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Michelle May 17, 2013 at 09:26 am
We had Mission Pools in Temecula build our pool and would highly recommend them! Brad and the entire…Read More team are good, honest and fair people. The process will never be without issues but the few we had were handled quickly and professionally. They do not just build your pool and move on....they are there for years after!! Good solid company that has been around for a long time! Can't say enough good things about Mission Pools!!!
John Smith May 15, 2013 at 04:37 pm
Look at Aloha Pool & Design. In my opinion these guys are honest and do good work Their website…Read More is http://www.alohapooldesign.com.
In my opinion I would avoid Tahitian Pools and Spas of Temecula / Winchester.
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James Gordon May 20, 2013 at 02:18 pm
Stephanie:
I don't recall asking for examples of licensees who made bad choices. I do recall asking…Read More if "you have an objective basis for your concerns?" You responded by identifying some anecdotal (as opposed to statistical) evidence that some licensees made bad choices. Your evidence fails to support your position. Here's a brief article discussing the number of licenses that Florida has revoked because of gun related crimes: http://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/07/25/florida-approaching-1-million-concealed-weapons-permits/
Regarding your questions about G. Zimmerman. (1) I've already pointed out mistakes ziimmerman made, including following Martin. So, no, I would not want him to be the neighborhood watch captain. (2) I can and do avoid places where there are increased risks of violence (ATMs at night, check-cashing stores, prostitutes, drug dealers). That being said, I cannot accurately predict when/where I will need a gun. People are robbed in grocery store parking lots as well as coffee store parking lots. So, I believe the desire to have a gun in those locations is not unreasonable. More importantly though, I don't think people who are licensed to carry guns should repeatedly take their gun on and off all day long. This needlessly increases the risk of a negligent discharge. (3) The forensic evidence strongly supports virtually every element of Zimmerman's account of the incident. The significant element that is unsupported is whether Martin saw and attempted to grab Zimmerman's gun. Given that Zimmerman was already sustaining serious bodily injuries, this element isn't really necessary to believe the propriety of acting in self-defense. As to the two lies you reference, the first related to Zimmerman's finances. It was his wife who made the representations to the court. Zimmerman sat there "like a potted plant" in the words of the court. This obviously reflects poorly on him, but likely will not be presented to the jury. The second lie relates to his passport. A second passport was issued to him after he reported the prior passport had been stolen. The court itself did not believe Zimmerman was lying about the second passport, but that there were more innocent explanations. You apparently believe I think Zimmerman is innocent. I am waiting to see all the evidence before I make up my mind.
Stephanie May 20, 2013 at 02:39 am
You asked for some licensees who made bad choices with their concealed weapons and I gave them to…Read More you. Why don't you ever answer any of my questions? Knowing what you know now about George Zimmermans arrest record (before he killed Martin), would you want him in charge of your neighborhood watch? Does one need a gun to go to Starbucks? The grocery store? How can we believe anything Zimmerman says after he lied TO A JUDGE TWICE?
James Gordon May 18, 2013 at 09:51 pm
I dislike this new system. It allows for no formatting of comments. Leading to ugly "wall of…Read More text" posts.
TONI M. INMAN April 17, 2013 at 01:17 pm
Nicholas:
One thing ... not a nice thing ... which has not been commented upon very much
is the…Read More fact that this attack carried a "double sting." Not only was it directed against
Americans (and their visitors for the Marathon) on "Patriot's Day" in Boston, but
sundown on that terrible day marked the 65th Anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel ... at the very instant of which, in 1947, all of the surrounding Arab States simultaneously attacked. This was, if you will, "a double blow" ... and undoubtedly a "double 'Islalmic Terrorist' "Statement." Joseph B. Hudson, Jr., Esq.,
Fallbrook - (Member, American Society of International Law).
Mike April 17, 2013 at 12:07 pm
I never felt being Canadian that I would ever come close to losing my sisters to a terrorist attack.…Read More Both of them flew to Boston from desperate parts of Canada. Mi youngest sister trained for 5 years qualifying to get in only to injure herself last year . So this was a big event this year for us .
