NELVIN C. CEPEDA / Union-Tribune
José Arias Martínez, 75, has lived more than half his life in a small wooden house near the border. During times of greater smuggling activity, he would sell carnitas in the hills. |
Both sides see less violence
By Leslie Berestein
STAFF WRITER
THE BORDER – A charred hole near one man's front door and several lingering coughs are about all that's left to remind residents of Tijuana's Colonia Libertad of a time late last year when las bombas were coming across the border fence.
Mother shares grief in book
After daughter died of overdose, she wrote letters to cope
By Ray Huard
STAFF WRITER
EAST COUNTY – The pain is raw. “Do you think I'll ever go a day without crying? I'm afraid if I do, I'll feel guilty as hell.” The words come from letters that Tracy Moe wrote to her 17-year-old daughter, Kelsea Lyn Phelps.
Veterans relive Pearl Harbor
Witnesses to WWII history share stories on videotape
By Peter Rowe
STAFF WRITER
For years, Bill Craddock figured no one wanted to hear his war stories, even his tales of Dec. 7, 1941. And that was just fine with the El Cajon resident. “What the hell,” Craddock thought, “let's get on with our lives.”
No more needles in trash, state says
Confusion expected as law takes effect
By Mike Lee
STAFF WRITER
Starting tomorrow, state law will bar residents from throwing medical sharps – including needles, syringes and lancets – into regular trash or recycling bins.
GERRY BRAUN | ONLY IN SAN DIEGO
Gathering of crows is murder (to) most fowl
Of all the names we give animal groups, the most authentic are the ones that describe a distinguishing trait or behavior. A crash of rhinos, for instance. Or a sleuth of bears. Or even a parliament of owls. Yet I never guessed why crows came in murders until I met Roy McGuckin. He's watched the black-coated killers in all their murderous glory.
