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The buzz being caused by folks like Greenspan, Lindsey Graham, and Chris Dodd.

Did you see Roubini and Krugman on “This Week” yesterday… even George Will admitted it might be the best move for the taxpayers.

If we can talk seriously about forced, managed bankruptcies for the automakers, we should be able to apply the same logic/sense to the behometh banks. BofA and Citi are zombies. That will be uncovered in the “stress test”.

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The buzz being caused by folks like Greenspan, Lindsey Graham, and Chris Dodd.

Did you see Roubini and Krugman on “This Week” yesterday… even George Will admitted it might be the best move for the taxpayers.

If we can talk seriously about forced, managed bankruptcies for the automakers, we should be able to apply the same logic/sense to the behometh banks. BofA and Citi are zombies. That will be uncovered in the “stress test”.

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The buzz being caused by folks like Greenspan, Lindsey Graham, and Chris Dodd.

Did you see Roubini and Krugman on “This Week” yesterday… even George Will admitted it might be the best move for the taxpayers.

If we can talk seriously about forced, managed bankruptcies for the automakers, we should be able to apply the same logic/sense to the behometh banks. BofA and Citi are zombies. That will be uncovered in the “stress test”.

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The cuts do not mean that PE and art won’t be taught in district schools. The subjects are already taught in the classroom. The cuts mean that they won’t be taught by specialized teachers in the ESC program, who bring “depth and complexity” to these subjects.
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Just a note here… San Diego unified cut PE and Art a while back. I suspect Carmel Valley schools have well funded/active PTA’s the way the University City schools do… So the PTA picks up the slack. My sons get Art and PE from specialized teachers – and the salaries of these teachers are paid by the PTA. That alone is why I give a lot more to the PTA than the minimum suggested.

I would worry more about schools where the socio-economics are such that the PTA isn’t well funded and can’t pick up the slack.

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The cuts do not mean that PE and art won’t be taught in district schools. The subjects are already taught in the classroom. The cuts mean that they won’t be taught by specialized teachers in the ESC program, who bring “depth and complexity” to these subjects.
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Just a note here… San Diego unified cut PE and Art a while back. I suspect Carmel Valley schools have well funded/active PTA’s the way the University City schools do… So the PTA picks up the slack. My sons get Art and PE from specialized teachers – and the salaries of these teachers are paid by the PTA. That alone is why I give a lot more to the PTA than the minimum suggested.

I would worry more about schools where the socio-economics are such that the PTA isn’t well funded and can’t pick up the slack.

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[quote=flu]
The cuts do not mean that PE and art won’t be taught in district schools. The subjects are already taught in the classroom. The cuts mean that they won’t be taught by specialized teachers in the ESC program, who bring “depth and complexity” to these subjects.
[/quote]

Just a note here… San Diego unified cut PE and Art a while back. I suspect Carmel Valley schools have well funded/active PTA’s the way the University City schools do… So the PTA picks up the slack. My sons get Art and PE from specialized teachers – and the salaries of these teachers are paid by the PTA. That alone is why I give a lot more to the PTA than the minimum suggested.

I would worry more about schools where the socio-economics are such that the PTA isn’t well funded and can’t pick up the slack.

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The cuts do not mean that PE and art won’t be taught in district schools. The subjects are already taught in the classroom. The cuts mean that they won’t be taught by specialized teachers in the ESC program, who bring “depth and complexity” to these subjects.
[/quote]

Just a note here… San Diego unified cut PE and Art a while back. I suspect Carmel Valley schools have well funded/active PTA’s the way the University City schools do… So the PTA picks up the slack. My sons get Art and PE from specialized teachers – and the salaries of these teachers are paid by the PTA. That alone is why I give a lot more to the PTA than the minimum suggested.

I would worry more about schools where the socio-economics are such that the PTA isn’t well funded and can’t pick up the slack.

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[quote=flu]
The cuts do not mean that PE and art won’t be taught in district schools. The subjects are already taught in the classroom. The cuts mean that they won’t be taught by specialized teachers in the ESC program, who bring “depth and complexity” to these subjects.
[/quote]

Just a note here… San Diego unified cut PE and Art a while back. I suspect Carmel Valley schools have well funded/active PTA’s the way the University City schools do… So the PTA picks up the slack. My sons get Art and PE from specialized teachers – and the salaries of these teachers are paid by the PTA. That alone is why I give a lot more to the PTA than the minimum suggested.

I would worry more about schools where the socio-economics are such that the PTA isn’t well funded and can’t pick up the slack.

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Since most Coronado residents won’t use the tunnel – why not fund the tunnel with tolls on the tunnel -so those that use it, pay for it?

That’s the way the bridge was paid for.

I’m old enough to remember pre-bridge days. When I was a kid we’d go to the Hotel Del for the occasional “special occasion” brunch – and take the car ferry. The bridge was built, the car ferry eliminated, and tolls paid for the bridge.

I understand that the residents benefit, from the tunnel by reduced traffic… But so do the North Island workers – no stop lights, etc.

But what do I know… I only go to Coronado to go to the Del or Chez Loma.

