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Cougar graduate Thomas Fishburne looking to excel at community college level

Southwestern College’s Devore Stadium was the site of Steele Canyon High School quarterback Thomas Fishburne’s two biggest wins as a senior last season. The Cougars upset the top-seeded Ramona Bulldogs, 33-29, to win the San Diego Section Division II championship last Dec. 2. Two weeks later, Steele Canyon capped its…

Leave your judgements on the boardwalk – God made fun in all shapes and sizes

Everything was peaceful as I watched another set of waves break against the shore. So far, today was going exceptionally well as we were able to find a parking space near Law Street public beach access, several semi-clean, open bathroom stalls as well as a small patch of unclaimed sand…

Duncan Hunter and wife indicted by federal jury

Rep. Duncan Hunter, 43, and his wife Margaret Hunter, 41, were indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday with charges that they used more than one quarter of a million dollars in campaign funds for personal use. Authorities in the U.S. Attorney’s Office contend the Hunters engaged in a conspiracy…

The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin Dies at 76

Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,” ”I Say a Little Prayer” and her signature song, “Respect,” and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, has died at age 76 from advanced pancreatic cancer. Publicist Gwendolyn Quinn tells The…

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