It’s the night before Christmas and here I am thinking about the New Year already. Perhaps like many of you I am wondering what my 2013 will bring. Will it be about wealth or will it be about worry? Will it involve sickness or health? Will I achieve some of my professional objectives or will…
Re: Todd Gloria, 3rd District councilman Dear Editor, My experience with Todd Gloria and his organization is completely opposite of Mr. Nelson’s experience. He holds meetings with his constituents at various locations in District 3 on a regular basis; he or his staff have always responded to my communications rapidly and professionally, in many cases…
I saw about 75 movies in 2012, and while I saw a couple dozen that I liked a great deal, very few movies about LGBT people or queer themes were given a wide release. And that is disappointing in general, but particularly for a critic writing for a paper called San Diego LGBT Weekly. This…
In a 2012 interview with CBS, President Obama said that the biggest mistake of his first term was that he didn’t translate his policies into a story that would give the American people a sense of unity and purpose. He was right. The tragedy at Sandy Hook has handed him the perfect narrative for his…
To invest in real estate, you need money for a down payment and for the actual purchase of the property. There are different ways to get the money you need for investing and buying property. This article is intended to share some ideas of how you can get the money you need to buy property….
Mission Hills is a San Diego neighborhood that has lacked a certain amount of good quality restaurants. Quite surprising as it may be, there really is just a handful to choose from and I know from my many friends that live there that there is definitely a demand. This past year has seen a couple…
thursday, jan. 3 Any Day Now In the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof. Landmark Theatres, Hillcrest Cinemas, 3965 Fifth Ave. in Hillcrest, rated R, 2:10, 4:40, 7:20 and 9:40 p.m., tickets $10.50, 619-298-2904, landmarktheatres.com friday,…
Nov. 2 2012 I received a letter from the California Department of Public Health, Vital Records. In that letter came proof that I was “born again.” I was born female. You see, the gender listed on my original birth certificate was male, and my name was my given, male name. The gender listed on the…
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is not only the meek, mild, obedient woman the Christian tradition has turned her into, but also, a strong, morally autonomous, independent woman who does her own thinking, her own questioning, her own discerning and her own deciding. For many of us, it’s a very different way of thinking about…
