George Mitrovich
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The Padres & Leadership Stability
In June’s Sentinel I wrote about Tom Garfinkel and the Padres. Nick Canepa, whose presence at U-T sports is more important than ever, with Tim Sullivan’s dismissal, has admonished me for misrepresenting his views. Mr. Canepa says he did not call for a “house cleaning” of the front office when new ownership takes control, […]
The Padres & Leadership Stability
“Every season it’s predicted the Padres are about to go somewhere. And every year it’s to the beach.” Tom Boswell, Washington Post Tom Boswell’s funny line appears in “Speaking of Baseball” by David Plaut, but serious happenings are taking place at 100 Park Boulevard (that would be the official U.S. Postal Service address for the […]
San Diego’s Next Mayor: Does it Matter?
There are four candidates for mayor of San Diego – City Councilman Carl DeMaio, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, Congressman Bob Filner, and California State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher. DeMaio has consistently led in the polls, with Filner second, Dumanis and Fletcher trailing, although Fletcher recently ran second in one poll, a uptick attributed to his decision […]
Gloria Steinem & Women at Risk
In 1969 I slipped out of a Caucus Room hearing in the U.S. Senate Russell Office Building and into a telephone booth. I dialed a number in New York City for Gloria Steinem, whom I had never met but wanted to know. Ms. Steinem answered and I introduced myself, telling her I had worked for […]
Robert F. Kennedy For Our Time
I started writing monthly for the Presidio Sentinel in March of 2005. That was 78-months and more than a 125,000 words ago. I am not qualified to judge how my “body of work” stands, but I should guess in the grander schemes of things that judgment will never be made because you have to be […]
Alan Bersin Departs & The New York Times Misses the Story
In 1963 The New York Times began a national edition. As an inveterate reader of newspapers having The Times available in California was exciting (I was then working for the San Francisco Chronicle and living in Marin County). When the initial national edition failed as a publishing venture, I was disappointed. In truth, however, it […]
Obama for America?
By George Mitrovich Barack Obama took the presidential oath of office January 20, 2009. The challenges he inherited on that historic occasion were as great as faced by any president – including Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt; any assessment of Mr. Obama’s presidency not accounting for those challenges would be dishonest. With that […]
December Notes
In November I wrote about Simone Weil (“Do You Know Simone Weil?”), a woman whose life and legacy has come to haunt my own. I could have written more, but must allow readers’ interest in Simone is limited. However, if you choose to know more about this extraordinary woman, Google offers many connections to Simone’s […]
Do You Know Simone Weil?
If you read what follows, know that it arises from a sense of personal duty. To what desired end, beyond my need to share, I’m unclear. But if you read this and are persuaded to learn about the woman of whom I write, then my time will not have been spent without just cause. Let […]
On Being An Outsider in America
I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere andnowhere… Being a human being is what truly counts. That’s where you’ll find me. • Annie Lennox The U-T in its Sunday edition of September 18 ran a major front-page story on the 150th anniversary of Temple Beth Israel. The newspaper is to be congratulated for its placement and […]
