Happy Birthday Elliott Yamin
Singer Elliott Yamin, born this day (July 20) in 1978 made his debut on American Idol and since has become a recording star.
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Travel and FoodRemembering Larry Sherry
In the 1959 World Series, Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Larry Sherry completed all four games that the Dodgers won against the Chicago White Sox, and was named the series’ most valuable player. He was born on this day (July 25) in 1935.
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Travel and FoodComic book series promotes Pakistani peace
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Walking through the exhibit hall at Comic-Con, I heard someone ask, “Would you like some free comic books for peace?” and when I turned, there was a smiling young woman wearing a hijab. Of course, I was interested right away. Could they mean peace between Arabs and
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, USARemembering Max Fleischer
Max Fleischer, a pioneer of cartoons and animated movies, was born this date (July 19) in 1883.
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Travel and FoodA poet among the comic book writers
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Not all the books on sale at Comic-Con are graphic novels or comic books. Adam Greenfield, under auspices of the Puna Press, is selling a book of poetry, Regarding the Monkey. Greenfield is a San Diegan who makes his day-to-day living helping people record podcasts – he brings
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyThe ‘good times’ for ambitious Iran are over
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — What appears to be an oil tanker war brewing in the Red Sea and beyond, including the downing of an Iranian drone by a U.S. Navy ship, is more evidence that Iran is showing the strain of American-led sanctions and reluctant European acknowledgment that appeasing the Islamic Republic is
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAWeekly Torah portion: Balak
By Rabbi Joshua Dorsch SAN DIEGO — This week, in Parashat Balak, Bilam is sent by the Moabite King Balak to curse the Israelites. After a series of rather peculiar events, instead of cursing them, Bilam offers the Israelite camp what traditional biblical commentators consider to be a blessing. He says “How goodly are your
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Jewish ReligionBeing Jewish and having celiac disease
By H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — I used to think going gluten free was a silly fad. All of a sudden there seemed to be something wrong with bread, and I love a good piece of bread, who doesn’t? More than fifty years later, I can still practically taste the fresh rye bread my father
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Science, Medicine, & EducationPlay’s twist of dice comes up a winner
By Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel SOLANA BEACH, California — On our approaching the theatre, a volunteer remarked, “Roll the snake eyes and you get a free drink,” an appropriate welcome indeed. Being re-introduced to Frank Loesser ‘s music and Damon Runyon’s short story characters was a lot of fun, laughs , fast moving scenes, actors
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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastFood for thought: Is it racist?
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — There’s been a lot of buzz about whether or not it’s racist to say, “Go back where you came from!” Most white conservatives are saying that it isn’t, while virtually everyone else is saying that it is. So here’s some food for thought: In my training as an actor,
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Eric George Tauber, Travel and Food, USAIn honor of Roald Hoffmann
Nobel Prize winning chemist Roald Hoffmann was born this date (July 18) in 1937.
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Travel and Food250th celebration based on enduring American values
By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — San Diego’s celebration of its 250th anniversary this week was a welcome reminder that what brings Americans together in 2019 is stronger that what divides us. While Washington was reeling from President Trump’s suggestion that four Congresswomen from immigrant families to “go back” to the
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Chris Jennewein, San Diego CountyDespereaux delights the child in all of us
Lean close, my friends. I’m telling you a story. By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — From the get go, we are charmed into the magical storybook world of Pigpen Theatre’s The Tale of Despereaux playing at the Old Globe through Aug 11. With a tight ensemble, poetry, puppetry and song, it is a tale
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & BroadcastHow U.S. benefits with Israel as its strategic partner
By Shoshana Bryen inFOCUS Quarterly WASHINGTON, D.C. —One of the few points of unbounded bipartisan agreement in Washington has for decades been that U.S.-Israel security cooperation is right, good, mutually beneficial and worth every nickel spent on it. It is well–grounded in facts and acknowledged benefits to both sides. Today, however, support for Israel is
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