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Commentary

Court’s hit at Brown actually helps him

Thomas D. Elias

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

Phil Baker

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

Thomas D. Elias

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

Lori Ann Stevens

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

Stan Sewitch

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