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America Can be a Scary Place for Americans

Larissa Nearing’s story is a poignant illustration of what can happen when you are busy living your life.

(SAN DIEGO) - We are a nation of rules and laws, with over 40,000 new laws that went into effect on January 1, 2012, alone.

With such a minefield, even for the most sober citizen, it is easy to slide down the rabbit hole.

Down and Out in `America`s Finest City`

When do the arrests and the fraud and treason trials begin? Greedy parasites eventually kill their host...the beginnings of which I saw happening in San Diego.

(SAN DIEGO) - I saw a sign once that read "Bad ideas make for the best stories", and thinking how true that was. My bad idea for June 2012 was thinking I could hitchhike through California, from the Mexican border up to Oregon. I had done it 40 years earlier with no problems, so why not?

Fabric of Space

Einstein was a commendable physicist and mathematician but his concept of “The fabric of space” has resulted in a major detraction and the failure of the scientists to determine the true nature of magnetic field energy in the universe.

(SAN DIEGO) - In a July 21, 2012 Nova program titled “What Is Space”, physicist Alex Filippenko, U.C. Berkeley said: “What is space. We still don’t really know.”

And, physicist S. James Gates, Jr, U. of Maryland, said: “It is one of the deepest mysteries in physics.”

DEA Jailed San Diego Student and Left Him Unattended for 5 Days

Boxer Calls for DOJ Investigation into Detention of U San Diego Student

(WASHINGTON DC) - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today sent a letter urging Attorney General Eric Holder to order an immediate and thorough investigation into why a college student was reportedly forgotten while in Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) custody for nearly five days.

According to reports, he was given no food or water, and his cries for help went unanswered.

Not Advertising as Usual

Empowered Energy Solutions Enters San Diego Ad Club “Addy” Competition with “Climate Change: Not Business as Usual” Campaign

(SOLANA, BEACH, Calif.) - On a January day with temperatures pushing into the 80's in San Diego County, a white van circles the block in San Diego’s Hillcrest district for a last minute drop-off of creative “boards,” panels displaying images of websites and short films.

Our destination: The San Diego Ad Club. This is an entry for the Addy Awards. I'm getting a creepy feeling as I'm driving--as I get closer to the deadline and as the temperatures keep rising on a hot afternoon.

Congress and States Prepare for another Circumcision Battle

MGMbill.org sends proposed genital mutilation legislation to Congress and eleven state legislatures as the legal battle to regulate circumcision heats up.

(SAN DIEGO PRWEB) - Children’s right activists from coast to coast have joined together this month to press more than 2,200 lawmakers in Congress and eleven states to enact the Male Genital Mutilation Bill.

The proposed bill would protect boys from forced circumcision the same way that girls are protected under federal and state laws.

Jeremy Henwood (In Memorial) Uncommon Valor In Peace & War

An obscene act against an honorable man.

(CLEVELAND) - Most people heard about the tragic death of Jeremy Henwood, a San Diego city police officer who in his 'other life' was a U.S. Marine officer.

He was gunned down at a stoplight, unsuspecting, because he rolled up next to two criminals who assumed he may have been looking for them. However while sitting in his police cruiser, waiting for the light to turn green, the passenger in the car next to Jeremy's pulled the trigger and his life came to an unsuspecting close.

Storms Bearing Down on California, West Coast

Rainfall totals in the Southland will be around 0.50 of an inch. While this will be significantly lighter than in the north, it could still be enough to cause mudslides and minor flooding problems.

(LOS ANGELES) - With more rain on the way, California residents are preparing for dangerous flooding and mudslides, while mountain resorts are looking at record snowfall.

Rain will fall in buckets across northern and central California today, while AccuWeather.com meteorologists are watching two other systems on the horizon.

La Nina: Southern California Will See Winter Flip-Flop

Water restrictions and drought pricing are already in place for most of the water authority's customers.

(State College, Pa.) - AccuWeather.com reports thanks to a strong La Nina weather pattern, the West Coast is likely to see winter conditions opposite of what it endured last year.

According to AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist and West Coast resident Ken Clark said, "The difference going into this winter, is going to be totally on the opposite side, last year we had a moderate El Nino going through the winter, that drastically changed this spring to a La Nina pattern."

Mexican Cartels Join DEA in Opposition of U.S. State Marijuana Laws

That's right, the Mexican drug cartels.

(SALEM, Ore.) - This nation is heading for a showdown with the DEA, a rogue government agency running awry of state laws in order to keep the pharmaceutical and insurance industries intact.

The DEA is an enemy of the emerging data that keeps painting marijuana an even richer tone of green.