When I first heard there where bombs at the finish lines I spent 3 hours wrenched with fear , anger not being able to find out where my sisters where and if they are ok.
About 4:00 pacific I heard from my mother that my lil sister crossed the finish line and was 4 blocks away looking for my other sister who was there to cheer her on .
Thank God my sister was a fast runner at 3:24 she was out of the area but my other sister was not and saw the carnage just disgusting !... I am bringing here to Temecula for some Rest and happier vacation
Susan May 12, 2013 at 12:58 pm
Tsk, tsk, tsk. You left out the word communist, and you also neglected to blame President Obama.
Greg Coppes May 9, 2013 at 11:58 pm
In our first meeting here I told you that I believed that any discussion or argument here was not…Read More done to change the minds of those involved, rather it was to influence those who are reading them; third parties.
You have been very helpful in that regard. Anyone reading our exchanges can see you for what you are.
I tried to have a discussion with you and could not even agree on the definition of words with out hours of argument
You have an agenda and you will not allow anything to get in the way of it. That agenda includes trying to circumvent and weaken the 2nd amendment and redefine it's intent.
Mark Paxson May 9, 2013 at 11:51 pm
Once again you misdirect. You made a specific statement about one California piece of legislation…Read More you claimed did very specific things and, therefore, was unconstitutional. I'm not arguing the constitutionality. I'm arguing that the factual basis, the things that legislation does, is wrong. We can't even begin to discuss the constitutionality if the facts are wrong. I have provided the evidence that your facts are wrong. You have yet to counter that evidence. And now you change the conversation to "the constitutional intricacies within hundreds of pages of proposed state & federal firearms legislation written in legalese." You made very specific factual claims about one specific piece of California legislation. I've provided the bill number as well as the analysis. And all you can do is now quibble over whether eristical is a word that I should have looked up.
I will never understand why you and the rest of the right-wingers are so incapable of understanding that if they post "facts" in the context of their arguments that are proven to be false, they believe the problem is with the person who proves them wrong. Seriously, Jeff ... if the factual basis for your claim of unconstitutional provisions is wrong, how can you keep arguing the legislation is unconstitutional? Why is it so hard for you to back up those "facts?" You're proving yourself to be no better than the rest.
Mark Paxson May 9, 2013 at 11:41 pm
You imply far too much, sir. But your further response implies other things. First, that I have…Read More ever questioned your interest in defending the Constitution. I have not. Second, that somehow those who haven't served in the military would somehow have less of a desire in preserving and defending the Constitution.
It's interesting, everybody I know who has served in the military who has expressed an opinion on the issue has stated that above all, they believe in the right of others to express their opinions, that what they were defending when they served was the beauty of the divergent views and opinions that exist in this country. Sadly, most of what you've done on Patch is contrary to that concept. As you have done everything you can to squelch any legitimate conversation about these important issues.
No, sir, I have not served in the military. A fact that I am not ashamed of. And a fact that is irrelevant as to whether or not I have a strong desire to preserve and defend the Constitution. Nothing I have suggested is an attack on the Constitution.
Pamela Smyth May 10, 2013 at 08:57 pm
We thank our teachers from elementary school through graduate school by remembering that spelling…Read More and literacy in the language of one's culture and community matters, that reading newspapers matters, that what we publish online represents their efforts to teach us how to articulate our thoughts and ideas, and how to read with care and consideration the opinions of others with that same thoughtful consideration. We thank our teachers by taking the work they do and the hours and hours of unpaid and free or volunteer work "behind the scenes" and the money they spend out of their pockets to improve the learning environment for their students seriously. Most of all, we thank them by growing up to be civil and to work hard at whatever jobs or tasks we are given in life to the best of our abilities; and if some of that work began with the encouragement and recognition given by a teacher, then that is a joyful word of thanks to all of us who were students and are indeed, today, teachers.
