Bill Johnston

You people in San Diego need to deal better with the Chargers

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Obviously, the good people in Los Angeles are very different from you people in San Diego. Or, as Bill Johnston, the director of public relations for the Chargers, put it in a recent blog to folks in San Diego: "What's with you people?'' The Chargers...

Best Translated Book Award finalists announced

2012-02-28 16:35:54

From Best Translated Book Awards: Poetry, fiction shortlists

2012-04-10 21:35:57

Walters Art Museum names new director, Julia Marciari-Alexander

2013-02-20 18:24:31

In naming Julia Marciari-Alexander as executive director on Wednesday, the Walters Art Museum board of directors entrusted one of Baltimore's most important arts institutions to a rising star — and signaled an emphasis on community engagement even...

Sorry Chargers, fans owe nothing to their NFL teams

2012-10-27 20:53:00

Do fans owe their support to teams? It's a question frequently debated on great sports talk shows (such as, oh I don't know, say The Beat of Sports, hosted by Marc Daniels from 9 a.m. to noon weekdays on 740 the Game). Bill Johnston thinks so. Who's...

Chargers investigated for use of 'Stick 'em'

2012-10-21 22:00:00

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Chargers were being investigated by the NFL for using "Stick 'em" during Monday's game against the Denver Broncos. A Chargers equipment man was reportedly seen handing out little hand towels on the field with the illegal...

Just be fair?

2012-01-20 15:07:00

In reference to the cover story on Wednesday, when anyone says lets just be fair, do they mean for them or all of us?� I have yet to see fairness when it comes to taxpayers.� When was the last time your school taxes went down?� When was the last time...

Are we getting better?

2012-02-09 16:25:00

The President seems to think he is getting better at his job. So let's take a look at just a few things that everyone should be interested in. The national debt when he took office was $10.0 trillion and is expected to be $16.4 trillion at the end of...

Stand with Israel

2011-05-23 18:25:00

The president recently stated in his visit to Egypt that Israel must return its borders back to the 1967 borders. I am sorry, but I am not one of the “we” he says agrees with making Israel return its borders. I find it unusual that he used the...

What is up appears to be down

2011-03-27 21:06:00

To the editor: I wonder if anyone is scratching their head on the President’s recent visit to Brazil and his comment that he was behind their oil exploration and that America was going to provide them with billions of dollars to assist them with...

County budget priorities

2011-02-25 16:23:00

To the editor: Is your local government working for you? Did you know that the original purpose of county government was to place the county seat within a day’s journey from everyone within the county borders? How far have we grown? The county...

Taxes and budgets

2011-02-03 15:59:00

To the editor: I have recently heard or read two comments that trouble me. The first comes from our local officials who have been overheard making the comment that there have been few comments of opposition to our tax increase, therefore it must be...

After installing new wood to repair damaged areas, Bill Johnston hand matches the color of this Tiger Stripped Oak Standard Sewing machine case.

2010-07-21 00:00:00