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Will Veteran Care Be There?

They fight our wars. One way we attempt to repay them is with federally mandated healthcare. Some have argued for years that funding for veteran hospitals is substandard. Now, after conflicts in...

By Jamie Reno

Grounding out to Greene

You can’t watch a week of sports highlight shows without seeing Khalil Greene perform a miracle or two. But the San Diego Padres’ breakout-star shortstop is a surprisingly laid-back homebody...

By Michael Huang

Preserving Paradise

Part II of III: Our series continues on San Diego's long-range challenges with infrastructure. This month, we examine the gridlock of traffic and the possible help mass transit might lend, focus on...

A Smuggler's Life

Former "coyotes" reveal a rare and fascinating glimpse inside the risky practice of carrying undocumented aliens across the Mexico Border

By S.D. Liddick | Photographs by Sergio M. Fernández