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Dr. Seuss gets posthumous front page
don bauder, I also read Dr. Seuss to our daughter. She loved it, probably still does. His work as Seuss was iconic. That said, I highly doubt any children would even pay attention to the "dirty laundry." It was over 50 yrs ago, is pretty well know, at least to people I know. And I doubt most parents would consider it necessary to even bring it up with their kids.— July 30, 2015 7:03 p.m.
Dr. Seuss gets posthumous front page
don bauder, Some time after his death, PBS showed a very good film about his life. It focused more on the parts of his life away from the Dr. Seuss persona, such as his advocating for political and social change, condemning isolationism and attacking anti-Semitism, to the environment. It also delved into his World War II era cartoons and his educational and propaganda film work. As I recall, it was very interesting.— July 30, 2015 6:58 p.m.
Dr. Seuss gets posthumous front page
Most of his books were written in anapestic tetrameter, which according to a glossary of petic terms is: "a poetic meter that has four anapestic metrical feet per line. Each foot has two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable. It is sometimes referred to as a "reverse dactyl", and shares the rapid, driving pace of the dactyl"— July 30, 2015 6:51 p.m.
Coronado toll booths give way to fantasizing
The bridge tolls were supposed to end in the mid 1980's when the original bridge bonds were paid off. Instead, because Coronado because residents feared eliminating them would increase traffic, the tolls continued past 2000 before they were finally eliminated. I read a report back in the late 1990's that the bridge tills were bringing in about $8 million per year. So the first question I have is what did the city of Coronado do with that $100 million plus that the tolls brought in between the time the bond debt was retired and the tolls was ended? I'm not a Coronado resident, but I do own a couple of small rental units. Before anymore talk of bringing back a toll or borrowing of any type for any changes, I would want to see a full accounting of how that "additional" toll money was spent. Just my opinion. Opinions vary.— July 30, 2015 8:59 a.m.
Dr. Seuss gets posthumous front page
She was despondent over the affair. But she had also been quite ill for some time. She also was several years older than Geisel, I think in her seventies, which was well past the average life expectancy of someone born before 1900.— July 29, 2015 7:20 p.m.
Dr. Seuss gets posthumous front page
You mean the one who committed suicide almost 50 yrs ago??— July 28, 2015 11:41 p.m.
Well-known market manipulator Anthony Elgindy is dead
As far as I'm aware, there has never been a correlation found between the use of drugs, steroidal or otherwise, and bopolar disorder.— July 25, 2015 6:31 p.m.
Qualcomm traveling Wall Street's road
don bauder Yes, you have made that claim about Walmart many times. But doesn't it also apply to ANY business that under pays it's employees? In the last couple of years during this great debate on minimum wages, I have read stories of employees on many, many other companies having to do the same thing, such as auto parts stores, fast food workers, retail workers, fulfillment center workers, restaurant employees. The list goes on and on of workers talking about needing public assistance because of the low wages and lack of hours. So while Walmart is part of the problem, they are far from the only company contributing to the issue. And as far as the taxpayer footing the bill, yes we do. But there is no "Walmart employee welfare tax". My taxes are the same regardless of where I shop. and so are yours.— July 24, 2015 9:01 a.m.
After 130 years, Daily Transcript going dark
From the SDDT website: The papers roots go back to the National City Record, which began publishing September 28, 1882. The name evolved through a succession of owners, becoming The Daily Transcript in 1886. In 1909, the Superior Court declared the paper, "A newspaper of general circulation published for the dissemination of local and telegraphic news and intelligence of a general character." Later it became the official newspaper of the City of San Diego. The 1920s saw the evolution of the Transcript into a true business publication.— July 23, 2015 8:45 p.m.
Ales Spanos – beneficiary of public largesse
don bauder, Here's a thought. As far as I can remember, if Spanos and his wife are joint owners, then it wouldn't be considered an inheritance, hence no federal estate tax or state inheritance tax. So if she out lives him, it shouldn't be a problem; she would retain their 36%, the kids have their 15% each, and she could then transfer ownership when and as she sees fit.— July 23, 2015 9:59 a.m.