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Board finds deputies used proper force in death of mentally unstable 32-year-old
In case you haven't been following Dorian and his work at the Reader, it needs to be noted that he has written dozens of exposes in the past few years on all sorts of local topics. SD city government keeps him well-supplied with material for stories, and many of his revelations never show up in the mainstream news media.— June 11, 2017 7:59 a.m.
Beer wars come to San Diego
So, when does a highly successful micro-/craft-brewer cease to be indie? I'm all for this movement to take beer back from the multinationals. But we now have Ballast Point, no longer locally owned, and Stone, that are pumping out quantities of brew that once were considered highly respectable for big beer's plants. So, are Ballast Point and Stone still in the fold, or are they part of big beer now? I'd say it's the latter. We had the recent controversy about the identity of Blue Moon, and whether it was anything other than a big beer masquerading as something like craft or micro brew. If you like the slop, drink it and don't worry about what it is. Teh entire conundrum here is that the successful micro- or craft-brewery is no longer "micro" or really "craft." Independent or not, it's not what an indie brewery stands for. As soon as it sells out, as with Ballast Point, it is, if not big beer, very close to it. Gets hard to sort out, doesn't it?— June 10, 2017 8:25 p.m.
Black Mountain School discovers more about Nate Harrison
This unfortunate error was one that "someone" at the school should have caught. It was in no way intentional or malicious. In fact, the reaction of the school was just the right one. Poway schools are very particular about how they deal with students, parents and the public. If some parent is still outraged, I'd have to call it overreaction. But, it is the opportunity for some learning about such things. I've seen enough school yearbooks to know that quality control and adult supervision can slip, especially at the high school level. On one occasion, the yearbook from the late 90's of one of the Vista high schools had an introductory page that was so poorly written as to be illiterate, but worse yet, unintelligible. The yearbook advisor, an English teacher, should have been disgraced. The fact that the old name of the road was still official as late as 1955 seems shocking to me. I'd have thought it was changed many years before. But then, I remember an incident where a fellow reservist was using that term to refer to Nate Colbert, a player with the Padres, around 1971. He claimed to be totally innocent in using such language, and really resented being called on it by another reservist. Some folks never "get it", I'm afraid.— June 10, 2017 9:01 a.m.
Former Navy commander pleads guilty in Singapore scandal
So, the US Atty's office doesn't know "retired" from "ex-". Oh, well.— June 9, 2017 2:41 p.m.
Three men pose as Homeland Security officials
Desperate people are sitting ducks for this kind of scummy rip-off artist. With all the criticism we hear of the US and all its misdeeds and social injustice, millions (maybe billions) of those from other countries are still engaged is desperate measures to get here and get legal. When they stop coming in human waves, I'll begin to worry about the US. A fitting punishment for these three, especially if they are legally in the US, would be revocation of that status and deportation.— June 9, 2017 8:54 a.m.
Former Navy commander pleads guilty in Singapore scandal
The headline here refers to this man as a "former" Navy officer. Reported "elsewhere" was the fact that he served for 25 years, and retired from the Navy. So, normal usage would be to refer to him as a retired Navy commander. Oh, as such, his cushy retirement benefit is not in danger of being forfeited. He may do some prison time, but he might just avoid that if he ratted out some others.— June 9, 2017 8:48 a.m.
Queen of the double-dippers
Something always seem to smell rotten there. I used to think is was the poor sanitation on frat row, but now most of it comes from the admin building.— June 8, 2017 7:40 p.m.
Fish and Wildlife squeeze bikers from Carlsbad's Lake Calavera
I've hiked in that area for several years. The boundaries between the various jurisdictions were never clear. The Rancho Buena Vista High cross country coach used to have his runners practice on the hills there. But I never really cared for the place. That chalky soil that turns to something like grease when wet and the massive amount of erosion were always turn-offs. Trails go everywhere, and frankly the area looked abused. But since I have no dog in the fight, I won't take sides. The area could use some TLC for sure. I don't know that DFW is the agency to actually do the needed things.— June 8, 2017 7:37 p.m.
Queen of the double-dippers
So, she's a temporary, interim president, yet is paid the handsome salary drawn by the guy who departed. That's determined by the "Trustee policy on presidential compensation." Who came up with that cockamamie policy anyway? Nobody expects her to do the things Hirshman was doing; she isn't there to propose new initiatives, reorganize the campus, or make earth-shattering decisions about such things as the Soccercity proposal. The expectations are that she will stay the current course, avoid disasters, keep the lights on, and get ready for the fall semester. For that, how about half of the previous president's salary? She isn't in the running for the permanent job, having already retired once. So, a fair salary might be, oh, $100K a year for the few months she'll be in charge. But who says those top administrators (or corporate execs for that matter) are paid fairly? Most are grossly overcompensated for what they really accomplish.— June 7, 2017 3:59 p.m.
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Or often even better from an expense standpoint, there are exchange traded funds, many tied to stock indexes that have an excellent track record of beating the managed funds.— June 4, 2017 4:24 p.m.