San Diego characters you should have known
Al Ducheny, Steve Kelly, Larry Himmel, Sam Spital, Stanley Siegel, Ed Miller
Various Authors 8:30 a.m., July 21
David Steinman
Articles by David Steinman
A slow dirge for Steve and Susan
San Diego couple's Baja tragedy
Sherry Richardson wanted a change in her life, wanted to get away from the States for a while. She had a woman friend in Mexico she could stay with as long as she wanted, so ...
Hammers in the morning
Scott Thile, San Diego's master piano tuner
There was once a fine old Sohmer grand piano that fell asleep inside a church — the Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Oceanside. For many years, the church pianist and the 1917-vintage Sohmer grand had created ...
One Woman, One Man, No Baby
An abortion story
“I can’t afford to buy a bed and pay for an abortion too.” “Hey!” Her voice rose in pitch, tightening. “I never said I’d have an abortion.”
One Step Ahead of the Devil
Tim Joe Key - San Diego's version of a Tarahumara runner
When he and his father talked after that, T.J. said. “I wouldn’t mind going to college. I wonder if you would help?” “My father never helped me go to college,” his father replied.
