2019-09-12

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ED GALLO SPEAKS

“Hi Jack. Just wanted to follow up on what we discussed yesterday. Jack you there? Jack?” Darn it. Second call… “Sorry about the drop Jack. I don’t know if it was you or me. Anyway. Jack?” Geez, another dropped cell call. Has this ever happened to you? September 19 at 3 p.m. the Escondido City Zoning Administrator will hold a […]

Taliban at Camp David? Really?

EDITORIAL

Senator Jones attacks SANDAG’s management

On the Senate Floor Wednesday during the debate on Assembly Bill 1730, Senator Brian Jones called for SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) to review its management. Jones’s complaint about SANDAG is the agency’s sponsorship of AB 1730, a recently amended measure that would prohibit gas tax funds from being used for upgrades to gridlocked Highways 52, 67 and 78 […]

OGHS wins $5K in musical instruments

Orange Glen High School won $5,000 worth of musical instruments through the Barry Manilow contest. This past summer the Manilow Music Project announced their high school band winner for a prize of $100,000 worth of Yamaha instruments. Orange Glen High School competed in this contest by submitting a 5-minute video explaining why they needed the band instruments and what the […]

The Importance of Being Alone with God Pt3


“Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.” (1 Samuel 30:6, NKJV).   In the passage above, we discover David in a very precarious situation.  He is very much alone […]

John “Jack” Raymond named an Escondido Forever Legend 2019

Jack Raymond has been selected as one of nine 2019 Escondido Forever Legends by the Escondido History Center.  A senior from a high school in Escondido will receive the FLAG (Future Legends Award Group) Award in his name and be presented a $1,000 honorarium. This award, presented in an October 9, 2019 ceremony, is made possible by the sponsorship of […]

SPHS teacher Kristy Jurgensen named 2019 American Geographical Society Teacher Fellow

The American Geographical Society (AGS) has named Kristy Jurgensen of San Pasqual High School in Escondido, as a 2019 AGS Geography Teacher Fellow.  The AGS Geography Teacher Fellow program is a year-long professional development opportunity that enables geography teachers to implement open-source mapping into their classrooms and provides supplementary resources and materials to the teachers. Teachers were selected from across […]

A new era dawning for White Tiger football


Having highly-respected good guy Jon Goodman come over from Classical Academy to become the new head football coach at Escondido Charter was a huge get for the White Tigers.  Not only had Goodman guided the Caimans to three trips to the CIF semifinals but he had done so while fostering an environment where the overall development of the individual player […]

Local football rundown

With the football season well underway, let’s check out how the local teams fared last Friday as well as those that enjoyed an off-week. Calvin Christian – The Crusaders’ record fell to 0-3 when they lost a rare double forfeit game against Public Safety Academy (San Bernardino). In a nutshell, what that means is that both teams will be charged […]

Joint boards discuss Middle College at Orange Glen High School

The Palomar College Board of Education recently held a joint board meeting with the Escondido Union High School District Board of Education to discuss the concept of a Middle College at Orange Glen High School. Middle colleges have developed in response to calls to make high school more relevant to students, and to make college more accessible and affordable. The […]