Wire May 2, 2013 at 01:42 am
TGD, did I over load your Demo's about food stamps in 1980's
3:27 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013…Read More
Tell the Wire how many bankers are in prison by Obama and Holder? You can't can you? They, Obama's Holder only find the bankers that's what Elizabeth Warren was after but I guess that was over your HEAD!
"and Obama is STILL the anointed one"
A Hannity wannabe. That sums it up.
TGB Who signed the food stamp act? Was it LBJ? You bet he did.
Romney turns over donors list to Christie for his run for president 2016
SunTzu May 1, 2013 at 05:05 pm
Great news - At least one Tsarnaev pal arrested today was here illegally. Yup, I am sure ICE and…Read More DHS will be able to handle immigration reform http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/01/government-source-bells-should-have-gone-off-for-student-in-custody-in-boston-case/?on.cnn=1
Rick Peoples April 24, 2013 at 01:30 pm
That's a great idea. Not just a wider road, but a separated bicycle lane starting on Rancho…Read More California Road in Old Town all the way to Wine Country. Imagine riding through the most beautiful part of Temecula without trying to avoid the traffic doing in excess of 70 mph a few inches from your elbow. It would be great for tourists, and great for local families with kids. Right now, it's not recommended unless you go very early in the morning before the drinking starts, and in Temecula, that's pretty early.
Artemis Gordon April 23, 2013 at 11:03 am
Please widen wine country roads and give the cyclists space to stay off the road and stop competing…Read More with vehicles traveling 55 mph. It's insane when they ride 3 and 4 abreast, on a corner, with drunk winos too busy texting about the fab grenache to watch the road.
Nicole Mooradian April 22, 2013 at 01:43 am
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Carl Petersen III April 21, 2013 at 11:34 pm
Robert Livesay
8 minutes ago
"Herr Carl Petrersen III I have some concerns about your…Read More postings."
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Sounds like someone is a little bit upset over getting proven wrong about his allegations about the cause of our economic crash.
Carl Petersen III April 21, 2013 at 10:03 pm
Carl Petersen III
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Robert Livesay
2 minutes ago
'ou folks that voted for Liberals need…Read More some lessons in economics.'
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Is lesson one how the Conservative economic policy of the Bush administration crashed the economy?
Andrew M Halmay May 6, 2013 at 06:53 pm
More polarizing conversation that results in nothing. I am a liberal, and do not hate guns. I hate…Read More mentally deficient and deranged people with guns. I hate laws passed upon laws that do not address the real causes and effects of gun violence. Lots of knee-jerking on the left and right, and very little thought. That's what I hate.
beaumontdave April 20, 2013 at 06:59 pm
"Steve, like all liberal mind numbed Obama-bots, you go right to insults..." Too funny!
Jeffrey Sabatini April 20, 2013 at 04:02 pm
Hi LBV and yes, the bill authors & cosigners are punishing lawful gun owners. Several took…Read More Obama's lead, but others like DeLeon have a long anti-gun history. And I was thinking of that exact blog, but it would need to get fairly deep into constitutional law, and I'm not sure how to keep it from reading like the Infield Fly Rule or 1040 instructions. But how's this; Some of the problems Toomey had:
1. No list protections. Any crook could file an FOIA and get the full database.
2. No provisions to keep only flagged backgrounds and dump the database say every 30 days to prevent it from ever being used for confiscation.
3. No provisions to license "background agents" who could travel to gun shows to perform instant checks. Or, provisions requiring gun show promoters to provide a free kiosk with internet access & power for background agents to set up.
Toomey was a great try, but it failed to address the little things that history has well shown can turn an innocent snowball into an avalanche. When you STUDY history and the Constitution, you come to understand why the first ten Amendments were placed in their order. The 1st being the whole reason for all the blood spilled, and the 2nd to protect the rest of the document & insure no tyrant foreign or domestic could compromise or negate it. I often ask anti-gun folks to tell me what rights the 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Amendments insure in daily life. They rarely can, which is why they don't understand what losing the 2nd really means.
