For fun and flavor, make it a holiday full of ginger
By Catharine Kaufman “An I had but one penny in the world, thou should’st have it to buy gingerbread.” — William Shakespeare, ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ Gingerbread is the quintessential treat for the...
View ArticleThe Wrap-Up
Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton The defeat of Proposition CC, Del Mar Union School District’s bond measure, was so close to a victory, thanks to the valiant efforts of supporters, that it can hardly be...
View ArticleThe Holidays and weight gain: Put the skids on the ‘Seasonal Seven’
Catherine Kaufman By Catharine Kaufman ’Tis the season for packing on pounds — from Halloween’s candy orgy through to New Year’s cocktail culture with some fatty, carbo-loading pit stops in-between —...
View ArticleAutoMatters: 2012 LA Auto Show
By Jan Wagner The 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, in the LA Convention Center, presents an excellent opportunity for you to see, experience and compare the latest automobiles from around the world, in one...
View ArticleTwenty dead children have to matter
Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton Yet again. Was there anyone who did not walk around in a daze last Friday, thinking about the children in their lives and how to protect them forever from random acts of...
View ArticleOne View: Footnotes to November election
Gordon Clayton By Gordon Clanton • After his Prop 30 tax increase passed by 8 percentage points, Jerry Brown has an easy path to re-election in 2014. Business will back the moderate Brown as a check...
View ArticleIt’s the time of the year to go nuts about chestnuts
By Catharine Kaufman The Nat King Cole Christmas tune chimes in my head, “chestnuts roasting on an open fire,” and I go gaga over these holiday delights. Shiny, mahogany gems are piled high in mounds...
View ArticleA correction and a call for compromise
Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton My Dec. 20, 2012 column titled “Twenty dead children have to matter” – about the Newtown tragedy and the renewed debate over gun control – elicited reactions across the...
View ArticleWhat’s new foodie? Here’s a peek at the latest gustatory trends
Catherine Kaufman By Catharine Kaufman As 2012 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the best and worst of the food trends, and get a glimpse into what’s hot for the New Year. The Gastronomic Geek...
View ArticleThere must be 50 ways to lose your love handles
By Catharine Kaufman Catherine Kaufman As we ring in 2013, most of us carry some baggage from last year. I’m talking cottage cheese thighs, muffin tops, beer bellies. According to a recent article in...
View ArticleSoup’s On! around the world
Catherine Kaufman By Catharine Kaufman Soup has truly evolved from its primitive beginnings, which coincided with the very origins of cooking to a pop cultural phenomenon. Soup has entered the...
View Article2013 Consumer Electronics Show & PMA@CES
For a few amazing days every January, Las Vegas is transformed into the biggest, most amazing showroom of consumer electronics products imaginable. The event is called the International Consumer...
View ArticleDistricts to pay millions for new county-wide education finance software
By Marsha Sutton Marsha Sutton A new Enterprise Resource Planning software system that the San Diego County Office of Education is proposing to install could cost as much as $63 million, half of which...
View ArticleTouch down Super Bowl Sunday with foods from the seafood capitals
By Catharine Kaufman Tailgate parties will be heating up throughout the Big Easy on Feb. 3 making a pit stop at New Orleans’ Mercedes-Benz Superdome 6:30 p.m. ET. Super Bowl XLVII kicks off with a...
View ArticleAutoMatters: Formula 1 returns to the United States
By Jan. R. Wagner The Formula One World Championship is at the pinnacle of global motor racing. The circuits are legendary: Monaco, the Nurburgring, Monza, Silverstone and Watkins Glen, to name but a...
View ArticlePatriot Profiles: ‘I was embarking on the adventure of a lifetime’
First Lady of the Marine Corps Bonnie Amos greets locals in Puzeh, Helmund Province, Afghanistan, in December 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mallory S. Vanderschans This column presents “Patriot...
View ArticleWatchdogs wanted to monitor school bond money disbursements
Marsha Sutton By Marsha Sutton This may be local education’s most boring, yet perhaps most important, lead in a column ever written: “Applications are now being accepted for those interested in serving...
View ArticleEnough gun show craziness
Bud Emerson How much more gun violence do we need before the Fair Board steps up and takes a stand on the gun trafficking they sponsor with five gun shows a year? So far not one board member has even...
View ArticleTo your health: Minutes matter in heart attack treatment
By Martin Charlat, MD, Scripps Health When a heart attack strikes, what happens in the next few minutes can make a critical difference in both the immediate and long-term health consequences. Each...
View ArticleAutoMatters: Mullin Automotive Museum
By Jan. R. Wagner One of the many perks to living in Southern California is our wealth of nearby auto museums. In addition to the large, well known ones, there are many more incredible private...
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