The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif. back issues from February 2008:
Ask not what's best for the country, ask what's best for NOW
Feb 01, 2008; ... When you're trying to fashion yourself as an agent of change, itisn't helpful when the sisters of politics past abandon their golfclub picket lines in girly protest of mean men who support malecandidates. Reacting recently to Ted Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama,the ...
Elks Lodge pays tribute to officers
Feb 01, 2008; ... ONTARIO - The Ontario Elks Lodge was at full capacity Thursdaynight as the service organization hosted its annual Officer of theYear Awards. There were nine recipients, from law-enforcement agenciesthroughout San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties. Officers and deputies ...
Bush should stop making promises
Feb 01, 2008 ... OUR VIEW: The president shouldn't complicate the future for hissuccessor by making long-term deals. The next president of this country is going to have a hard enoughtime dealing with the Iraq war. It would be unfair, to say the least, if President Bush were tocomplicate ...
Finding President Kennedy ... again
Feb 01, 2008; ... Early in the week, someone showed her the headline that blared,"Kennedy Endorses Obama." Kathleen Kennedy Townsend responded byasking wryly, "Which Kennedy?" Not that there was really any doubt. On the East Coast, theKennedy A-list - Ted and Caroline - had just dubbed Barack Obama ...
Empty words. - Rep. Joe Baca's endorsement of Hillary Clinton is meaningless
Feb 01, 2008 ... Rep. Joe Baca's endorsement of Hillary Clinton is meaningless.Baca has lost the respect and trust of the people in the InlandEmpire and has absolutely no record of accomplishment while servingin Congress for almost a decade. The important fact to realize is that not a single ...
Crime and Public Safety 2-02-08
Feb 01, 2008 ... BANNING Chase results in crash; three people injured A driver believed to be drunk led police on a short pursuitthrough residential streets on Thursday before crashing into avehicle carrying a mother and two children. Police attempted to stop the vehicle driven by ...
Tax measure causing concerns
Feb 01, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - The marketing campaign for Measure L, a ballotmeasure proposed by city leaders, seems simple and enticing enough. "Reduce the your tax rate from 7.83 to 7.75 percent," reads acity Web site information page, and "modernize the City of SanBernardino's UUT (utility ...
Mother in custody after abuse found
Feb 01, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Police on Thursday arrested a woman who theybelieve beat, bit and burned her 2-year-old son over several weeks. Elena Moore, 23, was booked on suspicion of felony child abuse atWest Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga and was held inlieu of $100,000 bail ....
IEMA celebrates the talent and diversity in local scene
Feb 01, 2008; ... Some of the area's best local talent was on display during thefourth annual Inland Empire Music Awards. Photo Gallery: I.E. Music Awards The Thursday night event at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium,drew a respectable crowd and was hosted by IEMA organizer/ founderMartin ...
Prosecutor eyes role as judge
Feb 01, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Lead gang prosecutor Cheryl Kersey has announcedher candidacy for Superior Court judge in San Bernardino County. Kersey filed paperwork to run for seat No. 10, an open seat, andwill appear on the ballot in the statewide election on June 3. In her 17-year ...
One Life: 'Adventurous' man was skier, mountain biker
Feb 01, 2008; ... In his first mountain bike race at age 14, Mike McKay came inclose to last with a gigantic smile on his face and his front tirehanging around his neck. That inauspicious beginning kicked off a mountain bike racingcareer that took him all over, from Southern California to ...
Video of abuse drives call for federal action
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Humane Society of the United States called on Congress andthe U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday to take action toprevent the abuse of animals at slaughterhouses. The move came three days after the Humane Society released avideo depicting what appears to be abusive ...
Olive farmer spent decades in business
Feb 01, 2008; ... ONTARIO - Robert D. Graber, a member of one of Ontario's oldestand most cherished families, died at 95 on Tuesday with his wife ofmore than 71 years by his side. Graber was the son of Clifford C. Graber, who founded the city'soldest business in 1894. He inherited the acclaimed ...
