Saying goodbye to a La Jolla icon
We at the La Jolla Historical Society are deeply saddened at the passing of Bob Warwick, a true and beloved La Jolla icon. Few people have embodied La Jolla’s positive community spirit as much as Bob.
As a distinguished former member of our board of directors, Bob was instrumental in shaping what the La Jolla Historical Society is today. His appreciation for La Jolla’s heritage and character were evident in his years of dedication to both the Society and the wider community.
As a small business owner, he helped make Warwick’s bookstore a model small town business and a cherished icon of cultural richness. As an engaged citizen of La Jolla, his passion for fairness and the greater good made him one of our community’s most likable and respected leaders.
To the Warwick family, the La Jolla Historical Society extends its heartfelt condolences ” and a humble “thank you” for sharing Bob with us these many years. We will cherish his memory and celebrate the enduring legacy he has left to the La Jolla community for many, many years to come.
John Bolthouse, Executive director, La Jolla Historical Society

Schools should choose healthy, humane lunches
The cruel treatment of animals exposed in the video released by the Humane Society of the United States is not an isolated instance. Similar videos revealing the same kinds of abuse have been given to the media many times over the years by other animal protection organizations. The abuse is not restricted to cattle; all species raised in today’s intensive confinement “factory farms” are affected.
Videos have documented callous and vicious treatment of pigs, chickens, turkeys and geese, among others. The reason that this current video is receiving so much attention is because of the concern that meat from the downed animals might make its way into the school lunch program, possibly posing a health risk to children. While I am encouraged that school districts around the country are banning some of their beef products in response to this video, their substitution of chicken or pork for beef simply trades one animal’s suffering for another’s.
The attention from this video creates an opportunity to re-evaluate the entire school lunch program, making the choice to serve foods that are both healthy and humane. Even without the cruelty component, hamburgers, hot dogs, salami, bologna and chicken nuggets hardly constitute healthy options for our youth, especially in light of what we are told is a growing obesity problem. The combination of high fat, high cholesterol and animal abuse should be unacceptable to parents and school officials.
Many schools have already begun to eliminate soda and candy vending machines, and many are offering more healthful choices with salads, fruits and vegetables. This would be the perfect time for school boards nationwide to make the decision to eliminate meat, with its associated health risks and inherent animal cruelty, from our children’s school lunch program.

Jane Cartmill, Encinitas

Paper ballots worked for Founding Fathers
I want to thank Secretary of State Debra Bowen for decertifying voting machines that might be faulty. Touch-screen machines are vulnerable to tampering.
That’s what computer-security experts concluded in the ‘top-to-bottom’ review she convened.
I’m glad they won’t be used to count my vote. Our Founding Fathers didn’t use electronic voting machines and many democracies around the world still use paper ballots. Paper ballots got us George Washington. Electronic voting machines got us George W. Bush. We all know what a disaster that’s been.
Cindy Green, Pacific Beach