On his Web site's home page, San Diego County Supervisor Bill Horn explains his personal political philosophy about government and public debt. Quoting himself first, then Lincoln and Jefferson, he congratulates himself for having the honor of serving as an "elected guardian of our County."
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Who poses the greater threat to the safety of Carlsbad residents, drivers using cell phones while weaving their way at high speed down El Camino Real, or a bunch of guys standing around on the sidewalk hoping to be offered a job by the multitaskers whizzing by?
Nov 06, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings at a single bound. I thought of my favorite superhero when I read the qualifications required of the ideal candidate for a position recently posted on the Internet.
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It's our way or the highway. That was the message delivered to the Vista school board by the Lindamood Bell reading consultants, a firm contracted three years ago to save the district's failing schools.
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Earlier this month, the front page of this newspaper featured a picture of a man holding a sign at a protest rally in Oceanside. The sign displayed a large photo of President Obama, surrounded by the captions, "Criminal, Psycho, Traitor." Malicious public accusations like that might expos…
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The scenes were straight out of a spaghetti Western.
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The generation gap celebrated at Woodstock 40 years ago is as wide as it's ever been right here in North County, judging from recent public statements by a couple of local city officials. Those who came of age when "Don't trust anyone over 30" was the mantra of the young are now in leader…
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Rep. Brian Bilbray says if you'd like a free house but wouldn't want to live in public housing, you're probably happy with our current health care system ("Another View: Health care plan dangerous pill," North County Times, Aug. 2). I wonder if he also thinks the 11,000 families on the co…
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According to a 2009 report by the California Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, the average annual cost of feeding and housing a prison inmate is $35,000. It costs another $14,000 a year to provide for the prisoner's health care.
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When I learned North County Transit District directors are thinking about privatizing the operation of our local buses, I thought about my recent experience as a passenger on an outsourced bus during Carlsbad's Village Faire a couple of months ago.Â
Jul 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Pyramid power prevailed when the Carlsbad City Council voted unanimously at its June 9 meeting to accept a parks and recreation department report prepared by a Colorado consulting firm paid $50,000 for its advice. In the 1970s pyramids were all the rage, with advocates claiming structures…
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In 1997, the California State University Board of Trustees, alarmed that half of its entering students were unprepared to take a college course in math or English, announced plans to reduce the number needing remediation to less than 10 percent by 2007.
Jun 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Last year my wife and I accepted an invitation to join a team of judges in a beauty pageant held in Orange County. Two weeks ago, when the Vista school board considered whether success in a beauty contest merited a special day of recognition to honor a former student, I thought about th…
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Although memories fade, I'll never forget my high school graduation day. There were only 61 of us in that small rural school in Washington state, but the group sorted itself out in the usual three-tiered, 1960s teen popularity pecking order. Jocks, class officers and cheerleaders were at …
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I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I heard Keith Blackburn's robo-call to action. While other North County cities struggle with budget cuts threatening vital services, Carlsbad's rookie city councilman was asking for our help to keep his campaign promise to bring a second swimming…
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