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Since most Coronado residents won’t use the tunnel – why not fund the tunnel with tolls on the tunnel -so those that use it, pay for it?

That’s the way the bridge was paid for.

I’m old enough to remember pre-bridge days. When I was a kid we’d go to the Hotel Del for the occasional “special occasion” brunch – and take the car ferry. The bridge was built, the car ferry eliminated, and tolls paid for the bridge.

I understand that the residents benefit, from the tunnel by reduced traffic… But so do the North Island workers – no stop lights, etc.

But what do I know… I only go to Coronado to go to the Del or Chez Loma.

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Since most Coronado residents won’t use the tunnel – why not fund the tunnel with tolls on the tunnel -so those that use it, pay for it?

That’s the way the bridge was paid for.

I’m old enough to remember pre-bridge days. When I was a kid we’d go to the Hotel Del for the occasional “special occasion” brunch – and take the car ferry. The bridge was built, the car ferry eliminated, and tolls paid for the bridge.

I understand that the residents benefit, from the tunnel by reduced traffic… But so do the North Island workers – no stop lights, etc.

But what do I know… I only go to Coronado to go to the Del or Chez Loma.

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Since most Coronado residents won’t use the tunnel – why not fund the tunnel with tolls on the tunnel -so those that use it, pay for it?

That’s the way the bridge was paid for.

I’m old enough to remember pre-bridge days. When I was a kid we’d go to the Hotel Del for the occasional “special occasion” brunch – and take the car ferry. The bridge was built, the car ferry eliminated, and tolls paid for the bridge.

I understand that the residents benefit, from the tunnel by reduced traffic… But so do the North Island workers – no stop lights, etc.

But what do I know… I only go to Coronado to go to the Del or Chez Loma.

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Since most Coronado residents won’t use the tunnel – why not fund the tunnel with tolls on the tunnel -so those that use it, pay for it?

That’s the way the bridge was paid for.

I’m old enough to remember pre-bridge days. When I was a kid we’d go to the Hotel Del for the occasional “special occasion” brunch – and take the car ferry. The bridge was built, the car ferry eliminated, and tolls paid for the bridge.

I understand that the residents benefit, from the tunnel by reduced traffic… But so do the North Island workers – no stop lights, etc.

But what do I know… I only go to Coronado to go to the Del or Chez Loma.

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I have to agree with some of the negative comments.

I left San Diego in 1990 because
a) I felt I couldn’t afford to own a house here despite being in a decent paying field (engineering.)
b) I was sick of being judged by what my car and zipcode were.
c) plastic perfect people… Blonde hair, tanning salon tans, bleached teeth… Pressure to conform to the barbie look – and I am sooooo NOT barbie material. (It may be better for guys – but as someone who was in my late 20’s at the time I couldn’t take the competition from the perfec plastic barbie girls.

I’ve lived in Washington State, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. I liked WA and PA. (Not so much GA).

I chose to move back and have no regrets. While I prefer a neighborhood that is less cookie cutter – the older the neighborhood – the more the homes personalize… so even in a tract home community like University City, after 45 years, the houses all look different.

San Diego has the weather… but that’s not the draw. San Diego has a lifestyle that is good for people who like to DO stuff. Bike riding, the beach, hiking in the various canyons around town, kayaking. Unlike WA state where you could do stuff – but in the rain… or PA where you could do stuff, but in the snow… here you can do stuff year round.

I don’t surf – but I taught my boys to boogie board as soon as they could handle the waves safely. Now my 8 year old has been exposed to surfing and is begging me to buy him a surfboard. He LOVES the water. You can’t get that in NYC. (And the Jersey shore waves aren’t conducive to surfing… as he discovered on a family trip there last summer.)

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I have to agree with some of the negative comments.

I left San Diego in 1990 because
a) I felt I couldn’t afford to own a house here despite being in a decent paying field (engineering.)
b) I was sick of being judged by what my car and zipcode were.
c) plastic perfect people… Blonde hair, tanning salon tans, bleached teeth… Pressure to conform to the barbie look – and I am sooooo NOT barbie material. (It may be better for guys – but as someone who was in my late 20’s at the time I couldn’t take the competition from the perfec plastic barbie girls.

I’ve lived in Washington State, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. I liked WA and PA. (Not so much GA).

I chose to move back and have no regrets. While I prefer a neighborhood that is less cookie cutter – the older the neighborhood – the more the homes personalize… so even in a tract home community like University City, after 45 years, the houses all look different.

San Diego has the weather… but that’s not the draw. San Diego has a lifestyle that is good for people who like to DO stuff. Bike riding, the beach, hiking in the various canyons around town, kayaking. Unlike WA state where you could do stuff – but in the rain… or PA where you could do stuff, but in the snow… here you can do stuff year round.

I don’t surf – but I taught my boys to boogie board as soon as they could handle the waves safely. Now my 8 year old has been exposed to surfing and is begging me to buy him a surfboard. He LOVES the water. You can’t get that in NYC. (And the Jersey shore waves aren’t conducive to surfing… as he discovered on a family trip there last summer.)

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