CHAPTER 29: Buried in Chicago When I die, I want to be buried in Chicago — so I can stay politically active. — Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY) On August 26, 1996, I took off in …
May 14, 1998
News & Stories
Peter Navarro runs for Congress and tells all
San Diego subsidizes conventions coming here
Why did the city use $250,000 of taxpayers' money to get the National Baptist Convention to come to San Diego? Blame MERF. Why was Alcoholics Anonymous promised a similar quarter-million-dollar gift if they held their …
May 14, 1998
After drugs, she's an ordinary single mother, living and working in Spring Valley
T.T., 36, matronly, with a sweet face and a soft, wondering voice, doesn't match the expected image of a recovering manic-depressive acid-head, pill-popper, and heroin addict. It is hard to picture her fencing clothes to …
May 14, 1998
San Diego taxi cab permits have shot up to as much as $60K
The cost of San Diego taxi cab permits, as traded on the black market, have abruptly shot up to as much as $60,000 apiece. As a result, sources say, big-time cab owners are doing everything …
May 14, 1998
Trek to the rocky summit of Blue Angels Peak near Jacumba.
East of Jacumba, pressed against the California-Baja California border, is a series of scenic peaks and valleys in the Jacumba Mountains affording vistas of two counties (San Diego and Imperial) and two nations. Although American …
May 14, 1998
Do they put plastic in fast food shakes?
Hi, Matt: Recently my husband and I were sitting in our parked car and romantically slurping up Wendy's Frostys. I felt the mood was somewhat shattered when he wondered aloud whether Wendy's, like McDonald's, adds …
May 14, 1998
Why are basketball players called "cagers?"
Matt: No one's ever been able to tell me why basketball players are called "cagers." Can you? -- Wes, San Diego Dear Matthew Alice: Why is a football called a pigskin? Best I can tell, …
May 14, 1998