Coach, gym members shocked
Feb 01, 2008; ... Among the tough martial arts students Peter Sabala Jr. spent timewith, he had a reputation as the quiet man who struggled through pre-fight interviews. Of course, the 20-year-old Sabala was physically strong, said hiscoach and trainer Brian Warren, owner and operator of ...
Trains could slow construction
Feb 01, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Transportation and government officials gatheredat the Fifth Street bridge on Friday to celebrate the halfway pointof its construction. But construction workers might not be that joyful when they beginwork Monday night to remove three 60-foot sections of the west ...
Forgery suspect arrested
Feb 01, 2008; ... A Los Angeles man wanted for forging more than 300 signatures ona Colton ballot petition was arrested Friday in Maryland,authorities said. The District Attorney's Office filed 19 counts of perjury onTuesday against Joon Kim, 30, of Los Angeles. Several agencies pooled their ...
Coffee Caucus popular with GOP
Feb 01, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Republicans turned out in force Friday morningto discuss which of the candidates should represent the GOP in thegeneral election. In the second of our two-day Coffee Caucuses, this time at theCoffee Klatch in Rancho Cucamonga, a majority of the Republicans ...
Legal team seeks cops
Feb 01, 2008; ... Defense lawyers for a man charged in the fatal shooting of aRialto SWAT officer in October said they plan to subpoena all ormost of the officers involved in the raid for an upcoming hearing. Michael J. Holmes and Salvador Silva, who represent Kris AntonioWiggins, also announced ...
Risk analysis raised
Feb 01, 2008; ... San Bernardino, Ontario and Riverside have been added to a listof cities considered by federal agents to be at high risk of aterrorist attack. The three cities now are competitors in a $782 million pot forcounterterrorism grants. The Homeland Security Department released a ...
Important Latino vote split
Feb 01, 2008; ... With "Super Tuesday" only three days away, the state's Latinovoters are set to play a crucial role in choosing the nextpresident. But Democrats in the country's fastest-growing minority are spliton a candidate to represent party. While Hillary Clinton enjoys strong support ...
Residents ready to vote
Feb 01, 2008; ... Special Section: Elections Politics Blog: I.E. to D.C. It's your right to vote. Most would say, too, that it's your duty, and an honor. Men and women in the nation's military have died on foreign soilto preserve America's freedom, based on the right to vote. At ...
Study shows few adults get recommended vaccines
Feb 02, 2008; ... Vaccines are not just for children, but many adults seem to thinkso, a new study found. A report released Jan. 23 by the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention concluded only a small percentage of adults have beenvaccinated against such conditions as whooping cough, shingles ...
SoCal residents shine as gladiators
Feb 02, 2008; ... The semifinals of NBC's "American Gladiators" on Monday willfeature two Southern California residents. Siene Silva of San Dimas beat her competitor in the show's secondepisode, and El Monte High School history teacher Alex Rai ofRosemead emerged victorious in the episode that ...
Church group performs acts of kindness
Feb 02, 2008; ... CORONA - One bottle of water at a time, VantagePoint church wantsto make a difference in the community. For the past three weeks, church volunteers have performed actsof kindness as part of a community-outreach project they call"Ignite."On Saturday, the volunteers were at ...
Political parties obsolete
Feb 02, 2008 ... Sen. Obama campaigns as a man of the people with a slogan forchange. Yet he is signaling his support for the radicalization andhomegrown terrorist bill, which is known as the thought police billor the police state bill. Sounds like the same old stuff to me. Idon't expect much from Obama ....
Maglev train may be the ticket
Feb 02, 2008 ... The proposed high-speed train from the ports of Los Angeles andLong Beach to Ontario is an exciting prospect for many reasons. Itwould fuel economic growth for the region while reducing airpollution and freeway congestion. And it would not involve muchtaxpayer money. Los Angeles ...
Downturn halts housing project
Feb 02, 2008; ... UPLAND - Construction has been delayed indefinitely for a 32-acre plot of land near Cable Airport that caused a lot ofcontroversy between residents and the City Council in 2006. Lewis Operating Corp. had plans to build a housing developmentfrom the southeast corner of Monte Vista ...
