round of protest from the environmental group Greenpeace. The TV spots have Sharp strolling around what …

Dear Matt: Picture this. I’m driving home from L.A. on the 5, approaching San Onofre. I pass under what looks like an overhead street lamp, only instead of a lamp, there's what looks like a …