Jun 03
Maybe it’s just me, but the similarities between Arnold Schwarzenegger and the late Ronald Reagan are getting downright scary. First, they both came to fame on the silver screen and were Hollywood stars before entering the political galaxy. Then, they both ran for office and became governors. And they became governors of the same state. …
Jun 01
Gotta send one last set of props out to the Cal Poly softball and baseball teams for a fine year. Even though the endings didn’t turn out quite as well as we all might have hoped, it was a landmark year in many respects. The softball team put up a good fight in its return …
May 29
The Most Ridiculous Claim of the Week comes from Nick Franco, superintendent of our State Parks district, in Kathe Tanner’s recent story regarding how possible closures of our beloved beaches might occur. Franco told Kathe that he doubted physical barriers would be erected but that signs might be posted to indicate closed areas. Then, people …
May 27
So now we’ve reached the point with the Oceano Dunes where even the selfless people who come to the rescue of others are dying. Such is the case of Christopher Meadows, the EMT who was killed in an ATV accident while rushing to the aid of an injured Dunes visitor. In his haste to reach …
May 25
In my world, there would be no frats. No sororities. No Kappas, no Betas, no Thetas, no Omicrons. No Greeks, whatsoever, on college campuses, period. The death of Carson Starkey and the arrest of four members of Cal Poly’s now-suspended Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter expose this sorry social system for what it truly is: a …
May 20
Was it only a few short weeks ago that the world was in a death grip of swine flu pandemic fears, with schools barricading their doors, parents casting a wary eye at every sniffle, the country of Mexico in a near quarantine with no pasty American tourists arriving by cruise ship to scarf up cheap …
May 19
There was a time before the events of Sept. 11, 2001, when baseball was a more carefree and innocent game. Before the first pitch, the home team would send out a special guest to perform the national anthem, everyone would turn their attention to the flag, and the proper moments of patriotic observance would occur. …
May 15
In the wake of Fox frontman Bill O’Reilly’s removal from The Tribune’s Opinion page, a spirited debate has sprung up among letter writers arguing for and against the decision. Count me in the column of those who’d like to see him back in print on Saturday mornings. Here’s why: Contrary to the opinion of those …
May 13
So the latest chatter around town is that two particular retailers appear to have the most interest in bidding to replace Gottschalks: J.C. Penney and (gasp!) Wal-Mart. And so it comes to this. Just when you imagine the options can’t get any worse, in waltzes the grand poobah of crummy, discount mega-stores. If you think …
May 12
For some reason, most of the really big attention given to Cal Poly sports teams goes to football and men’s basketball. Sometimes it’s deserved, like for the football team this past year. Sometimes it’s not, like for this year’s basketball squad, which managed to not even qualify for the conference tournament thanks to an embarrassing …