Colleges' bond issues at stake
Feb 02, 2008; ... East Valley voters will decide Tuesday whether two educationdistricts, combined, will be able to issue more than half a billiondollars worth of bonds to finance construction projects. The San Bernardino Community College District wants to issue $500million in bonds to pay for ...
Parade honors black history
Feb 02, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Aayreon Heckard spent part of Saturdayremembering his ancestors who worked to abolish slavery and foughtfor civil rights. The 13-year-old boy from San Bernardino was among a throng ofspectators who lined downtown streets to witness the 39th annualBlack History ...
Asperger's support group hopes to open a facility
Feb 02, 2008; ... For children like Jeremy Zupke and Eric Naranjo, havingAsperger's syndrome can be lonely and isolating. Jeremy was diagnosed with Asperger's by a neurologist at age 3.Now 11, the Rancho Cucamonga boy still shows a sensitivity to soundand textures and has problems socializing and ...
Map system boosts health program
Feb 02, 2008; ... LOMA LINDA - San Bernardino County health officials have a newtool to help vector-control inspectors streamline their datacollection. A mobile mapping-software system will enable inspectors to recordthe location of vectors that could pose a threat to human health.Vectors are ...
Black Voice News keeps dream alive with strong voice
Feb 02, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - His words. Her history. Their passion. For 28 years, that's what readers of the Black Voice News havecome to expect from Publishers Cheryl and Hardy Brown. Every week, the Browns deliver the news to San Bernardino andRiverside counties in a strong, ...
Students work to mobilize voters
Feb 02, 2008; ... Angel Rodriguez is ready to party - B.Y.O.P. The "P" stands for "phone," and Rodriguez, a UC Riverside studentand Hillary Clinton supporter, said that although people at a bring-your-own-phone bash actually do get to have a bit of a party,there's more to the event than just having ...
Mormons gather to watch funeral
Feb 02, 2008; ... REDLANDS - For the young Mormons who attend the Redlands StakeCenter, Gordon B. Hinckley was the only prophet they have known. Those youngsters, who gathered with older stake members to watchSaturday morning's broadcast from Salt Lake City of funeral servicesfor Hinckley, ...
7:28 a.m.: Man injured in Pomona knife fight
Feb 01, 2008; ... POMONA - A 27-year-old Pomona man was stabbed several timesduring a fight with another man Thursday night. Los Angeles County firefighters flew Jaime Acosta to Los AngelesCounty USC Medical Center for treatment. He was in seriouscondition, police said. Pomona police came to ...
7:35 a.m.: Gas prices see another sharp drop
Feb 01, 2008 ... Southern California gasoline prices dropped sharply this pastweek, falling between 8 and 9 cents a gallon. The Automobile Club of Southern California said a gallon ofregular gasoline on average was ...
7:26 a.m.: Showers likely to return Saturday night
Feb 01, 2008; ... More rain may be headed for the Inland Empire on Saturday nightand Sunday during what forecasters say will be a cloudy weekend. There's a 40 percent chance of showers locally with a 50 percentchance of snow in the mountains after 10 p.m., the National WeatherService said ....
8:10 a.m.: Jurupa district honors key employees
Feb 01, 2008; ... PEDLEY - The "Best of the Best," employees for the month forNovember and December, were announced at the Jan. 22 meeting of theJurupa Unified School District Board of Education. Outstanding nominations were received from employees throughoutthe district who recommended a ...
8:13 a.m.: Rancho council, mayor to get pay raise
Feb 01, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - An increase of $62.37 is what the mayor andCity Council members will see on their pay checks at the end of theyear. The City Council is expected to pass the second reading of asalary increase ordinance at its Wednesday meeting. The mayor, who receives $1,397.36 a ...
8:09 a.m.: Upland completes Memorial Park work
Feb 01, 2008; ... UPLAND - The city's largest park has added even more amenities tothe grounds. Construction is complete on the Memorial Park ImprovementsProject, which included two prefabricated restrooms. One restroom will ...
