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Cliff Notes On The News — 538 episodes

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Remembering the War for Independence on July 4th

2

The Two Dates of the Declaration of Independence

3

How Men and Women Differ When It Comes to Memory

4

What Should Never Happen Again in San Diego

5

What You Think About When There is an Earthquake

6

How to Manage Your Political Stress

7

Restaurant Closings in San Diego

8

Want Needs to Be Done About e-Bikes

9

June 22 - Some Tips on How to Start Your Day

10

Something to Think About on Fathers Day

11

What Americans Say About Being American

12

What Will It Be Like Opening The America 250 Time Capsule

13

Younger and Older Generations and What’s Ahead

14

What the World Cup Means in San Diego

15

A Movie Theater’s Happy Ending

16

The Battle Over the City Budget Nears an End

17

What Not to Do When There’s a Wildfire

18

A Personal Recommendation for Couples Married in June

19

What Could be the End to a Proposed East County Housing Project

20

What to Do About Seniors Who Are Homeless

21

A Taxing Problem for San Diego

22

Being Smart About Artificial Intelligence

23

Some Words to Remember From 250 Years Ago

24

A Warning About E-Bikes

25

What to Appreciate About Elections

26

Why So Much Hate

27

The Airport Security Breach That Should Not Have Happened

28

The December Nights Controversy

29

A Question for Parents About Electric Motorcycles and Bikes

30

A New Poll on Patriotism in America

31

What to Know Before the Shaking Starts

32

The Budget Battle at San Diego City Hall

33

NASCAR Coming to San Diego

34

NASCAR Coming to San Diego

35

The History of the National Day of Prayer

36

What a New Report Says About Hate

37

A Warning About the Weather

38

What Cinco de Mayo Says About San Diego

39

How to Deal with Political Stress

40

A Wise Thing to Know About Your Smartphone

41

Are California Voters Getting Turned Off?

42

How to Cure Speeding

43

How to Become More Confident

44

What Makes San Diego America’s Finest Navy Town

45

The Changing Campaign for Governor in California.

46

An Important Message from a Mother

47

A Holy War Between the Pope and the President

48

The Big Budget Battle at City Hall

49

What to Do About Artificial Intelligence

50

The Taxing Time of Year

51

A Day to Remember in San Diego

52

Splashdown Puts a Spotlight on San Diego

53

A Museum San Diego Should Have

54

Tax Time Means Scam Time

55

Small Fire Is a Good Reminder

56

San Diego is Making Aviation History Again

57

Balboa Park Battle Could Be Headed to Voters

58

When Easter Happens During a Time of War

59

How to Respond to Rising Gas Prices

60

What to Know About the New COVID Variant

61

What to Know About the New COVID Variant

62

A Message in the Social Media Verdict

63

What the Iran War Means for Military Families

64

The Very Unusual Month of March

65

The Very Unusual Month of March

66

“The Very Unusual Month of March”

67

“The Very Unusual Month of March”

68

It’s the Adult Thing to Do

69

The Political Turbulence at the Nation’s Airports

70

Something You Should Know About the Heat

71

A Survey About Sick Days

72

What Social Media Can Sometimes Do to You

73

What’s Up With San Diego’s Unusual Weather?

74

What the Pandemic Means to Us Six Years Later

75

Some News About Your Morning Coffee

76

What to Do to Make You Feel Better

77

The Price of Gas Isn’t the Only Thing Rising

78

Is It Finally Time to Not Change the Time?

79

How Marriage in America is Changing for the Better

80

The People We Need to Remember When War Breaks Out

81

What to Do When You Are Stuck in Traffic

82

What the Attack on Iran Means in San Diego

83

Will San Diego City Leaders Bd Listening?

84

The Calls and Complaints at San Diego City Hall

85

What to Think About Your Brain

86

The San Diego Connection to its Sister City

87

What Elementary School Teachers Say About Their Kids

88

Good News About Slowing Down

89

Good News About Slowing Down

90

Why It’s Okay to be a San Diego Weather Wimp

91

Why It’s Okay to be a San Diego Weather Wimp

92

The Changing Weather We Don’t Want

93

The Changing Weather We Don’t Want

94

A Study About Trust in the Media

95

A Study About Trust in the Media

96

Some Words from George Washington for Presidents Day

97

Some Words from George Washington for Presidents Day

98

Cliff Notes on Presidents Day

99

Cliff Notes on Presidents Day

100

Cliff Notes on the news...

101

President's Day

102

What to Know About the Price of Gas

103

What to Know About the Price of Gas

104

How Public Opinion Polls Are Changing

105

How Public Opinion Polls Are Changing

106

Worrying About Something We Didn’t Used to Have to Worry About

107

Worrying About Something We Didn’t Used to Have to Worry About

108

A Message of Hope as the Search Continues

109

A Message of Hope as the Search Continues

110

The Story of a Pilot and a Couple of Angels

111

The Story of a Pilot and a Couple of Angels

112

The Big News in the News Business

113

The Big News in the News Business

114

The News From Six Years Ago Worth Remembering

115

The News From Six Years Ago Worth Remembering

116

Time to Be Thankful for an American Success Story

117

Time to Be Thankful for an American Success Story

118

The Story in the News That Won’t Go Away

119

The Story in the News That Won’t Go Away

120

The Pothole Problem and How Not to Fix It

121

The Pothole Problem and How Not to Fix It

122

What Not to Forget About the Space Shuttle Disaster 40 Years Ago

123

What Not to Forget About the Space Shuttle Disaster 40 Years Ago

124

San Diego Gets to Show Off This Week

125

San Diego Gets to Show Off This Week

126

It’s Count the Homeless Week

127

It’s Count the Homeless Week

128

A Spreading Worry About the Measles

129

A Spreading Worry About the Measles

130

The Pain of Paid Parking in Balboa Park

131

The Pain of Paid Parking in Balboa Park

132

What Counting the Homeless Will Mean

133

If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Were Around Today

134

If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Were Around Today

135

How to Change the World

136

How to Change the World

137

What Our Divided World Needs

138

What Our Divided World Needs

139

The Unsolvable Problem That needs to Be Solved

140

The Unsolvable Problem That needs to Be Solved

141

What You May Want to Do More Often

142

What You May Want to Do More Often

143

Why Day Dreaming May Help You

144

Why Day Dreaming May Help You

145

What to Do About the Measles

146

What to Do About the Measles

147

On the Anniversary of LA Fires, We Remember What Happened in San Diego

148

On the Anniversary of LA Fires, We Remember What Happened in San Diego

149

What We Know About the Flu Season

150

What We Know About the Flu Season

151

Some NY Resolutions Our Local Leaders Should Make

152

Some NY Resolutions Our Local Leaders Should Make

153

The Story Behind the Tournament of Roses Parade

154

The Story Behind the Tournament of Roses Parade

155

Some Thoughts on New Year’s Resolutions

156

Some Thoughts on New Year’s Resolutions

157

Title: A Study on Safe Drivers

158

Title: A Study on Safe Drivers

159

Surprising Study on Good and Bad Driving (12.26.2025)

160

Surprising Study on Good and Bad Driving (12.26.2025)

161

The Bethlehem Report

162

The Bethlehem Report

163

The Bethlehem Report

164

The Bethlehem Report

165

What to Do About the Holiday Rush

166

What to Do About the Holiday Rush

167

A Wet Christmas in San Diego

168

A Wet Christmas in San Diego

169

What Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McCallister Meant to San Diego

170

What Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McCallister Meant to San Diego

171

What Is All This Fog About?

172

What Is All This Fog About?

173

The Hope After News That Shattered a Holiday Weekend

174

The Hope After News That Shattered a Holiday Weekend

175

The Headlines About the Winter Weather

176

The Headlines About the Winter Weather

177

A Conversation Parents Have to Have with Their Kids

178

A Conversation Parents Have to Have with Their Kids

179

Why Doing Something Kind is Good for You.

180

Why Doing Something Kind is Good for You.

181

A Story of Hope and a Miracle

182

A Story of Hope and a Miracle

183

How You Can Help Kids and Families in San Diego

184

How You Can Help Kids and Families in San Diego

185

East County Toy Drive 50th Anniversary

186

East County Toy Drive 50th Anniversary

187

Good Message at a Very Good Time

188

Good Message at a Very Good Time

189

A Call for Attacking an American Problem

190

A Call for Attacking an American Problem

191

Will Holiday Tourism be a Gift for San Diego?

192

Will Holiday Tourism be a Gift for San Diego?

193

Why Shorter Time till Christmas is What We Need

194

Why Shorter Time till Christmas is What We Need

195

Black Friday Is Not What It Used to Be.

196

Black Friday Is Not What It Used to Be.

197

How to Turn Off the Stress on Thanksgiving

198

How to Turn Off the Stress on Thanksgiving

199

What Could be a First for San Diego Sports Fans

200

What Could be a First for San Diego Sports Fans

201

What Not to Think About on Thanksgiving Day

202

What Not to Think About on Thanksgiving Day

203

AI Raises Questions We Thought We Would never ask.

204

AI Raises Questions We Thought We Would never ask.

205

How to Talk Politics at Thanksgiving

206

How to Talk Politics at Thanksgiving

207

Plan for Balboa Park Raises Fees and Anger

208

Plan for Balboa Park Raises Fees and Anger

209

The News and the Truth

210

The Weather May be Trying to Surprise Us

211

The Weather May be Trying to Surprise Us

212

Coast Guard San Diego Does Border Patrols on the Water

213

A Time for Thanks Before the Tree

214

A Time for Thanks Before the Tree

215

When is Too Much TV Too Much?

216

When is Too Much TV Too Much?

217

What’s Ahead for Air Travel

218

What’s Ahead for Air Travel

219

Veterans Day During a Shutdown

220

Veterans Day During a Shutdown

221

How Our Smartphones Are Changing Us

222

How Our Smartphones Are Changing Us

223

Finding Better Ways to Find Answers to Homelessness

224

Finding Better Ways to Find Answers to Homelessness

225

Some Words to Think About During These Times

226

Some Words to Think About During These Times

227

What to Do About Information Overload

228

What to Do About Information Overload

229

What to Expect After the Special Election

230

What to Expect After the Special Election

231

How to Be More Confident

232

How to Be More Confident

233

The Really Scary Thing on Halloween

234

The Really Scary Thing on Halloween

235

The Costs That Keep Going Up

236

Why the Battle Over Prop 50 Will Mean an Even Bigger Battle

237

Why Our Politicians Need to Check the Dictionary

238

A Date in History and What It Meant for San Diego

239

Why We Worry About Our Kids And What To Do About It

240

The Wildfire We Don’t Like to Remember…But Must

241

A Call From The Pope To Do More About Homelessness

242

Why the News We Get Keeps Changing

243

San Diego's Rising Cost of Living

244

Columbus Day Confusion.

245

Why Books Are Back

246

Why There’s More Hate

247

New CDC Vaccine Guidelines Raise Questions

248

What to Know About Resolving Stress

249

What to Remember About Your Memory

250

Why Worry When You Live in San Diego

251

What Voters Say About the Government Shutdown

252

A Message for Motorcycle Riders

253

The Same Questions About an American Problem

254

What the Miramar Air Show Says About San Diego

255

What the Move by Starbucks May Be About

256

How Padres Can Help Us All

257

The Long Trip for San Diego’s Airport

258

How to Be Smart Without AI

259

hat’s the Cure for Political Stress?

260

Why More Gratitude is Needed

261

What You Should Know About the Flu Season.

262

Time to end the political violence.

263

Remembering the Links to San Diego on September 11th

264

“The Bad News and Good News for Young People”

265

What it Means to be a Weather Wuss

266

Some News About Coffee and Your Health

267

San Diego’s Big Parking Fee Problem

268

Being a Winner Even If You Don’t Win the Lottery

269

One of San Diego’s Other Finest Things

270

How AI is Changing Everything

271

How Not to Sweat Over the Heat

272

Why to Remember Labor Day.

273

Where Was God at the Minneapolis Church

274

The Crackle Barrel Story is Not a New One

275

What Most of Us Are Not Used To

276

The Debate Over Police Drones

277

What Hot Weather Does to Your Mental Health

278

What to Do with Your Smartphone

279

Why There Are Worries About San Diego’s Economy

280

How Social Media Can Make Us Want More

281

The Airport That Has Come a Long Way

282

What to Expect from Friday’s Summit in Alaska

283

Why You May Need More Sleep.

284

Are You Worried About Artificial Intelligence

285

How Hot Weather Affects Us

286

Looking Back to the Day the Bomb Was Dropped

287

The Backyard Battles in San Diego

288

What Parents Are Saying About What Their Kids Do at School

289

The Faster Trip to San Diego’s Airport

290

How the Pandemic May Have Aged Us

291

What to Learn from San Diego’s Tsunami Advisory

292

Defining a Deadly Problem in America

293

The Battles Going on at San Diego City Hall

294

What is Still Around After the Pandemic

295

How Comic-Con and a City Problem Are Connected

296

The ADU Battle and Home Prices

297

Why the Comic-Con Invasion Comes Just in the Nick of Time

298

New Concerns About a Dangerous Highway

299

It’s That Time for San Diego’s Population Explosion

300

The False Stereotypes About the East County

301

The Grand Canyon Fires and the Mega Drought

302

The Garbage Headlines in the News

303

What Journalists Must Do After a Tragedy

304

How To Be Prepared When You Have to Go

305

Why Enough is Enough in the South Bay

306

How to Avoid Another Deadly Flooding Disaster

307

How Hope Led to Misinformation in Texas

308

San Diego’s July 4th Night to Remember

309

The Problem With Our Beaches

310

San Diego's Morning News

311

What to Remember About Something That Happened This Week

312

Why a Date in History Is What It Is

313

The Dangers of Their Jobs

314

How America is Changing

315

The Never-Ending Problem That Needs to Go Away

316

What a New Wildfire Forecast Says About Risks

317

What the New City Budget Could Mean for Balboa Park

318

San Diego’s Personal Connection to Tensions in the Middle East

319

Why Some Coffee Drinkers Will be Happy with a New Study

320

There is No Place Like the Newly Renovated Hotel del Coronado

321

A Smart Way to Make Your Brain Smarter

322

What You Can Do to Reduce Your Stress

323

What California and Texas Have in Common

324

What Fathers Need to Remember on Fathers Day

325

A Military Town and a Military Debate

326

Breaking News and the Risks for Those Who Report It

327

A Problem That Remains a Big Problem

328

Something to Think About When It Comes to the Pandemic

329

What Your Authentic Self Could Mean

330

A Research Study Some Politicians Could Use

331

What Parents Say About Kids and Money

332

What to Do About What Stresses Us Out

333

A San Diego Memorial Day to Remember

334

Why Memorial Day Should be Remembered Every Day

335

What Past Plane Crashes in San Diego Have Taught Us

336

A Message for Teens and Their Parents From a Teen

337

What the Homeless Count Does Not Mean

338

Why the Palm Springs Bombing is a Call for Action

339

Tipping Our Hats to Southwest Skycaps

340

What’s Ahead for San Diego’s South County

341

The City Cutbacks That Need to Go

342

The Debate Around Roundabouts

343

A Lesson From the Case of One Bad Teacher

344

A Message for the Kids of All Moms

345

How to Reduce a Problem on the Freeways

346

How to Feel More Confident

347

What to Do to Make San Diego More Affordable

348

A Favorite Place in Balboa Park That’s Coming Back

349

Remembering a County Leader Who Made a Difference

350

What You May Not Know About the National Day of Prayer

351

What’s Ahead for a Rebellion in La Jolla

352

San Diego’s Past Scandals That Have Left a Mark

353

How to Move Forward With Being Kinder

354

What it Means to be a Native San Diegan

355

WHY SAN DIEGO'S OLD TOWN IS ALSO NEW.

356

Describing the Quality of Life in San Diego

357

Why There’s No Place Like the Hotel Del

358

What People Who Don’t Live Here Think of San Diego

359

When Easter Happens During a Time of War

360

What’s Happening That Could Bring Us Together

361

Rough Seas Over Working from Home

362

Remembering the History of Earthquakes in San Diego

363

What You Do in the Morning Could Mean a Longer Life

364

What a Poll Says About How to Feel Good

365

Why Now Can Be a Taxing Time

366

Thinking About the Future for Our Kids

367

The Miracle That Was Not Unexpected

368

How to Smell and Feel Better

369

A Reminder From History About The Present.

370

When San Diego Became “America’s Finest City” and Why

371

What to do About Gas Prices

372

What a New Study Says to Focus On

373

Searching for a solution to San Diego’s biggest problem

374

What We Need less of… and… More of.

375

Why we also want wins outside of Petco Park

376

An Announcement on the Radio 70 Years ago... Not To Forget.

377

Why Fewer Couples Are Having Babies

378

What to Watch Out for on the Freeways

379

How Things Have Changed 5 Years After First Stay at Home Order

380

How Things Have Changed 5 Years After First Stay at Home Order

381

The Man Known as Teddy Signs Off

382

San Diego Link to JFK Assassination as Files Being Released

383

How to Deal With a Moral Decline

384

What to learn from a nurse who got COVID.

385

What Parents and Grandparents Can Do About Their Worries

386

What We Still Don’t Know About COVID-19

387

How Will Passengers React to the Southwest Airlines Change?

388

The Politics of the Pandemic Five Years Later

389

A Tourism Boost and a Call for Action

390

How We Feel About the Time

391

What Americans Think About the Weather

392

What to Remember About the Great Political Divide

393

Why the Prices You Pay for the Things You Want Are Going Up

394

What The San Diego Catholic Bishop’s Move To Washington D.C. Could Mean

395

An Answer to Homelessness That Works

396

The Story Behind the Measles Outbreak

397

What We Would Do If We Could Go Back in Time

398

How the Pandemic Changed Some Things

399

The Problem for an Affordable Housing Solution

400

How to Heal the Divide 5 Years After the Start of Pandemic

401

What to Know About Boasting on Social Media

402

A Life Saving Lesson From the Toronto Plane Crash

403

Words to Remember From History

404

A Changing View Of Love And Marriage

405

Why What Could Have Been….Wasn’t

406

Spring Is Here Despite What the Calendar Says

407

What Atmospheric Rivers Mean for California

408

A History Making Big Game

409

The Kind of Win San Diego Wants

410

Why We Want Winter-Like Weather

411

What You Can Bet Will Happen on Sunday

412

Why the Flu is Spreading Across the Country

413

How to Keep Your Brain Healthy

414

How to Be Smarter About Smart Phones

415

The D.C. Tragedy Stirs Memories in San Diego

416

Some Good News for a San Diego Eyesore

417

The Lessons from a Disaster… Then and Now

418

Just the News We Wanted to Hear

419

A New Homeless Count Is Coming

420

Making the News We Don’t Want to Make

421

What to Do About Ensuring You Have Insurance

422

Expecting the unexpected in San Diego

423

What Being a Neighbor Is All About in California

424

Why California Could Be Changing

425

What the Stories About the Fires in L-A Will Mean

426

What You Do In The Morning Could Help You Live Longer

427

What to Think About During Scary Times

428

What the L-A Fires Are Telling Us About the Future

429

Why You May Not Be Getting More of What You Need

430

CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES, PAST AND PRESENT

431

WHAT TO DO ABOUT BAD DRIVERS

432

How Social Media Can Become Costly

433

Why We’re Not So Smart About Our Smartphones

434

What Is It About Those Pandas at the San Diego Zoo

435

The New Years Resolutions San Diego Leaders Should Make

436

Why 2024 Was a Very Unusual Year

437

What the Holiday Bowl Says About San Diego

438

The Days After the Holidays

439

The Bethlehem Report

440

The Bethlehem Report and the Message of Christmas

441

What Christmas Day Will Be Like in Bethlehem

442

Something New in Old Town

443

How to Get That Feeling of the Holiday

444

The Reasons Behind a Fall in Office Holiday Parties

445

What We All Are Hoping

446

The Questions We Want Answered About the Drones

447

Why Friday the 13th Can Be a Lucky Day

448

A Study on Why We Give

449

A Personal Story About a Miracle

450

What to Do When the Power is Shut Off

451

A Holiday Gift San Diego Can Use This Year

452

A Common Question After The Big Earthquake

453

The Same Question in Two Different Shootings

454

Why We Can Count on the Counters

455

Something to Remember About Holiday Decorations

456

A Busy Week That Could Set Records

457

How Did Black Friday Become What it Is?

458

How to Make Thanksgiving About Thanks

459

Turning Travel Hassles into Holiday Blessings

460

Why Thanksgiving Smells Different in Some San Diego Communities

461

What to Avoid on Thanksgiving This Year

462

Why Not to Skip Over Thanksgiving

463

What Needs to be Done About Homelessness

464

The Answer for Scary Times

465

What Makes the Border Problem a Hard One to Solve

466

What a U-C San Diego Study Says About Domestic Violence

467

What to Know About the Problem of Domestic Violence

468

Why Our Brave Warriors Need Your Help

469

What’s Needed to Solve San Diego’s Huge Homeless Problem

470

Answering the Questions About a Big Issue

471

THE HISTORY OF A HISTORY- MAKING DAY

472

Why Complicated Questions Sometimes Have Simple Answers

473

Why Were the Election Polls All Wrong?

474

What Happens After the Election

475

What Voters Are Feeling on Election Day

476

What We Know and Don’t Know About the Presidential Election

477

The Scary Afternoon to Remember

478

Why Election Day Has State and Local Officials on Alert

479

Turning the Page on Endorsements

480

What the Arguments Over the Election Are All About

481

What Makes San Diego What it Is

482

Another Case of a Stranger Who Could Be a Danger

483

Why the Most Popular Measure on the Ballot is so Popular

484

How the News Has Changed

485

How to Deal With Election Stress

486

What To Do About Traffic in San Diego

487

The Two Weeks We Will Never Forget

488

How Solving One Problem Has Caused Another

489

Why It Was a Navy Homecoming to Remember

490

The Bets Being Made About the Presidential Election

491

What Today Is and What Today Is Not

492

Why Padre Fans May Have History on Their Side

493

What You Need to Know Before You Vote

494

When It’s Time to Take Drastic Action

495

What a Battle Between Two Cities has Become

496

What Millions of People Are Hoping for Today

497

The Battle Cry You Will Be Hearing a Lot

498

Bad News and Blessings

499

Why Dropping the Test for Older Drivers Raises a Another Question

500

The Big Take-Away from the Miramar Air Show

501

What Many Americans Say They Don’t Want

502

What to Think About as the Big Hurricane Hits Florida

503

Could History Be Repeating Itself?

504

What Americans Say They Believe

505

Why Most Parents Will Like a New California Law

506

How to Reduce Your Political Stress

507

Why the Instagram News is an Instant Hit

508

Another Warning About Social Media

509

An Important Reminder for All Americans

510

What Historians May Say About the 2024 Election

511

What Can Be Done About Hate

512

What It Will Take to Stop a Huge Mess

513

Cliff Notes On the News

514

How To Debate and Win

515

San Diego Heat Wave

516

Why America Should Be Angry

517

Hoping for an End to a Big Problem

518

What Happens After Labor Day Doesn’t Happen Here

519

What Workers Are Thinking About on Labor Day

520

What a Bill to Ban Some Popular Snacks Would Mean

521

Why the Homeless Problem is Such a Big Problem

522

Why Social Media Companies Are Not Getting Lots of Likes

523

The Reality Of The Dangers Of Being A Police Officer

524

Why “Making Up” Is a Timely Thing to Do.

525

What a Ban on Smoking Could Mean

526

Big News About the News

527

What Independent Voters Are Thinking About

528

What You Need to Know If You’re Travelling on Labor Day Weekend

529

What History Will Say About What Happens in Chicago

530

A Letter from a Homeless Person in California

531

What San Diego’s Balboa Park Really Needs

532

The Uncertain Seas for a Downtown Project

533

A Good Time to Remember the Military in San Diego

534

Some Changes as the New School Year Begins

535

A Message for San Diego Leaders From a Visitor to Comic-Con

536

Remembering What Happened on This Day 50 Years Ago

537

Something to Think About as Your Kids Go Back to School

538

How San Diego is Doing When It Comes to Crime