JOHN GIBBINS / Union-Tribune
Marine Master Sgt. Ken Reynolds, serving in Iraq, spoke to his family (from left) – daughter Kelsea, wife Teresa and son Tyler – via satellite videoconference yesterday at the Supercomputer Center at the University of California San Diego. |
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Sharing smiles across the miles
By John Wilkens
STAFF WRITER
LA JOLLA – For military families with loved ones stationed in Iraq, the ache of wartime separation is acute during the holidays. Yesterday, a dozen local families got a welcome dose of pain reliever. One by one, they were ushered into a room at the Supercomputer Center at the University of California San Diego for 30 minutes of videoconferencing face time.
STADIUM SITE SEARCH
Chargers weigh 2 Chula Vista options
By Ronald W. Powell
STAFF WRITER
The Chargers are huddling with Chula Vista officials to see if they can agree on a site for a new stadium by the end of this month. If they don't, it's not clear what the team will do next.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILDFIRES
Relief funding needs mapped by foundation
By Maureen Magee
STAFF WRITER
From $5 checks to seven-figure corporate contributions, millions of dollars collected for wildfire relief will be spent in four key areas over the next two years: survivor needs, civic engagement, the environment and preparedness.
Why harbor seals prefer Children's Pool is a mystery
By Terry Rodgers
STAFF WRITER
LA JOLLA – Along the San Diego County coastline, few pieces of real estate are more hotly contested than Children's Pool beach at Coast Boulevard and the foot of Jenner Street in La Jolla.
GERRY BRAUN | ONLY IN SAN DIEGO
Tampering with grades gets Preuss automatic F
In September, my daughter brought home a copy of her high school's Academic Honesty Policy. It described nine ways she could corrupt her own education, and the penalties that would crash down on her freshman head if she did.
Jewish, Muslim groups connect
Dialogue effort is largest of its kind
By Sandi Dolbee
STAFF WRITER
SAN DIEGO – In what is being described as the first such effort of its kind, two major Jewish and Muslim groups will launch “serious education programs” in the United States and Canada aimed at bridging a divide formed from centuries of animosity over land, politics and religion.
