HAND IN HAND: Tito's got a goil, a lovely goil

Well, that didn't take long.

Feb 08, 2012 | 6:00 pm | Loading…

HAND IN HAND: The neighborhood just went upscale

Look who just moved into the neighborhood ---- much to the delight of the block party that listened to the raucous night moves.

Feb 01, 2012 | 6:00 pm | Loading…

HAND IN HAND: It comes with the territory

A peculiar license exists between a newspaper and its readers ---- the kind of thing that I don't think exists between most businesses and their patrons.

Jan 25, 2012 | 6:00 pm | Loading…

HAND IN HAND: Honoring Marines and sacrifice

My old man is a Marine.

Jan 18, 2012 | 6:00 pm | Loading…

HAND IN HAND: It could have been you, me

In a warm and comfortable church youth room recently, four people were nestled in an old couch and chair, watching the film version of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."

Jan 11, 2012 | 6:00 pm | Loading…

HAND IN HAND: In the bleak midwinter

"In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone" ---- or so the somber carol goes.

Jan 04, 2012 | 6:00 pm | Loading…

HAND IN HAND: Death isn't the end of it

I stood watching Death come the other day, waiting as it drew close to take my friend John Van Doorn and steal his breath away.

Dec 28, 2011 | 6:00 pm | Loading…

The awkward life of a widower

It has been two years today since Joel left.

Jul 21, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Despite the tears, a Christmas of joy

We made it through Christmas - everyone had said it would be terribly hard - with joy.

Dec 30, 2007 | 12:00 am | Loading…

I look forward, but the past is with me, too

It's been a while now since my Joel died, and people ask how am I doing.

Dec 07, 2007 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Joel Davy 1952-2007

Editor's Note: The following is a memorial for Joel Davy written by her husband North County Times editor Kent Davy.

Aug 02, 2007 | 12:00 am | Loading…

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For Joel, it was never a matter of 'Why me?'

I am sitting a vigil now. My sweetheart has slipped into the realm of the still breathing but not seeing, alive but on the edge of death, preparing for God to take her away.

Jul 22, 2007 | 12:00 am | Loading…

With death near, Joel says 'celebrate'

Our journey, that of my sweetheart and me, is near an end. She lies in a bed in our room, softly breathing, eyes closed but still listening to the sounds around her. Death has not quite claimed her. I sit alongside, our feet touching, as her spirit struggles to break away from a ravaged b…

Jun 30, 2007 | 12:00 am | Loading…

A long journey is coming to a close

To steal shamelessly from Fannie Flagg: I have learned there are, hereabouts, angels disguised as people. From this I conclude that despite present woes, there is a heavenly spirit at work around us. And I hope that as you find yourself on a difficult journey someday, you will be so great…

Jun 23, 2007 | 12:00 am | Loading…

After the dark hours, with daylight comes hope

Night is the worst for me.

Apr 28, 2007 | 12:00 am | Loading…

DAVY: More thoughts on website comments

The response to last week's column, which announced that sometime in January we would move away from anonymous comments on this newspaper's website, brought about the reaction I expected: some praise, some gnashing of teeth but acceptance, and some anger.

Dec 29, 2010 | 12:00 am | Loading…

DAVY: Change is coming for online commenters

This newspaper has a letters page unlike almost any other in America. We pretty much take all local letters on a first-in, first-published basis, expanding the space devoted to letters to accommodate the volume.

Dec 22, 2010 | 12:32 am | Loading…

DAVY: Editorial bias and balance (Southwest Riverside County version)

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an adapted version of a column also appearing in this paper's other editions. The figures for "balance" cited below were part of the original response to the reader of a San Diego County edition. That analysis puts the array of The Californian's syndicated …

Aug 27, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

DAVY: Editorial bias and balance

In response to a reader's complaint about liberal bias on the editorial pages, I sent the following reply (and thought you might also be interested, too):

Aug 27, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

DAVY: Oceanside building; 'balance'

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an adapted version of a column also appearing in this paper's other editions.

Aug 27, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Your comments, fresh from the Web

Beginning today, the Letters page will feature a selection of Web comments.

Mar 03, 2006 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Letters page worth the effort

In the ideal world, this newspaper's letters pages provide a safe and civil forum where ideas are well-reasoned but not laced with invective; where writing is passionate, but not venomously hyperbolic.

Apr 09, 2005 | 12:00 am | Loading…

A letter about letters from the editor

Several letter writers have noted the disparate number of letter writers in either a "pro-" or "anti-" camp in several races, including the presidential race and the 50th Congressional District race between Democratic Francine Busby and incumbent Republican Randy "Duke" Cunningham.

Oct 29, 2004 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Election letters to be squeezed

A rousing conversation is under way on our Letters Pages. Check it out. Hundreds of people are engaged in the political debate. Some fight fair; others don't. Some are clearly cheap-shot artists. Most are defiantly partisan. Some are sober, thoughtful, wise…

Sep 25, 2004 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Headlines pose tough challenge

Headlines are a troublesome lot. The very best are brilliant; the worst an embarrassment. The mediocre offer disappointment and unfulfilled hope. Good headlines are snappy, accurate, fair and to the point of the story's essence.

Sep 01, 2004 | 12:00 am | Loading…