Matt Cullum April 20, 2013 at 03:55 pm
Citizen is spot on. The cap should be decreased by 75% minimum. This practice by American companies…Read More is nothing less than treason. If these criminals place ships outside our shores should be considered a threat to the economy an citizens of our nation.
Citizen April 16, 2013 at 09:55 pm
If you want all of the high tech, high skilled, high paying jobs (i.e., the jobs Americans REALLY…Read More want to do) from American companies to go to foreign workers and not to you and your children, then you should really love H1Bs. American corporations love the H1Bs since it gets them a pool of highy educated slave labor at bargain prices. That is what this is really all about.
Wire April 16, 2013 at 06:50 pm
Common Core been going on for a long time, who is the most famous graduate in HISTORY? He is in…Read More prison today. Bill Ares education failed. It's hitting national in two years.
This is where all the stimulus money went.
I like the cruse ship idea off the west coat, though Agenda 21 and more educated immigrants. With in those thirty plus years.
Richard Johnson April 18, 2013 at 11:06 pm
Our system is broken because “Our” Government refuses to enforce the laws that have…Read More already been passed and our Elected Representatives turn a blind eye to the mess that they have created by referring to something called “Comprehensive Reform that is going to fix everything. It’s just like Gun Control when our problem is criminal behavior. If the government would secure our borders, make the hiring of any illegal alien, (undocumented alien), a criminal act and deport anyone who entered this country illegally, our system would work. How many more laws do we need when our government refuses to enforce the laws we have? It just gives them time in front of a camera or a seat on a TV Show.
On the right side April 18, 2013 at 05:19 pm
Doesn't take the libs long to start their SMEAR CAMPAIGNS!!!! TRUTH DOES NOT MATTER TO THEM!!!…Read More RESULTS ONLY, MATTERS.
Jane Tanaka MD April 8, 2013 at 12:22 am
In response to Kathy... Yes, suboxone doesnt work for every pt, and it is also has street value. It…Read More is often sold or exchanged for oxy, heroin etc, or used is abused as a rescue drug when one in in severe withdrawal from running out of heroin/oxy. The pill form of subutex is abused via snorting, and is unfortunately available in generic which is cheaper . The Suboxone sublingual form is less abusable in this way. And ofcourse, suboxone/subutex alone without counseling/support in sobriety , and also treating comorbid psychiatric conditions ( bipolar mood disorder, impulsivity, depression, anxiety) that lead to relapse are all very important. Although its not mandated in the State of California, I do a urine toxtst for suboxone and for 12 other drugs of abuse, each time someone comes in for monthly followup appts for suboxone. If they are showing a negative screen for suboxone and positive for other drugs, especially other opiates, then no suboxone will be rxd. If it is an opiate addicted minor ( and sometimes even an adult who is still living with parents), the parents are made responsible for securing and administering the medication. In my practice I often remind parents to lock up ALL medications .. even tylenol etc due to kid's impulsivity/curiosity .
Currently am not seeing any new pts for opiate dependence, btw.
Kimber for Congress 2014 April 7, 2013 at 12:56 am
Dr. Tanaka,
Agreed! I've heard similar stories to the one you reported about the MD in Irvine.…Read More There were quite a few in Los Angeles also recently caught and I believe Florida and Nevada also have had big problems with physicians prescribing for profit. I think this is just another reason to make sure California keeps the CURES website and I support Attorney General Harris for keeping the site alive and hope she is able to get the funds to continue the site.
@Jill Smith: I couldn't agree more and that is exactly the type of problem I'm talking about. WOW! Vicodin for cramps, let alone a 13 year old! I saw a patient just the other day who has severe back pain and wanted me to prescribe her stronger opiates than she was already on. However, her MRI was completely unremarkable. She was also 320 pounds and 5'4". I also see patients for chronic pain from cancer and for those patients, I have no problem giving them whatever they want. And agreed also, so many post-op patients require so much following surgery because of the high amounts they are on before surgery. I agree with strict parameters for the patients but the other part of the problem are the providers who are writing these prescriptions. I'm shocked to see what my patients are taking when they come to me for an initial consult. Thanks for the comments; these are the discussions I believe we need to have.
jill smith April 7, 2013 at 12:40 am
Doctor's have to be very careful and use common sense. A rx for vicodin to a 13 year old for…Read More menstrual cramps, shows a lack of it!
