Sunday QB Edition

The CAL
Nicole Sack did a half-hearted effort at the Temecula massage ordinance. Her story lacks a personal voice and even lacks Ms. Sack’s usual flair. Here is the link

Aaron Claverie continues his run of run-of-the-mill stories on Wildomar. It’s a new city – there has to be something more exciting than a story about the city hiring an insurance company. He doesn’t even tell me why I should care of what it means. If it doesn’t deserve a story then don’t write it.

Nelsy Rodriguez wrote about hotels, or lodging fees, or amenities. It was a doozy that I still can’t wrap my arms around. This story belongs with Claverie, in a heap of stories that must have been written to meet a story quota. There has to be more interesting things happening in these two cities. Here is the hotel story

The PE

Sandra Stokely wrote this scary story of a mother fighting a school district for allowing students to read “The Kite Runner”. If the mother doesn’t want her child to learn how to live in the real world and rationalize then she should be home schooling her. The fact the woman is trying to get her Master’s Degree in Education and she is fighting the use of this book is shocking. Wait. Wait. That degree is from Cal State Baptist. The photo by Bill Lewis is fantastic.
I love this story because it is a great talker. During my morning walk I griped about this woman with my wife. Someone overhead us and joined in.
If this woman is getting her Master’s and is such a concerned parent she should use this to talk about societal issues not play the blame game. Shame on you Kolb. Thanks Stokely for the talked read it here.


Menifee will incorporate on Oct. 1. So why write a party preview two weeks before? Space-filler. Read it here.

Claudia Bustamante left the paper with one last good read. A nice, up-lifting story about a new program at Temecula Unified. The lede is short, emotional and anecdotal:
Gabbi Pleasant had the brains but always ended up failing classes in eighth grade.
Enter the Delta Academy. The school-within-a-school at Temecula Valley High School is for select freshmen at risk of failing, not for lack of aptitude, but rather motivation.
"The only reason I didn't get held back is because I turned in extra-credit assignments," she said about eighth grade. Gabbi, 14, now a sophomore, finished her first year in high school with a 3.3 grade-point average.
This is what Education reporters should do. Bye Ms. Bustamante and thank you for stories like this.