Preserved Home: Some kernels of knowledge about grains’ greatness

Laura Woolfrey Macklem • May 25, 2022

Homemade bread made with freshly milled flour provides a soft yet sturdy canvas for sandwiches and spreads with tremendous health benefits canceling any bread guilt. Common, nutrition-lacking loaves are now the price of the artisan counterparts in the store. Buy grains now to to stock your pantry, and fill your bread box with a slice of heaven.

Historically Speaking: A few celebrity moments from yesteryear

Tom Morrow • May 19, 2022

Back in 1969 when I was a staff writer for the Associated Press, I was assigned to go out and interview actors on a movie set east of Apache Junction, Arizona. The movie being filmed was “The Ballad of Cable Hogue.”

Historically Speaking: The cost of living after eight decades

Tom Morrow • May 10, 2022

The cost of living is skyrocketing, and there doesn’t appear to be any limits. Looking back over eight decades, prices were pennies on the dollar compared to today.

EarthTalk: Climate change can indeed worsen allergies

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss • May 10, 2022

Pollen may be an unfortunate contributor to poor health in the first place, but there are signs that this nuisance will become worse.

Notes and Quotes: My breakfast with a film legend

Tom Morrow • April 28, 2022

I was an executive at the famed Hotel del Coronado and had just staged a 25th anniversary celebration of director Billy Wilder’s legendary film “Some Like It Hot,” starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe. I invited everyone for a fabulous weekend of fun. Lemmon, Curtis and Wilder showed up, along with many of the supporting cast still living. It was a flawless weekend that went off exactly as I had planned it.

Education Matters: County hearing on San Dieguito maps was first of three

Marsha Sutton • April 13, 2022

Choosing a San Dieguito Union High School District election map that violates reasonable expectations for fairness was the wrong tactic to attempt to diffuse union control. As any parent knows, you pick your battles carefully.

EarthTalk: Environmental impacts of Russia’s war on Ukraine already evident

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss • April 13, 2022

Russia’s war on Ukraine is one of the worst humanitarian crises facing Europe since World War II. As Russian military forces continue their violent, murderous invasion, environmental organizations worldwide are raising additional concerns of the war’s far-reaching devastation to the environment.

Education Matters: Three maps proposed for San Dieguito; district challenges county involvement

Marsha Sutton • April 12, 2022

A just-released letter from San Dieguito Union High School District Superintendent Cheryl James-Ward challenges the San Diego County Office of Education’s authority to take over the district’s election map process.

Notes and Quotes: Short visits to small places

Tom Morrow • April 10, 2022

During my many years of “Following the Sun,” there were interesting and historic encounters scattered around the globe. Many of these experiences were not big stories in themselves but memorable snippets out of my charmed life.

Education Matters: County takes over San Dieguito school district map issue

Marsha Sutton • April 4, 2022

The San Diego County Board of Education voted at a special meeting Monday, April 4, to take control over the controversial redistricting map issue that has plagued the San Dieguito Union High School District in recent weeks.

Notes & Quotes: When Washington went to war; reviewing our past in light of today

Tom Morrow • April 1, 2022

As the winds of war once again begin to blow, it is interesting to take a look back at how our nation became the world’s leading armed force. There are numerous historical resources to call upon, but one book I first read some 35 years ago chronicles just how unprepared this nation was for our defense, let alone launch any sort of offensive movement.

Point of View: History guides union of North Coast Current and OsideNews

Roman S. Koenig • March 26, 2022

The North Coast Current and OsideNews will continue a mission that was started 10 years ago. As the publisher, the lessons of history will be my guide.