Friday, November 29, 2019

Ghost Guns, Armed Teachers, and School Shootings: A Deadly Recipe

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There was another school shooting last weekend, this time in a grade school parking lot in Union City , California , 30 miles from San Fra...
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Friday, November 22, 2019

Papa Doug vs. the Enemy of the People

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I shook my head in disbelief three years ago, when I learned Douglas Manchester had been offered the position of ambassador to the Bahamas ...
Saturday, November 16, 2019

Palomar College President: Not Ready for Prime Time?

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The average tenure of a community college president is 3 ½ years, according to Wheelhouse: the Center for Community College Leadership an...
Friday, November 8, 2019

What a Difference Five Miles Makes: Comparing My Two North County Hometowns

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A year and a half ago, Karen and I moved to San Marcos from Carlsbad. We didn’t move because we were unhappy there. We moved to the Châte...
Saturday, November 2, 2019

Playing the University Admissions Game

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I was in my third year as Director of Admissions at Western Washington State College 40 years ago, when our head basketball coach approache...
Friday, October 25, 2019

Getting to Know My State Senator

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My 38th district State Senator, Brian Jones, emailed me yesterday. The subject line, “Will I see you?”made me wonder where I had met him, on...
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019

North County Climate Action Plans: A Tale of Two Cities

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A funeral was held last month at the site of Iceland’s Okjökull glacier. A century ago it covered nearly six square miles, measuring 164...