8:19 a.m.: Habitat seeking donation of store space
Feb 01, 2008; ... Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity is looking for the help fromthe community in finding the donation of warehouse space for abuilding thrift store. Every week, the La Verne-based nonprofit has to turn downdonations of used and sometimes new building materials, furnitureand ...
8:17 a.m.: Smokers at Epicenter stadium to get a break
Feb 01, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Smokers don't seem to have a whole lot of roomfor their habit these days but they got a tiny break when the cityrealized its anti-smoking ordinance overreached. The city was expected to approve regulations earlier this monthprohibiting smoking in outdoor ...
10:56 a.m.: Suspected drunk driver leads police on chase, crashes into car carrying mother and two children
Feb 01, 2008; ... BANNING -- A 32-year-old suspected drunk driver led police on ashort pursuit through residential streets Thursday before crashinginto a car carrying a mother and two children. Banning police attempted to stop Phillis Holmes, a Banning woman,around 5 p.m. but she refused to stop ...
11:31 p.m.: San Bernardino mother arrested on suspicion of child abuse
Feb 01, 2008; ... A San Bernardino mother has been arrested on suspicion of beatingher 2-year-old son for several weeks, leaving him broken ribs andother injuries. Police on Thursday booked Elena Moore, 23, into West ValleyDetention Center on suspicion of felony child abuse. The investigation ...
11:56 a.m.: Man suspected of indecent exposure in Needles arrested
Feb 01, 2008; ... NEEDLES -- A 23-year-old man accused of exposing himself to ahandful of young girls was arrested this morning. San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies took Robert Van Lee intocustody at his house and booked him into the Colorado River stationon suspicion of indecent exposure ....
12:53 p.m.: Obama, Huckabee win students' vote
Feb 01, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Days before Super Tuesday, Barack Obama andMike Huckabee were announced victors - at least at SummitIntermediate School. Eighth-grade students held a mock primary debate last Tuesdaywith several ...
2:30 p.m.: Preserve parents form group to open school
Feb 01, 2008; ... CHINO -- To reach the 350-student minimum required to open theschool at The Preserve, parents have formed The Preserve Assemblycommunity group recently, with the aim of increasing studentregistration and transfers. Chino Valley Unified School District's numbers reflect ...
12:16 p.m.: Elks honor police officers of the year
Feb 01, 2008; ... ONTARIO - The Ontario Elks Lodge was at full capacity Thursdayevening as the service organization hosted its annual Officer of TheYear Awards. There were nine recipients, from law enforcementagencies throughout Los Angeles and San Bernardino County. Officers and deputies are ...
3:16 p.m.: Defense team in deadly Rialto officer shooting plan to subpoena other officers
Feb 01, 2008; ... FONTANA -- Defense lawyers in the deadly shooting of Rialto SWATofficer Sergio Carrera Jr. said they plan to subpoena most or allofficers at the shooting to testify at an upcoming preliminaryhearing. Lawyers Michael J. Holmes and Salvador Silva, who represent KrisAntonio ...
12:35 p.m.: 'Anne Frank' poets to read works
Feb 01, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - In conjunction with the MainStreet TheatreCompany's production of "Dreams of Anne Frank" the playhouse invitedwriters of all ages to submit a poem of 100 words or less describingtheir sources of inspiration with the winners be asked to read themon Saturday ....
3:48 p.m.: Truck rear-ends SUV, snarls traffic
Feb 01, 2008; ... MONTCLAIR - A pickup truck slammed into the rear of a sportutility vehicle on 10 Freeway today sending two people to thehospital and snarling morning traffic. The crash occurred about 10:05 a.m. on the westbound 10 just eastof Central Avenue, according to a California Highway ...
5:28 p.m.: Robert Graber, Olive House operator, dies at 95
Feb 01, 2008; ... ONTARIO - Robert D. Graber, a member of one of Ontario's oldestand most cherished families, died at 95 on Tuesday with his wife ofmore than 71 years by his side. Graber was the son of Clifford C. Graber, who founded the city'soldest business in 1894, and he inherited the acclaimed ...
