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San Diego's changing bugs
For InOmbra (from Tracy Ellis): As far as the question from the resident goes, they are welcome to call the insect hotline at the County 1-800-200-2337 or submit a sample for ant identification at the County address below. Meanwhile, it is not unusual for Argentine ant populations to fluctuate and be worse some years than others. You can let the resident know the Argentine ants are still very much abundant and most people would be happy that they are no longer making access to their home. Here are some integrated pest management tactics that may have come into play to reduce populations in his neighborhood. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7411.html County of San Diego | Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures | Agricultural Scientist, Entomology Lab and Honey Bee Protection Program 9325 Hazard Way San Diego, CA 92123 858-614-7737 or 7738| [email protected]— November 25, 2019 8:05 p.m.
San Diego State – an elite school
A few readers have questioned a few assertions in this article. Thanks for pointing out my misuse of terms. I stand corrected. The acceptance rate and the enrollment rate at SDSU are different. Last year, roughly 93,600 students applied; the college accepted about 32,000 and enrolled about 9100. To be precise, State enrolled one in 10 of those who applied and enrolled one in three of those accepted. As a Cal-State university, SDSU must accept those who apply and qualify. But **in the end**, the college has space for on 10% (9100) of those 93,600 who applied. That sounds elite to me. What’s more, the school is in the Top Ten of all U.S. universities in applications. For rea-sons real and hyped, SDSU is highly desirable and comes in at #10 with the top six being UC schools. UCSD is second. Here’s the link: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/th… Thomas Larson— August 22, 2019 7:49 p.m.
Farewell to a professional love
Don, I didn't quite finish. I always thought of your articles to be so well sourced; I was confident that the people you spoke to (at least the men) were at work and wearing a coat and tie. But more, I appreciated that Jim gives us the freedom to write from a reporter's, an artist's, and/or a muckraker's point-of-view, and that you took advantage of a rare opportunity in financial journalism to advocate for economic justice. To be honest, that's the main reason I read you weekly--for the moral pungency that moved from your heart, as "bypassed" as it's been all these years, to your pen. TL— September 30, 2018 8:56 p.m.
Farewell to a professional love
Don, One of my SD sadnesses is that you and Ellen left town for Salida around the time I got going with feature work at the Reader. I recall interviewing Ellen about fairy shrimp and other botanical insights, many years ago. I would have loved to get to know you two better. Especially to share my own love of opera (Candide and Doctor Atomic in Santa Fe this summer: Were you there?). I do appreciate your responses over the years to my queries, and I always admired the thoroughness of your research and the doggedness of your digging, especially in pursuit of these land grabs and strutting developers, none of which see any greenery in Mission Valley other than monetary. A helluva reporter you were, a breed not dead yet. Thomas Larson— September 30, 2018 8:41 p.m.
Jams at the Kraken, Mr. Peabody's, Cafe La Maze, Pal Joey's, Prohibition, Bourre, Panama 66, Proud Mary's, Border X, Navajo Live, and Downtown Cafe
Dave, this is a marvelous piece, close to a personal essay by the end. The prose phrasing is tight, the pacing smooth, an uptempo ballad. It's not easy to write about music with such pitch and verve. For you, it's easy. Plus, now I've got more hip spots to move my butt out of my chair and get to. TL— January 5, 2018 5:18 p.m.
San Diego’s most polluted areas
I would remind Mr. Harrison that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is NOT in the Mojave Desert, that is, not receiving direct sun and heat most days; and there are people who are studying the life of trash in the oceans. Here are a couple of articles/reports: http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Enviro-imprin… http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/26/opinion/choking…— November 23, 2014 3:13 p.m.
Still Life with Dad
What sort of nutter is sbillinghurst? Write something that makes sense to readers. "Matthew Alice has fabricated"? Do you even proofread? And what does being a Catholic have to do with anything. There's a million more cubic miles of landfill from fast food restaurant packaging than a weekly reader. TL— March 1, 2013 11:22 a.m.
Still Life with Dad
What a beautiful piece this is. So much said with such brevity. TL— February 27, 2013 10:18 p.m.
Don't Diss "Papa Doug's" Friends in UT Book Section
I want to add my voice to the chorus, celebrating the Reader’s integrity over the years with its writers. The paper has published my work consistently for 12 years. My pieces have been superbly edited, rigorously fact-checked, intelligently trimmed, and permitted a depth that few news/feature publications allow. The editorial staff over the years has encouraged me to take chances, established clear guidelines between opinion and journalism, and been thoroughly professional with pay and deadlines. Given an assignment, I’ve never had it censored at the Reader. Don is right. It’s liberation for a writer from the tyranny of corporate journalism. Tom— May 27, 2012 8:58 p.m.
Don't Diss "Papa Doug's" Friends in UT Book Section
Don, Thanks so much for this notice of my sordid dealings with the U-T. I know you yourself have been there before. If readers want to read my article-cum-review, please go here: http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/05/25/book-criti… Love your column. Tom— May 27, 2012 8:38 a.m.