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Water chief, Army play name game: South Bay water official Jim Doud received something unexpected in the mail the other day. It was an Army commendation signed by Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey, Jr. and Army Secretary Pete Geren.
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Have you associated with, well, anyone?: “Joe McCarthy Lives!” So claims Scott Barnett, who was born five years after the wildly accusatory Commie hunter left this Earth.
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Anti-gerrymandering bid heartens craggy pol: Dylan Thomas, the alcoholic Welsh poet, made a memorable point – alas, with too many pints – about old men.
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SD's no-win situation: Sez Me . . . Welcome, visitors, to America's Most Disappointing Sports City. If your allegiance is with teams outside this area, you have nothing to worry about in terms of a threat to your favorites. We're neutral in San Diego. We accommodate. Make yourself comfortable. Have a fish taco. Just don't drink on the beach.
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Hamels' philosophy: Take it pitch by pitch: LOS ANGELES – Cole Hamels is ready for his close-up. He has the right stuff and the steely sensibilities. The dominant pitcher of this baseball October is a star at ease beneath the bright spotlights on the big stage.
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Pitch to Giles may show Padres' intention to pinch: As part of a pitch to get Brian Giles to accept a trade to the Red Sox this past week, a Padres executive painted a stark fiscal picture for 2009, saying club owner John Moores might shrink the payroll to $40 million.
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Fewer holding penalties this season: Let's make this clear right up front, right where the offensive line meets the defensive line, where the dynamic dance of giants takes place with every snap. Where fingers are curled into a fist for head-slapping, but also opened up for clutching jerseys, then for pointing.
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Take 'The Express' with a grain of salt: “Express”-ly speaking, the Ernie Davis story is a great one for the movies, and the just-released “The Express” does a good job bringing it to the big screen.
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What does 'live within your means' mean today?: During the vice presidential debate last week, a telling moment came when moderator Gwen Ifill asked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin who was at fault for the nation's credit crisis: “greedy lenders” or “risky homeowners who shouldn't have been buying a home in the first place”?
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What Ayers story reveals about Obama: Any day now, I expect Barack Obama to call a news conference, wag his finger to the cameras, and announce with all the sincerity he can muster: “I did not have a substantive relationship with that Weatherman, Mr. Ayers.”
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Lest we forget, at one time, women in U.S. could not vote: A friend of mine sent me an e-mail last week. Cathy wrote: “I don't pass along most of the group-type messages I get, but this one is really powerful and important.”
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Familiar faces, familiar scenery: If you watch tonight's debut of “The Ex List,” you may notice that the new CBS romantic comedy features some familiar faces.
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Close sisters' bond guides them through challenges with mom: The three Sisters Shea are lucky. They all live in East County and are able to share caregiving responsibilities for their mom.
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The time has come to say goodbye: Back when I provided vacation relief for my predecessor, Gina Lubrano, I used to do half her work with twice the fretting, and I would welcome her back thinking, “They couldn't pay me enough to do her job.”
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