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Gov. Brown, veto the gun bills on your desk

An open letter to Gov. Jerry Brown regarding "gun" legislation.

May 22, 2013

Make room for smiles, kindness in your life

People don't know what they have. It’s better than money.

May 22, 2013

The Obama crony in charge of your medical records

Who is Judy Faulkner? Chances are, you don't know her — but her politically connected, taxpayer-subsidized electronic medical records company may very well know you. Top Obama donor and billionaire Faulkner is founder and CEO of Epic Systems, which will soon store almost half of all Americans' health information.

May 22, 2013

Creative agencies find economies, maintain service

La Mesa Mayor Art Madrid reported last year that while the city has about 10,000 more residents now than it did 10 years ago, it has fewer employees. I‘ve asked several people who follow La Mesa’s city government why that is so. The common answer was there was no choice.

May 21, 2013

Court’s hit at Brown actually helps him

Normally, it's uncomfortable at best to hear a federal judge — let alone a panel of three — thunder criticism from the bench.

May 21, 2013

Samsung S4: good phone but complex to use

The new Samsung Galaxy S4 is this year’s replacement for the company's hugely popular Galaxy S III, introduced a year ago. The S III has been a huge success because it took the lead in bringing Google’s Android OS to a phone with a beautiful large display in a thin, lightweight package. If there was one criticism about the S III, it was the cheap feeling of its plastic enclosure. It’s the tradeoff Samsung makes for cost and thin shape.

May 20, 2013

Don’t let preconceptions decide school funding

When it comes to setting education funding policies for California, preconceived notions have long held at least as much sway as actual reality.

May 20, 2013

A historic mystery with a happy ending

Imagine being tasked with demolishing and reconstructing a 14-story historic building in downtown San Diego in one year without any access to the building before construction.

May 17, 2013

Ma, they’re sending me to ‘Nam

One of the treasures of aging is recognizing frequent paradox and irony. Paradoxes provide a visceral education in the limits of our perception of truth. Makes us humble and therefore open to learning. Ironies teach us that no one deserves anything. Expectations are routinely thwarted in creative and often humorous ways.

May 17, 2013

Cubic stays on independent course

Back in 1959, the electronic and aerospace industry in San Diego was dominated by giant General Dynamics. That year a small “black box” manufacturer took the leap to go public.

May 16, 2013
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