Patty Ducey-Brooks
Patty Ducey-Brooks's Latest Posts
Destroying History and Monuments Does Not Change The Past
It’s been painful and shocking to watch the destruction that our “fellow Americans” are causing on monuments, historical sites and businesses around the country. It’s as if they think that vandalism and destruction will change the course of history. It does not. In fact, it only creates anger and more controversy that is contrary to […]
Barbara Bry For Mayor
A Vision and Mission to Be The People’s Mayor, Not A Career Politician Over the past couple of years, we have seen by action how our two mayoral candidates for the City of San Diego have acted and voted. One of them is a career politician who says he will work for San Diegans, yet […]
Fatherly Advice
For all of us who have had loving, caring and resourceful fathers in our lives, we know the loss we feel when they are no longer with us. That void, no matter how recent or long ago it occurred, still seems to resonate in our lives. However, somehow, Dad’s words of encouragement and fatherly advice […]
Remembering Michal Andrew Peter “Tuz” Tuzinkiewicz
This past month for all of us has been extremely challenging, with lots of new norms and ways of living and working. However, for those of us with the Presidio Sentinel, it was life changing for an additional reason. Our friend and co-worker, who was also the creative director and graphic designer, Michal Andrew Peter […]
The Transformation of Mail Station on Washington Street
Since 2008, Chris Sykes has been the owner and operator of Mail Station, located at 325 W. Washington Street, Suite 2 in Mission Hills. This past January, Lancelet Knight (that is his correct name), assumed ownership and management of the business. Knight, who has had management experience in the postal service business, also had an […]
Politicians Who Are Trying To Make A Positive Difference
As we all know, the political world we live in today has gotten really ugly. And, for the most part, the series of recent negative occurrences (locally and nationally) are creating distance between government and the people. Elected officials who have their own agendas and won’t be independent of their political alliances are destroying government, […]
Awards Viewing Party With an Impressive Venue and Activities
The 2020 San Diego International Film Festival Awards Viewing Party begins at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, February 9 at 41 West – Penthouse Floor, located at 2604 Fifth Avenue in San Diego, CA 92103. Walk the red carpet and watch the Academy Awards® in style at the top of one of San Diego’s newest and most […]
Diplomats, Not Dictators
Government Charged to Represent Its Constituents Being involved in a small business and assisting other small businesses around the country has some real benefits, versus working in big corporate America. I have done both in my lifetime and have valued these experiences. One moves slower, has layers of bureaucracy, and, also tends to be more […]
Best Friends Who Share a Passion for Coffee and Character Building
This is a Valentine Day story about two guys who met at a training site before spending two years in Afghanistan. Eric Johnson was a Naval engineer officer, and Marcel Wright was an Army logistics officer. While serving together between May 2013 and February 2014, they developed a strong friendship and a desire to eventually […]
DixiePops Has Expanded its Ice Cream Pie Selection
DixiePops, located at 915 West Washington Street in Mission Hills, has expanded its selection of ice cream pies to the delight of their many customers. Apple pie ice cream pies have been selling out. And, salted caramel pie is already a favorite, along with pumpkin ice cream pie, which has also been in high demand […]