As an RN over the years I have seen CDRP consults ordered, but it is usually for someone with intractable cancer pain, or a person that has a very high tolerance to narcotics secondary to being on them forever due to chronic back pain or other chronic problems that require chronic pain management.
I have seen CDRP consults for drug abusers because these people do not get pain relief as you or I would after surgery, because they have such a high tolerance to narcotics.
I think sometimes the surgeons become frustrated because the doses are just to high.
These pts should have strict vs parameters and be monitored on tele, and followed by CDRP.
Kimber for Congress 2014 April 7, 2013 at 01:00 am
Michelle, my apologies. I was just trying to address something I think is a seriously overlooked…Read More problem and also a problem that CAN be fixed and deserves as much attention as anything else these days. But when I put this up I wasn't expecting some of the responses such as the ones you pointed out. I couldn't agree more about if people would take the same effort used to attack others and use that constructively to fix this problem, maybe it would get solved. Again, I apologize and appreciate your comments.
Michelle Taglavore April 6, 2013 at 10:54 pm
Mr. Kimber, I guess I did not make my comment clear. I was thrilled to read your comments, it was…Read More the mayor and others who simply made comments to attack you. I would have been interested in the mayor's opinion of the veteran's situation, but the political attacks, that is what I am not interested in. I am sick of politicians attacking their opponents, tired of the badmouthing. If they put as much effort into doing something constructive about problems, like the veteran's backlog of claims as they do tearing their opponents apart then maybe we all would be better off.
Kimber for Congress 2014 April 6, 2013 at 08:32 pm
Michelle, I'm not so sure why you found this post so offensive. You said you come to this site for…Read More Veterans issues. My understanding is "Patch" is a site for all issues and I was just posting what I believe is a solution. I served 20 years Active Service in the Navy and am a healthcare professional. If nobody steps up, how do we get things fixed? I'm tired of just complaining about things and not doing anything. Again, I'm sorry if you don't agree with my opinion but I believe this site is just for people who want to voice something.
KB March 29, 2013 at 03:04 am
Can I opt of of any notifications that involve Assemblywoman Marie Waldron?
Average Joe April 18, 2013 at 11:36 pm
Fabian you are a lying democrat homosexual illegal alien hack.
fact checker March 25, 2013 at 06:32 pm
Arthur, test scores are not the only way to measure school success. Some folks would argue they…Read More aren't even the best way to do so.
TVOR March 25, 2013 at 12:45 pm
By "we" I mean "we the people", the people of the United States. Our society…Read More must wake the hell up and start dealing with the problem of illegal immigration before it completely destroys our economy and government. Clearly the current administration does not intend to enforce the laws that "we the people" have passed. What good are laws if the highest levels of government choose to ignore them? "we the people" must demand of our elected officials that they do their jobs and protect the interests of "we the people", not their own special interests. If "we the people" don't take charge as it should be, then we only have ourselves to blame when we find ourselves under the thumb of an oppressive government.
On the right side March 19, 2013 at 02:35 am
Mark, you're missing the point. I never said that I haven't broken any laws. If I have and get…Read More caught, I EXPECT to be proscecuted BECAUSE THAT IS THE JOB OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. They are NOT supposed to pick and choose what laws they want to enforce any more than I can pick and choose what laws I want to obey. If you can't see that, I guess the term IDIOT fits.
ROBERT E. FISHBACK March 19, 2013 at 01:31 am
Again< pls adsress the comment or the poster...Sarcasm is fun to use sometimes, but it really…Read More hinders in trying to figure out if poster is kidding or is serious. My last post was sarcasm.
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