Great. We just escaped from the U-T to the LA-Times and are enjoying having a real newspaper again. If Mr. Manchester really buys the Tribune Company we'll have to find another paper yet again. Call us old fashioned but we prefer news and information over propaganda and pet stories.
And I'd like to see those circulation numbers for the U-T. I know at least 10 people who have cancelled their subscriptions to the U-T and/or the NCT but have not heard of one who signed up since Mr. Manchester took over.
It is ridiculous when these rich people, be it Romney, Gingrich, Obama, you name it, claim to be with the common man in their speeches and public appearances.
Mr. Romney knows as much about the problems of the average citizen as a fish knows about bicycles.
Maybe it is the antisocial beast in me but I wish all stores had a no solicitor policy and the right to enforce it. When I go shopping (or to a restaurant or some other public place) I reserve the right to not want to talk to anybody, be it girl scouts, canvassers or panhandlers. By setting up stage right by the exit they deny me the option to just walk by without feeling awkward. If it were up to me there'd be a 100 foot zone around exits where no solicitors are allowed. This has nothing to do with free speech. You can promote your cause, sell your goods or ask for money as long as you leave me my right to ignore you.
I don't object to charging for trash pickup. The money the city spends on the "free" pickup is missing elsewhere so in the long run we pay some other way.
But this may be a good opportunity to set up incentives to reduce trash by creating a tiered fee system based on how much trash you produce. In my old hometown you paid monthly fees per trash can, more for bigger cans less for smaller ones. When you had extra trash you could buy special bags from the city. Recycling collection was free.
While many traditional American beers (and I am being generous here) are so bad that they have to be served cold enough to numb the taste buds, most of the ever growing number of craft brews go to the other extreme. Instead of making a perfectly good and tasty traditional beer they load it up with all kinds of spices and other concoctions. That is OK for an occasional adventure trip at the bar but what makes a good beer is simplicity. I'm from Bavaria where almost every town has its own brewery and all make a similar range of styles (Weizen, Hefeweizen, Maerzen, Doppelbock etc.). Yet most are distinctly different even while using the same ingredients because the respective brewmasters interpret the recipe in their own fashion. Focus on the fundamentals and then add the bells and whistles if you still need them.
Expanding the freeway to ease congestion is like giving drugs to junkies to alleviate their addiction.
Rather than spend all that money on freeways it should be put into creating alternatives to car traffic. Expanding and building more public transport would be much better in the long run. The main reason so many people cling to their cars is that there is no decent other option and that it is still too cheap to drive a car. Only by letting gas prices go up ($10 gallon sounds good) and gridlock become worse while at the same time providing a real alternative to driving will we be able to change the habits of people.
In my old hometown of Munich, Germany I did not need a car because I was able to get pretty much anywhere at any time of the day using public transportation. And even the occasional splurge on a cab was well cheaper than owning and maintaining a car.
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Dr. Entomo's Palace Of Exotic Wonders Now Open
Another trippy one that scared the heck out of me when I was young and still gives me the willies:
Phase IV
March 5, 2013 at 1:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
U-T Owner Manchester Shows Interest In Tribune Company
Great. We just escaped from the U-T to the LA-Times and are enjoying having a real newspaper again. If Mr. Manchester really buys the Tribune Company we'll have to find another paper yet again. Call us old fashioned but we prefer news and information over propaganda and pet stories.
And I'd like to see those circulation numbers for the U-T. I know at least 10 people who have cancelled their subscriptions to the U-T and/or the NCT but have not heard of one who signed up since Mr. Manchester took over.
October 19, 2012 at 12:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Report: UT-San Diego Buys NC Times
We too will cancel our UT subscription as soon as we find an alternative.
If delivery times of the LA Times can compete we'll be going that route like others above.
No more money for the SoCal Prawda of Mr. Manchester from us.
September 11, 2012 at 12:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Romney Wins Florida Primary, Routing Gingrich
It is ridiculous when these rich people, be it Romney, Gingrich, Obama, you name it, claim to be with the common man in their speeches and public appearances.
Mr. Romney knows as much about the problems of the average citizen as a fish knows about bicycles.
February 1, 2012 at 11:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Californians Still Talking, Texting While Driving
Only 9% ???
Seems to me that they picked the wrong neighborhood. Up here in North County I'd be willing to bet the rate is more like 30%.
I ride my bike almost everywhere and so get a very close look. It's not pretty.
April 21, 2011 at 10:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Cardiff Kook Celebrates Van Gogh's Birthday
I ride by the Surfer almost every morning and it has gotten to the point that I am disappointed when he is not decorated or otherwise adorned.
The van Gogh is definitely among the better projects over the years.
April 4, 2011 at 2:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Putting ‘Canvass’ Claims To The Test
Maybe it is the antisocial beast in me but I wish all stores had a no solicitor policy and the right to enforce it. When I go shopping (or to a restaurant or some other public place) I reserve the right to not want to talk to anybody, be it girl scouts, canvassers or panhandlers. By setting up stage right by the exit they deny me the option to just walk by without feeling awkward.
If it were up to me there'd be a 100 foot zone around exits where no solicitors are allowed. This has nothing to do with free speech. You can promote your cause, sell your goods or ask for money as long as you leave me my right to ignore you.
March 29, 2011 at 2:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Free Trash PickUp Threatened For Thousands of San Diego Residents
I don't object to charging for trash pickup. The money the city spends on the "free" pickup is missing elsewhere so in the long run we pay some other way.
But this may be a good opportunity to set up incentives to reduce trash by creating a tiered fee system based on how much trash you produce.
In my old hometown you paid monthly fees per trash can, more for bigger cans less for smaller ones. When you had extra trash you could buy special bags from the city. Recycling collection was free.
March 2, 2011 at 3:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Local Brewers Discuss Latest Trends In Craft Beer
I have to agree with renetkt on this one.
While many traditional American beers (and I am being generous here) are so bad that they have to be served cold enough to numb the taste buds, most of the ever growing number of craft brews go to the other extreme. Instead of making a perfectly good and tasty traditional beer they load it up with all kinds of spices and other concoctions. That is OK for an occasional adventure trip at the bar but what makes a good beer is simplicity.
I'm from Bavaria where almost every town has its own brewery and all make a similar range of styles (Weizen, Hefeweizen, Maerzen, Doppelbock etc.). Yet most are distinctly different even while using the same ingredients because the respective brewmasters interpret the recipe in their own fashion. Focus on the fundamentals and then add the bells and whistles if you still need them.
October 13, 2010 at 1:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Is I-5 Expansion An Environmental Disaster?
Expanding the freeway to ease congestion is like giving drugs to junkies to alleviate their addiction.
Rather than spend all that money on freeways it should be put into creating alternatives to car traffic. Expanding and building more public transport would be much better in the long run.
The main reason so many people cling to their cars is that there is no decent other option and that it is still too cheap to drive a car. Only by letting gas prices go up ($10 gallon sounds good) and gridlock become worse while at the same time providing a real alternative to driving will we be able to change the habits of people.
In my old hometown of Munich, Germany I did not need a car because I was able to get pretty much anywhere at any time of the day using public transportation. And even the occasional splurge on a cab was well cheaper than owning and maintaining a car.
August 18, 2010 at 12:02 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )