By any measure, the costs associated with addiction and substance abuse in the United States are staggering. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the total costs of drug abuse and addiction due to the use of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs are estimated at $524 billion a year. Illicit drug use alone accounts…
So now we know. Mayor Filner will be succeeded by the winner of a “normal” special election, not a post recall free for all. That means the winner will have to get more than 50 percent, if not in the first special election then in the subsequent run-off. That likely narrows the slate considerably by…
Real Estate shoppers and aficionados, travel with me this week on the interest rate train, as we examine historical mortgage interest rates and come to rest at our destination, today’s marketplace. It may seem more like a roller coaster ride than a pleasant sightseeing journey, but it should give you some perspective on a decision…
thursday, aug. 29 Young Frankenstein The hit Mel Brooks musical is alive! With sets and costumes from the hit Broadway production, you won’t want to miss a minute of this smash show as all of the favorite comedic moments of the film are delivered onstage along with some new show-stopping numbers including “ Transylvania Mania,”…
There are some big changes that occur for 50-years-olds. Of course, there is the gray hair (if you have any left) and larger mid-section. But you also have some different rules for saving for retirement. We’ll get to those in a second. First, we need to talk about the big picture. Your 50s is the…
Even though I’m a kind and joy-filled person, I’m always prepared to deal with inappropriate comments or behavior from the government-employed health care services workers. I’m always ready to ask why a medical doctor, nurse or technician’s bigotry is getting in the way of treating a veteran with respect to their service. Yet, I’ve never…
It has been said that there are few passages in the entire Bible that have had a greater impact and transformed more lives than this story from Matthew 25. Many progressive biblical scholars agree that the story may not even be from Jesus, but is from the followers of Jesus in Matthew’s community of faith….
Different Strokes Swim Team (DSST), San Diego’s mostly lesbian and gay masters swim team, finished a strong ninth out of the 34 teams represented at the 2013 International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) Championships in Seattle, Wash. Sixteen swimmers from DSST joined a total of 392 swimmers overall at the five day meet held in…
San Diego LGBTQ rights organization Canvass for a Cause (CFAC) was part of the public lobby in favor of Gov. Jerry Brown signing Assembly Bill 1266, the School Success and Opportunity Act, into law. The bill allows transgender students at public elementary and secondary schools to use the restroom and locker room, as well as play…
One of the first acts of the new incoming interim mayor of San Diego, Todd Gloria was to name City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez as “Mayor of Hillcrest.” This official announcement at the 38th Nicky Awards, held at the Marriott Hotel, drew a standing ovation from the big crowd that included District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis…