Traffic: 2-02-08
Feb 01, 2008; ... ONTARIO: A Mercedes Benz and a Toyota Camry collided at 12:28p.m. on the westbound 10 Freeway east of Vineyard Avenue. Bothvehicles stopped on the right shoulder. No injuries were reported. MONTCLAIR: A ...
SB County set for big turnout
Feb 01, 2008; ... San Bernardino County is prepared if Tuesday's primary electioncomes close to the high turnout mark of 2000, when 49.7 percent ofregistered voters turned out.Of the 637,000 registered voters, more than 317,000 cast ballotsthat year. This year, there are 723,000 registered ...
Woman hospitalized after Colton fire
Feb 03, 2008; ... YUCAIPA -- A woman in her 60s was taken to Arrowhead RegionalMedical Center in Colton Saturday night after a single-wide mobilehome caught fire, said California Department of Forestry and FireProtection Captain Steve Maurer. The woman suffered from smoke ...
Evening fire damages Fontana house
Feb 03, 2008; ... FONTANA -- No one was injured when a two-story home caught onfire Saturday night, said San Bernardino County Fire Departmentdispatch supervisor Tim Franke ....
Fontana driver dies in Rialto wreck
Feb 03, 2008; ... RIALTO -- A 19-year-old Fontana resident was killed when he lostcontrol of the car he was driving, hit a fire hydrant and crashedinto a tree. The accident took place at Baseline and Maple Avenue early thismorning, according to a Rialto Police Department news release. Thename of ...
Fire damages vacant Rialto mobile home
Feb 03, 2008; ... RIALTO -- A vacant mobile home caught fire early this morning ata mobile home park at 1155 S. Riverside Ave. Firefighters were called the the scene at 1:41 a.m., said SanBernardino County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Tim Franke.The fire was out at 2:15 a.m., he ...
Headed in wrong direction
Feb 03, 2008 ... Is San Bernardino's police union trying to undermine Police ChiefMichael Billdt's efforts to narrow the gap between his departmentand residents of the Westside? We have to wonder, what with the union's hiring of locallightning rod Joseph Turner as its political consultant ....
Mother Nature brings rain, wind, traffic accidents to the area
Feb 03, 2008; ... Mother Nature had some fun with drivers, power lines and treesSunday. The wind and rain caused numerous traffic collisions on slickfreeways and knocked trees into roadways and power lines. "We just had it everywhere," said Joey Serrano, a dispatcher withthe California ...
One dead, one hurt in Highland crash
Feb 03, 2008; ... HIGHLAND -- One dead, one injured in crash One person was killed and another person injured after a vehicleswerved off the rain-slicked road, rolled and ejected the driver. No one involved in the crash was immediately identified.California Department of Forestry and Fire ...
Pubic schools excellent
Feb 03, 2008 ... Regarding "Save the schools," letter to the editor, Jan. 29: The letter writer states, "public schools are destroying ourchildren." That's not true. My child received an excellent K-12 education in the SanBernardino City School District, plus she had the ...
Endorsements
Feb 03, 2008 ... Here is a review of The Sun's endorsements for the Feb. 5election. REDLANDS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Measure J, building/modernizing bond: Yes SAN BERNARDINO Measure L, utility tax update/reduction: Yes SAN ...
Crime and Public Safety 2-3-08
Feb 02, 2008; ... RIALTO Pedestrian hit by Metrolink train dies A 20-year-old man died after being struck by a Metrolinkpassenger train traveling west on Friday between Sycamore and Acaciaavenues. The man reportedly had been walking along the tracks. He waspronounced dead at the ...
In Brief
Feb 02, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO Obama supporters rally downtown Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama held a downtown rally on Saturdayafternoon before hitting the streets to campaign for the Democraticpresidential candidate. About 50 volunteers gathered at Obama's San Bernardino ...