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turned the generating sta- tion into a nuclear waste disposal site for the next 10,000 years. But that’s how feces rolls: downhill. That’s some clean technology you saddled San Diego with, you bastards. F.U., Sempra and Ron Roberts!
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Good and Bad Religion Re: “The Decline of Western Civilization,” Letters, March 31
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physical and mental health, inner peace, and integrity — like a formula. They are the perfume, and we are the sponge. The Constitution says
freedom of religion, not free- dom from religion. There is good and bad religion. Misfit politicians legislate against wholesome value systems and insight. There’s destruc- tion, the hedonistic society, crime, mental health, secu- rity problems, economic problems, etcetera. The principle for believ-
ers — and nonbelievers — in the Old Testament scrip- ture, 2 Chronicles 7:14, is the idea (and I’m not boosting religion, necessarily) that if the people reject their evil ways, and seek the basis of the laws of hell and peace, then a nation will be healed. Everything has its formula, good and bad. Name withheld via voicemail
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Cover “A Whiskey-Fueled Front Porch Rant” Posted April 6 After the Baja 1000 in 2015, I spent 3 days in Tijuana waiting for my flight home back to Cabo San Lucas. I am 100% Southeast Texas Cajun living in Baja now for 2yrs also and embrace my hertiage with PRIDE. As I walked the new streets of
TJ and in awe by the posi- tive changes. I was stunned and thinking WTF when I saw Voodoo Stu’s down this alley. I stopped in to say hi and immediatley asked about some gumbo. As this is the true test to goodness of any southern cajun cooking. Unfortunately Stu didn’t have anymore left. But, I do plan on stopping in on my next visit to San Diego to TJ to say hello and try some of the Tijuana Southern cooking. — Jason Davis
Stu, you have a very keen sense for the melting pot which you currently inhabit. I’ve read posts by gringos in TJ before but I have to say that what I just read was dif- ferent. Deep, like your appar- ent Southern roots. Keep it up! Now, I have to go visit your place at some point. Look forward to it! — Homero Castañeda
Typically when a gringo writes about tijuana in the reader it’s some hst wannabe trying to write “fear and loathing south of the border”, which ends up being a fluff piece for the writer’s ego to boast about all the dangers s/he confronted in lawless mehicoo. when a local writes about tijuana it’s about the positives of gentrification and how lucky we are to have mason jar beverages and chalkboard-and-pallet- furniture joints now. this is something else, great article. — Carlos Rosquillas
As an aged and seasoned Tijuana native, I was amused (and pleasantly surprised) by your take on Tijuana, its people and its culture. It’s rare to read an etertaining and spot-on analysis of our dusty town, especially from a Gringo, and a Southerner at that wink emoticon I’l be by to check out your Gumbo soon!
— Luis R. Fitch
A positively enjoyable arti- cle about the town I live in and love dearly. More than one expatriate has come to Tijuana and found the “American Dream.” I am
one. Good luck with your continued on page 7
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