What a treat to see this highly specialized and endangered animal explode down the track using the body it was made for.
Compared to my middle school education, my son has gotten a raw deal at La Mesa Middle School. It's time we held those responsible accountable.
While it may be time to repair sidewalks—and replace or relocate trees—the appearance of La Mesa Village should be protected.
Our side trip.
Artist Charles Nahn painted the final grizzly bear image after one of the Grizzly Adams famous bears.
What La Mesa building has seen 1,044,973 visitors in 3 years?
Joplin is a great city.
What better than to blog about the 4-legged neighbors we share space with?
Working at City Hall
Admiration goes to a life free of Internet drama, building earthy products with your own two hands, and still believing in the goodness of strangers.
Here are a few pictures from around the hospital area. Joplin at its worse.
With the public’s growing antipathy toward government waste, alternatives need to be seriously considered and implemented.
Since the mayor claims to have not "seen one scintilla of benefit to the city from being a member" of the ECEDC, I would recommend each proposed trip receive approval of the entire city council.
County Library Receives Special Mention from Library of the Year 2011 Committee
Dave and Marie Kent are driving an RV to Joplin, MO to help in the relief effort after the devastating tornado. They will be blogging about their trip on Mount Helix Patch.
Bring your kids to the library for free lunch all summer long.
Introduction to the Spring Valley Citizens Association.
At least 8 units from my condo complex were affected by a fire, but I have no way of knowing who was affected or what their needs are.
With shrinking city budgets, why is there not more extensive use of webinars and teleconferencing where all elected officials together with other stakeholders can interface with the officials needed?
The small, informal dance party along the perimeter was indeed the place to be.
Obscene pension costs, driven by greedy employees and approved by weak-kneed elected representatives are rapidly destroying worthwhile public sector programs in this state.
Since Endeavour was built as a replacement for the Challenger, it is fair to say something about both of their legacies since they are so intertwined.
It’s a term thrown around quite frequently in fitness. Why is it used so much? How exactly does toning actually occur?
Wine tasting and water wise plants combine for a fun filled Saturday afternoon.
Most of the folks could tell me how much it cost them, but none could tell me how they were represented — can you believe that?
A tribute to my service industry colleagues, including food and beverage, restaurant, hospitality, janitorial and everywhere in between.
Is our patriotism merely a momentary thing brought out of the closet, dusted off, rushed to display and then gone in a flash like so many fireworks?
Congress says it can save billions by cutting out homeowners mortgage interest deductions.
Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM). If this passes all new homebuyers will have to save a 20% downpayment in order to buy a home. That could take 10 years!
News on San Diego Downtown developments and information of our finest city.
Jim Wieboldt, Lynn McCrea and Gina Franklin rebuffed my motion to discuss 5 isolated meters hurting four La Mesa businesses.
San Diego Las Hermanas fundraiser at St Luke's Church a rollicking good time!
Regain our constitutional balance and check the president's powers. Congress is a co-equal branch — and should start acting like it.
My father said if you want to get rich, pick a date and write a book on why the world is going to end on that date.
A fair system must eliminate the pension spiking that allows some public sector employees to enjoy pensions much greater than what was intended and specified by the system.
Budget concerns threaten public libraries throughout the state, but the San Diego County Library system is focused on staying open to the public.
Mt Helix garden tour is awe inspiring!
These devices will provide the means for them to learn, organize, communicate—and eventually create their own Arab Spring.
As for me, “kinda like” wins out with regard to the new location, too. I’m certain we’ll be back again before we know it.
Pre-Kindergartners will soon invade Spring Valley. Strong demand and a suitable facility enticed an area child development agency to relocate to a historic Spring Valley area.