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Traveling light: Jessica and Jon Mize land in San Diego after visiting Jon's hometown. Some didn't recognize them; they are much slimmer. |
Lost & found
Freeing themselves from 100s of pounds, a couple finds health and happiness
By Peter Rowe
STAFF WRITER
In photos from September 2005, Jessica and Jon Mize are smiling. That's no surprise, as the camera caught the Vista couple on vacation. Seeing the sights. In San Francisco. Fun, right? Wrong.
Effervescent opera star left a memorable mark in San Diego
By Valerie Scher
CLASSICAL MUSIC CRITIC
She was opera's most outgoing diva, a bubbly redhead who seemed equally at home singing masterworks at the Metropolitan Opera or joking with Kermit the Frog. As an opera star, company administrator and musical advocate, Beverly Sills helped popularize, and humanize, a lofty art form.
